Dhammarato Dhamma

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Ep 1258List the Things to Not Think About | Markus M #10

Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/

Mar 5, 202357 min

Ep 1257Body and Feelings then the Mind | Eric R #10

These audio recordings are with students of Dhammarato converted from his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@DhammaratoDhamma. Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. Recorded 12/4/2022 ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/

Mar 4, 202355 min

Ep 1256Sebastian #1, Liam #1 | 12.3.22

Mar 3, 20231h 2m

Ep 1255Carrot and Stick | Marcel #39, Daniel #6 | 12.1.22

Mar 2, 202327 min

Ep 1254The Sangha UK #99 | 11.30.22

Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST-https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/

Mar 1, 20231h 2m

Ep 1253Intro to Paticca Samuppada (Part 2) | Spurgeon #5 | 11.29.22

Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST -https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/

Feb 28, 202330 min

Ep 1247Showing It Works | Kristof #2 | 11.18.22

Kristof and Dhammarato talk about getting the benefits of practice and bringing the factors together. #nobleeightfoldpath #samadhi #jhana Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/ 00:00 Getting the benefits of practice; bringing the factors together 06:17 Applied and sustained 08:53 The skill of coming out of first jhāna 11:07 How good can it be: second, third, and fourth jhāna 14:09 A natural thing to do 16:53 How negative we are without knowing it 20:17 Over-emphasising dukkha 24:34 Let it rest

Feb 21, 202327 min

Ep 1246The Eightfold Noble Method | Isiaha #1 | 11.11.22

Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh o meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/ Show less

Feb 20, 20231h 0m

Ep 1245Caring is Painful | David M #2, Alex #23 | 11.10.22

David, Alex, and Dhammarato talk about not caring, the instincts that push us toward various kinds of clinging, and the pros and cons of monastic settings. #caring #clinging #bhikkhu Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/ 00:00:00 Entering into the stream of the Dhamma 00:03:09 Becoming delighted with the Dhamma 00:04:25 Dissatisfaction about the things we care about 00:06:27 Society gets us to care about things 00:08:17 Four modes of caring or clinging 00:16:40 Things that are really worth caring about 00:18:18 The quality of seclusion 00:20:26 In the world but not of the world 00:34:00 Instincts: nesting, materialism, territorial, self-preservation 00:40:41 Fear keeps us alive but many false positives 00:42:33 Alex’s insight into thinking and caring 00:45:36 Not caring about it being hard not to care 00:48:41 Monastic life and the meaning of “bhikkhu” 01:07:46 Wat’s in the West influenced by Buddhadāsa 01:11:42 Inner dialogue about caring; returning to peace 01:17:45 You are what you care about; being pointless 01:19:42 “Meaning” and the meaning of life 01:24:55 Bhikkhus are not Christian monks

Feb 19, 20231h 29m

Ep 1244Two Kinds of Thought (MN 19) | The Sangha UK #96 | 11.2.22

The Sangha discuss choosing wholesome thoughts over unwholesome thoughts to find the unshakable stillness and satisfaction of a winner. #winner #wholesome #stillness Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/ 00:00:00 Two kinds of thought (MN 19) 00:05:24 Thoughts that lead to your own harm 00:09:54 Guiding your thoughts to the wholesome 00:12:54 From wholesome thoughts to stilling the mind 00:16:48 Choosing a wholesome inclination of mind 00:21:36 The way to first jhāna 00:26:34 Being here 00:28:48 Here’s what needs to be done: do it 00:33:05 How to still the thoughts (MN 20) 00:37:42 Clarity of sense perceptions 00:39:44 Moving to ānāpānasati 00:41:39 Nothing to do; nowhere to go 00:48:02 Applied and sustained wholesome thoughts to satisfaction 00:54:49 Time change 00:56:45 Appreciating the first jhāna; escaping a “lower realm” 01:01:20 Appreciating success; winning the cosmic superbowl 01:07:01 Being satisfied is enough; invincible and unshakable

Feb 18, 20231h 12m

Ep 1243Experience and training | Aaron #2 | 1.11.22

Aaron and Dhammarato talk about turning the noble eightfold path into a practical method by focussing on development of four skills. #nobleeightfoldpath #experience #training Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 12PM PST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/ 00:00:00 Choiceless awareness vs. making a change; vedanta 00:04:28 Giving up control vs. choices; mind is the forerunner 00:08:32 The Buddha’s teaching is a change model 00:12:07 Experience and training; insight is not enough 00:17:21 The Buddha had teachers and developed skills 00:19:04 Mahasi teaches fewer skills; the key is right effort 00:20:42 A society of badly-trained humans 00:22:58 The noble eightfold path as a method 00:25:10 Back to the practice: three skills 00:28:40 The fourth item is right attitude 00:35:17 The four skills bring the mind into a unified state: samādhi 00:39:29 Start by practicing in seclusion 00:43:15 The least amount of resistance 00:44:27 Mantras (stalls) have value, but not at the beginning 00:49:19 Training the mind to be satisfied, warts and all 00:54:17 Wholesomeness and investigation 00:58:50 Hindrances as a guide; laughter 01:00:18 Thoughts and words 01:01:30 Wealth from win-win situations 01:03:58 Two types of practice; analogies from music 01:07:09 How good can you feel?

Feb 17, 20231h 9m

Ep 1242One Step at a Time | Marie#1 |10.27.22

Marie and Dhammarato talk about changing our default state one step at a time. Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge.Questions about meditation are welcome. ►Email - [email protected] #chill #relax #repeat To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more. ►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/ 00:00:00 One step at a time 00:05:00 Just chill - there’s nothing to it 00:07:21 Being satisfied 00:08:36 Buddhism has many windows 00:09:50 Old pot belly stove and the four foundations 00:11:40 The five aggregates are the four foundations 00:15:52 The first fetter 00:20:45 Collecting a me by wanting 00:24:27 Caring takes us into hell: paticcasamuppāda 00:31:22 Now we know what do we do? 00:34:03 The weak self and victimhood 00:35:37 Waking up and being in the present moment 00:42:18 Relinquishing the jhānas and austerities 00:49:27 The first jhāna and slowing the mind down 00:52:07 Sammā sankappa and changing our default state 00:59:15 Five per cent of the Visuddhimagga is useful 01:02:47 Any thought can be improved 01:05:02 We use the shampoo technique: rinse and repeat

Feb 16, 20231h 7m

Ep 1241Have a Good Time | Jamie #3 | 10.23.22

Jamie and Dhammarato talk about how instincts and “heaps” of this and that (sankhāra) influence our perception of the world. #percept #perception #sankhara Anatomical Position and Directional Terms https://www.visiblebody.com/blog/anatomy-and-physiology-anatomical-position-and-directional-terms Is the cerebellum involved in memory? https://consensus.app/results/?q=Is%20the%20cerebellum%20involved%20in%20memory%3F Which brain structures are involved in human instincts? https://consensus.app/results/?q=Which%20brain%20structures%20are%20involved%20in%20human%20instincts%3F See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8vbOks9JU4 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Instincts and the brain; sankhāra as heaps; memory 00:11:59 Reframing the past; adding dukkha; being put into the “victim” box 00:20:42 Self-punishment and mercy 00:24:08 Feeling good after a few minutes of ānāpānasati; seeing what is happening and controlling it 00:32:47 Practicing in seclusion; becoming friends with ourselves; feeling safe, secure, comfortable 00:41:05 Meditation retreat experience; Zen; archery; ānāpānasati 00:48:04 Chess and non-competitive games; look at what you’re doing and make a change 00:56:29 Thoughts, dreams, and the way the body feels; greed and fear; right effort 01:01:24 Dreaming your way into your own destiny; wake up

Nov 23, 20221h 11m

Ep 1240Using the Breath | The Sangha US #57 | 10.22.22

The Sangha discuss the power of ānāpānasati. #breathing #mindfulnessofbreathing #anapanasati Suttas metioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn10 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjBz05QITAM Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Dreamy states; monitoring state of mind (MN 10) 00:04:28 Hyperventilation and ānāpānasati; long breath is relaxing and energising 00:08:13 Short breathing exercise; lives of quiet desperation (Thoreau); nose and mouth 00:22:33 A naturally deeper rhythm; easy to forget; use discursive thoughts if they arise 00:33:55 Beginning to control the mind and body 00:41:40 Two kinds of controlled breathing 00:46:12 A natural progression from pīti to sukha; narrative and breathing 00:49:41 Anxiety in the chest; distraction; adrenaline 00:59:14 Supermundane Dhamma and small talk; communicating silently 01:05:41 Frustration at people who don’t want to think; giving up rules and rituals 01:16:49 Looking at what you hate 01:18:12 Practicing metta and the reality of metta 01:22:55 Starting with things that are easy 01:23:56 Holding a grudge; dropping the past 01:29:11 Ideals and rules; denying anger 01:32:36 Hypocrisy is a fundamental issue 01:37:48 Confession and pāṭimokkha; sati and putting things to rest quickly

Nov 22, 20221h 45m

Ep 1239Change of Attitude | Eric R #9 | 10.20.22

Eric and Dhammarato talk about nurturing the attitude of success. #nurturing #attitude #success See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXcUpNXszNE Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Update on practice; massage the feeling of success 00:09:40 Changing doubt into curiosity; being afraid of what we don’t know 00:12:19 Melting into satisfaction; the pinnacle; skill progresses 00:18:17 I can do this; you are that Buddha; playing with tiredness 00:26:14 Being outstanding at mathematics; gladdening the mind to the top 00:31:17 Coming out of the victim’s position; king of the world: this is it, I’ve got it 00:36:32 Building on “nothing to do, nowhere to go”; friends with the world 00:42:01 Puppy love; controlling that feeling; sati; ānāpānasati 00:48:04 The noble way of looking at success: stop comparing 00:54:21 Delusions and skills; getting it right before speeding up 01:01:32 Nurturing and ego states 01:09:59 Ticks and hindrances; the body as a pet; thought, voice, action, habit, destiny 01:14:17 You don’t have to crash; give the gift of nurturing 01:21:18 Starting with simple training; one by one as they occur; happy breath; wholesome thought

Nov 21, 20221h 29m

Ep 1238Can-do Attitude | Keyshawn #24 | 10.18.22

Keyshawn and Dhammarato talk about maintaining a noble attitude through the difficulties of relationships and diverse environments. #confidence #success #winner See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBePpx5UD24 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Opportunities to practice; learning to shut up or day only wholesome things 00:09:31 The tickle game; controlling body reflexes 00:15:36 Catching a ball and cleaning out the mind; qi; chi; mojo 00:26:21 Being noble in relationships; rebirth; reincarnation 00:28:57 Monks on the internet; IBM; technology education 00:35:20 Enthusiasm and young monks; testing ourselves; going barefoot; scooters 00:49:23 Motorcycling as an introduction to the Dhamma 00:53:02 I can do this; stop and let fear pass; blind trust walk 00:59:46 Be light, happy, and wholesome

Nov 20, 20221h 1m

Ep 1237Turning Around Dissatisfaction | Aaron | 10.18.22

Aaron and Dhammarato talk about emerging from self-criticism and doubt through practice of the noble eightfold method. #doubt #dissatisfaction #suffering See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAr7d9yGr74 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Criticism and rules (silabbattaparamasa); bonding and development 00:03:53 Becoming a dumb animal; catching our criticism of ourselves and others 00:08:12 Friendship and morality; enjoyment and learning 00:12:59 We don’t put up with dissatisfaction - we turn it around 00:17:54 The critical mind is obstructed, hindered, unwholesome — gladden the mind 00:23:16 Don’t dwell in the dukkha, turn to sukha; mind is the forerunner 00:28:08 Thinking straight; cleaning the alarm clock 00:34:06 Practice in seclusion first; anything can happen 00:36:22 Nobles help us to grow 00:38:38 The noble eightfold method; opportunities to grow 00:45:52 Just enough effort is right noble effort; back to comfort, security and safety 00:54:31 Wholesome thoughts; gladdening the mind 00:55:51 Three skills circle around each other 00:57:24 The mathematics of the Dhamma - no less than, greater than, or equal to 01:00:35 Nowhere to go; nothing to do; the work is done

Nov 19, 20221h 6m

Ep 1236Understanding First Jhāna | Dean #7 | 10.17.22

Dean and Dhammarato talk about the nature and value of first jhāna. #jhana #equanimity #cessation See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIs0aj0Pks Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Getting benefits from practice; reduction in discursive thought 03:56 Questions about equanimity and the jhānas; first jhāna is what we’re looking for 08:49 Defining the first jhāna; gladdening the mind; relaxing the body 24:35 Applied and sustained; feelings under control of body and mind 28:23 A mind fit for work: seeing only the wholesome; joy as the object 33:01 This is good enough; I like this; don’t judge this moment against another 36:41 Understanding the right instructions 38:35 An Irish monk in Sri Lanka 41:36 Erik at Suan Mokkh; wanting to be a monk; practicing correctly as a layperson

Nov 18, 202247 min

Ep 1235Set Yourself Free | Aaron #1 | 10.2.22

Aaron and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of good practice, building confidence, and enjoying the present moment. #freedom #knowledge #insight All the world's a stage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_world%27s_a_stage Māna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Māna See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlq_pe64sIU Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Dukkha is even little dissatisfaction’s; dissatisfaction is taught by society 04:20 The second noble truth: we make ourselves dissatisfied; on stage, reading a script 08:45 Having to get things done; sati: remember to look and make a change 11:57 No matter what happens I can make a change: confidence (sammā sankappa) 14:08 Parent, child, adult; competition (māna) 17:56 Car exercise (a training to wake up) 21:41 Hopelessness has a lot of caring; don’t need no hope 26:12 Dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda); stagecoach analogy 34:41 Looking at how the mind works; looking for authorities instead of making friends 40:20 Be a good friend to yourself; we are the emperor here; supermundane Dhamma 43:11 Create something really valuable: a happy life; play 48:34 Learn to be satisfied in this moment; enjoy this next breath

Nov 17, 202254 min

Ep 1234No Deep Dive into Dukkha | Anna #1, Amit #1 | 10.15.22

Anna, Amit, and Dhammarato talk about skipping over a deep dive into dukkha in order to embark on the noble eightfold path from unwholesome to wholesome. #dukkha #unwholesome #wholesome See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMBg3N_soE Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 The Satipaṭṭhāna sutta; ānāpānasati sutta 03:05 Goenka wants us to dive deep into dukkha 04:10 The second fetter: silabbataparamasa; the noble eightfold method 07:02 Goenka experiences; victimhood; emerge into a winner mentality 13:30 A hindrance is a form of dukkha 17:01 I see you hindrance; smile at yourself; fear 21:27 16 stages of insight 23:34 The ānāpānasati sutta is designed to take you into first jhāna 28:29 Safety, security, comfort, satisfaction 38:11 The practice is putting the mind into a wholesome state 39:05 First jhāna is all you need to see what you need to see 45:26 Remember to take a look, make a change, enjoy the change, get that state of joy

Nov 16, 202250 min

Ep 1233Off to the Wat | The Sangha US #57 | 10.14.22

The Sangha talk about the practicalities of finding amd association with nobles. #wat #sangha #friendship See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYkWOHfas1Q Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Options for deepening the practice; cultural considerations 00:09:05 Western cultural bias; medical care 00:15:05 Ordination and staying a layperson; online sangha; visiting a wat 00:24:36 Introductions and fitting in; Achan Phutthathat (Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa) 00:31:35 The background of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa; Achan Chah; Achan Sumedho 00:35:13 Language issues; friendship; Lao connections through the noble Dhamma 00:40:46 Underground noble Dhamma and the Visuddhimagga 00:44:47 Excellent monks in the West; age limit of 50 in some places (good health is more of an issue) 01:01:56 Identifying nobility through observation; networks of wats 01:09:48 Easier to enter Thailand now; friendship and contacts 01:15:06 Sectarianism in Buddhism is mostly language and location 01:20:58 Friendship is the Dhamma

Nov 15, 20221h 25m

Ep 1232Waking Up and Feeling Good | Jamie #2 | 10.14.22

Jamie and Dhammarato talk about obstacles to enjoying the present moment. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz6Z62nUktg Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Child development and neuroplasticity: dukkha, dukkha-nirodha 00:04:30 Growing up a victim; following the rules: go along to get along 00:09:10 Monkey mind; the crowd inside having an argument; Fritz Perls; Eric Berne 00:14:57 Samādhi and concentration: wristwatch analogy; rhythm of samsāra; reaction times 00:20:08 The Tathāgatha: the one who is here in the present moment 00:24:21 Long deep breaths; training in sati; ASMR and piti (body, mind, and feelings) 00:32:54 Seeing the path; revenge; hell; rules: wake up, looking at what you’re doing, make a change 00:39:24 Strong sati, less effort; waking up and feeling good about the day 00:48:00 Most Westerners don’t get enough sleep; give it a rest 00:53:16 Hear the dialogue and put an end to it 00:55:20 Absorption based on the hindrances; the four types of clinging and fear 00:57:50 Four modes of clinging and four instincts: self-preservation, materialism, the herd, the territory 01:06:36 This is the introduction to ānāpānasati

Nov 14, 20221h 10m

Ep 1231Training in Dukkha | Anahat #1 | 10.13.22

Anahat and Dhammarato talk about coming out of the victim’s attitude to wake up, take a look, and make a change right now. #dukkha #beinginthemoment #mindfulnessofbreathing See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa0GSRJ-BdY Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Asking questions with irrelevant answers; dukkha and training to be dissatisfied 03:04 You’re the one who made your life dissatisfying and you’re the one who can change it 05:40 Understanding how to set down heavy things; what’s the technique 08:03 Getting started on the teaching 12:33 The Buddha teaches only one thing: dukkha, dukkha-nirodha 15:52 Hindrances & obstructions of the mind; Mahasi, Goenka 18:44 Purification doesn’t come through sitting in garbage; 16 stages of insight 22:12 Setting Goenka down; see the dukkha immediately and come out of dukkha immediately 25:12 The four noble truths; getting things that are immediately available 29:04 Wholesome versus unwholesome thoughts; make a change right now 36:15 When you remember; never mind, start again 40:45 Doubt is a victim’s attitude; take a deep breath and relax 44:45 Nibbāna: just chill 51:01 Understanding experientially

Nov 12, 202254 min

Ep 1230The First Wholesome Thought | The Sangha UK #90 | 10.12.22

The Sangha discuss the central role of the breath in practice. #mindfulnessofbreathing #anapanasati #buddhadhamma See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO27lvoSwVk Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Dhammarato’s teaching of the Dhamma 00:04:42 Building a positive feedback loop; exuberance; tension and good breathing 00:08:10 Guided breathing 00:10:05 Inserting a pause 00:12:51 Awareness of tensions in the body 00:16:49 Discussion; box breathing; thoughts; clarity — dukkha, dukkha-nirodha in practice 00:25:28 Being equanimous as a problem — back into first jhāna 00:30:26 Loving-kindness as an outcome of joy; next-best wholesome thought 00:36:35 Flickering; wispy thoughts; clearing the junk 00:43:09 The first wholesome thought is to remember to practice 00:55:08 Cultural representations of suffering and victimhood; drop out

Nov 11, 20221h 2m

Ep 1229The Buddha’s Smile | Marcus #39 | 10.12.22

Marcus and Dhammarato talk about wats in Chiang Mai, retreats, and different teaching styles. #retreats #chiangmai #buddhadasa Biography of Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo https://www.sirimangalo.org/bio/ Wat Ram Poeng https://www.watrampoeng.com/vipassana-course Wat Umong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Umong Wat Chom Tong https://www.watchomtong.com/meditationcoures Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu https://www.sirimangalo.org/biography-of-ven-yuttadhammo-bhikkhu/ Wat Suan Mokkh https://www.suanmokkh-idh.org Dipabhāvan, Koh Samui https://dipabhavan.weebly.com/retreat-guidelines.html Dhammavidu http://dhammavidu.com/DV/Tan_Dhammavidu.html Achan Poh http://www.suanmokkh.info/52-friends.html See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0_m8dYZoWk Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Wat Ram Poeng, Wat Umong, teaching styles 00:03:23 Wat Chom Tong; Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu, Achan Tong; the Burmese method in Thailand 00:08:06 Ignoring the feelings; lacking joy; dry vipassanā 00:09:45 The Buddha’s smile; right noble effort; Buddhadāsa’s method skips the dukkha 00:13:15 The joy mellows out; the Mahasi method doesn’t develop the feelings; first jhāna 00:20:01 Retreats without the Dhamma; informal teaching; uncomfortable sits 00:31:42 Skillful use of laughter; not caring 00:35:37 Checking out the wats in the Chiang Mai area; Phansa (Vassa); the trail system 00:43:52 Visiting the north of Chiang Mai; Achan Poh; retreats at Wat Suan Mokkh; Dipabhāvan 00:57:07 Recommending Dipabhāvan, Koh Samui; Dhammavidu; laundry issues

Nov 10, 20221h 5m

Ep 1228Ānāpānasati - Waking Up to the Rhythm of Life | Daniel #3, Yasen | 10.12.22

Daniel, Yasen, and Dhammarato talk about waking up to the rhythm of samsāra through ānāpānasati. #mindfulnessofbreathing #anapanasati #nobleeightfoldpath See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_e7dT0SMqk Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda); all dukkha has a cause 04:04 Life is not dukkha; liking and caring 07:04 Be satisfied with the way life is: ānāpānasati is the practice 09:34 How can you live without working in the West? 12:37 The cause of suffering: wanting things you don’t have; disliking things you do have — lobha, dosa, moha 14:21 Rhythm and meter: samsāra — with ānāpānasati we wake up to the rhythm 21:30 Meditation habits; bodily sankhāra; speeding up reaction time; abandon rules and orders 24:50 Wake up, take a look, make a change — you have a choice 32:48 Injunctions and rules to be active and interventionist; anxiety, fear, and anger 37:28 Dressed for battle with nowhere to go; anxiety and hell; punishment and rehabilitation 44:05 The new job: stop doing jobs; safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction 47:07 This is ānāpānasati 50:38 Repeated satisfaction: saddhā (confidence) 52:45 Stop making rules

Nov 9, 202259 min

Ep 1227Sense from the Suttas | Scott #10 | 10.10.22

Scott and Dhammarato talk about why the translations of the Pali Buddhist texts are so poor, how to study the suttas, what the most valuable suttas are, and why. #sutta #lostintranslation #sutra Who was Buddhaghosa? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhaghosa Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn24 https://suttacentral.net/mn139 https://suttacentral.net/mn118 https://suttacentral.net/mn117 https://suttacentral.net/mn10 https://suttacentral.net/mn48 https://suttacentral.net/an3.65 https://suttacentral.net/an3.66 https://suttacentral.net/mn20 https://suttacentral.net/mn2 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBHYgj75vpk Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Poor translations, Christian terminology, misery and despair; Hindu influence 00:15:03 Buddhaghosa’s motivation (MN 24) 00:23:16 The suttas are problematic as translated (MN 139); hot potato analogy 00:29:48 Understand Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa first 00:31:57 Valuable suttas: MN 118; MN 117 need to be read together; MN 10 is a list of failed practices 00:36:10 From practice to suttas; inspiring students 00:40:37 Getting the mind fit for work; doing the work (MN 48; AN 3.65; AN 3.66; MN 20) 00:51:39 Caring about the future and failing to practice properly 00:53:28 Put down superstitions so you can see what’s there 00:55:23 Karma; seeing immediate results 00:57:12 All of the taints: āsava and kilesa (MN 2); knowledge and deliverance 01:02:06 Stability is the first jhāna; easy satisfaction 01:03:36 Verse number of 11 of MN 2 is key: wise attention; removal of the first three fetters (MN 48; MN 24) 01:11:43 The six most valuable suttas: MN 118; MN 117; MN 10, MN 24; MN 48; MN 2 01:13:29 MN 2, MN, 24, MN 48 (wisdom), MN 117, MN 118 (stability)

Nov 8, 20221h 15m

Ep 1226Relax and Be Satisfied | Marcus #1 | 10.10.22

Marcus and Dhammarato talk about the first steps of the noble eightfold method. #nobleeightfoldpath #satisfaction #beinginthemoment See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgGnBh1YOUI Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Everything comes back to dukkha, dukkha-nirodha 02:45 The end of dukkha is immediately available 04:48 The noble eightfold path is two paths: ordinary and supermundane 07:20 Just put the key in the door; be in the holy place 11:40 The causes and the results of the unified mind; nailing things down with ānāpānasati 21:20 Getting the body relaxed by knowing it well; see selfishness; stove, wood, fire, smoke/heat (satipatthāna) 28:27 Set everything aside to learn the practice 30:23 The five hindrances: one package 37:39 It’s a skill to figure out your hindrances; make it a game 45:45 Live in society in the other 55 minutes; see it and throw it out 54:24 Don’t worry about it; be satisfied right now

Nov 7, 202259 min

Ep 1225Cycles of Samsāra | Laurent #12 | 10.10.22

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about being satisfied with dissatisfaction. #satisfaction #dissatisfaction #samsara See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSRY6yh0LoU Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Being ok with dissatisfaction; cycles of samsara; caring is clinging 09:50 Caring for and caring about; breaking the cycles; so what? Victimhood and mercy 21:03 Feelings, wanting, caring — dependent origination 38:06 Old information; adding new sankhāras 40:08 Keep looking without trying to make sense of anything: enjoy the show

Nov 6, 202245 min

Ep 1224Confidence of a Lion Is a Training | The Sangha UK #91 | 10.16.22

The Sangha talk about replacing doubt with confidence through friendship and community. #confidence #friendship #community Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn48 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIrXoCaHFbw Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Doubt; needing help; being a failure; being a lion (MN 48) 12:50 This attitude is not held by ordinary people; sammā sankappa; saddhā 18:53 The first knowledge; building confidence; Erik in Thailand 33:28 Attainments; culture; trusting — practice; performance; play 46:55 Look for the one who is laughing; crazy house

Nov 5, 202259 min

Ep 1223The Goenka Hop | The Sangha UK #89 | 10.9.22

The Sangha talk about how we develop and assemble the skills of first jhāna. #jhana #samadhi #goenka Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn118 https://suttacentral.net/mn117 https://suttacentral.net/mn36 https://suttacentral.net/mn111 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8_g0kVOBU Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 The Goenka method was never intended to take the student into jhāna 00:05:13 Wallowing in dukkha: Goenka and Mahasi miss step one: throwing out the hindrances 00:07:41 Wholesome versus unwholesome thoughts 00:10:25 The three characteristics can be seen when the mind is clear; enjoy the show 00:14:27 First jhāna is a set of skills that need to be developed and put together 00:22:02 English and Pali side-by-side on Sutta Central (MN 118; MN 117) 00:24:50 The noble eightfold method; confusion about vipassanā jhāna 00:28:31 Confusion from the commentaries; piti: you know you’ve got it; sammā sankappa 00:39:00 Daniel Ingram; applied and sustained wholesome thought; relaxation and sukha 00:47:14 The first object of meditation: applied and sustained; slow down your reading 00:51:54 Right noble effort is the least amount of effort to get the job done 00:59:08 What does upacara samādhi mean? Applied and sustained thought; two samādhis 01:03:19 Choiceless awareness is not enough effort; first jhāna (MN 36; MN 111)

Nov 4, 20221h 12m

Ep 1222Another Hour Waisted by Caring Too Much | Daniel #2 | 10.8.22

Daniel and Dhammarato explore the conflation of Buddhism and the Dhamma. #buddhadhamma #ignorance #clinging Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/an3.65 https://suttacentral.net/an3.66 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGYEWZijK40 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 The rebirth of the self in dukkha; wanting magic 00:03:48 Six answers to yes and no questions; caring for and caring about 00:13:34 The four assurances (AN 3.65; AN 3.66); the Visuddhimagga is a bad source 00:26:15 Karma and vipaka; cause and effect; random and pseudorandom 00:36:03 Caring and confirmation bias; the Christianity of Jesus and Paul 00:42:11 Dependent origination; immediate past, present, and future; uncomfortable truths 00:53:10 Don’t know, don’t care; the first fetter 01:08:12 The noble truths; samsara

Nov 3, 20221h 11m

Ep 1221Seclusion and Sangha | Zach #8 | 10.7.22

Zach and Dhammarato talk about the different environments that support understanding of the Dhamma. #sangha #seclusion #community See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKUrjFB98AY Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 The Sangha; associating with people who are worthy of our association 06:09 Wholesome and valuable environments: seclusion and Sangha 14:53 Wats and cultural issues; Dhamma difficult to find for Westerners 21:26 Online Sanghas; nobles in Thailand; associating with nobles as a training 25:09 You are a product of the five people you spend the most time with 29:41 Looking for role models; imprinting; Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa; meeting nobles in Thailand 47:31 Goenka as guru; developing teachers; tempering 54:40 Five ways to learn

Nov 2, 202259 min

Ep 1220The Five Aggregates | Martin #2 | 10.7.22

Martin and Dhammarato talk about the implications of the five aggregates for the sense of self and the capactiy for change and also as an introduction to dependent origination. #fiveaggregates #dependentorigination #self Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn117 https://suttacentral.net/mn22 Confirmation bias Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias False Memory Syndrome In psychology, false memory syndrome (FMS) describes a condition in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by false memories, recollections that are factually incorrect yet strongly believed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory_syndrome See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee1ZWVrl0H4 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 The five aggregates; rebirth and reincarnation; Rig Veda 00:05:26 Wrong view and ordinary right view (MN 117) 00:11:41 Rebirth is a ridiculous idea; false memories 00:16:57 Practice; what we can experience; consciousness 00:26:52 Back to the five aggregates; chariot simile; change 00:44:18 Memories are dependently arising; right noble effort 00:46:54 Perception 00:50:48 No self in the five aggregates 00:54:00 Unwholesome thoughts and the self; not bound by memories 00:56:58 The five aggregates are an introduction to dependent origination (MN 22)

Nov 1, 20221h 1m

Ep 1219The Power of Caring about Stuff One Knows Nothing About | Daniel #1 | 10.7.22

Daniel and Dhammarato explore the questioning mind. #questions #seekingthetruth #delusion Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn22 https://suttacentral.net/mn121 https://suttacentral.net/mn122 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u041MrUkKpw Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Rebirth, reincarnation, and dependent origination (MN 20) 00:04:57 Mental rebirth; mistranslations 00:10:41 Avoiding future disappointment; permanent enlightenment (MN 22) 00:24:13 Anicca, anatta 00:26:20 You have a choice; the parent and the child ego state; easy to manipulate 00:31:33 Silabbataparamasa; autopilot; being reborn in an unhappy state 00:36:10 The Buddha did not teach perfection; lack of factual information 00:39:38 “Enlightenment” does not exist in the suttas; disappointment in the lack of magic 00:43:42 Stop working so hard; drop unwholesome thought 00:49:19 What is the right question? 00:51:34 Guru Viking; Daniel Ingram; throwing out unwholesome thoughts; doubt 00:57:48 Dukkha, dukkha-nirodha (MN 121, MN 122) 01:02:12 The first two noble truths; the eightfold noble path; ānāpānasati

Oct 31, 20221h 8m

Ep 1218Four Foundations of Alertness (Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta - MN 10) | The Sangha UK #85 | 10.5.22

The Sangha discuss the four foundations of mindfulness or alertness as presented in the Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta of the Majjhima Nikāya 10. #mindfulness #awakening #mindfulnessofbreathing Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn10 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M04P1_9tj4 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta (MN 10) 02:44 The body as body; wholesome thoughts 05:28 Mindfulness of breathing; understanding not concentrating; relaxing not tranquillising 11:00 Internal and external; arising of sensations; body as body 19:50 Giving up craving for the body 30:32 Contemplation of feelings 33:35 Contemplation of mind; the four blemishes (āsavas); meta-awareness 38:38 The five aggregates; dependent origination 41:55 Contemplation of mind objects; six sense bases; wisdom at the point of contact 45:00 The seven enlightenment (awakening) factors 51:39 The four noble truths

Oct 30, 202258 min

Ep 1217Hard to Change? | Tessa #9 | 10.2.22

Tessa and Dhammarato talk about feeling safe, secure, happy, and satisfied as a practical activity. #change #develop #grow See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS_vljzC8Go Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Practicing for five minutes once an hour 06:24 Is it hard to change? 09:51 Don’t complain! Congratulate yourself for everything you see 12:22 Feeling safe and secure 17:06 Thoughts triggered by sensations in the body 21:14 Investigate the environment; take a deep breath 29:46 Never mind, start again 31:18 Take another breath; let the body relax 35:28 Everything is OK; everything is fine; see the reality of the situation 44:16 Being sick is different from thinking sick; smile

Oct 29, 202250 min

Ep 1216Being in the World | The Sangha UK #86 | 10.2.22

The Sangha talk about being in the moment in seclusion and in the world. #beinginthemoment #seclusion #buddhadhamma See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp-EBwT5AAk Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Looking at thoughts and feelings 00:05:26 Practice; right attitude; ānāpānasati 00:12:33 Reading the suttas; seclusion and being in the world 00:18:22 Finding the present moment 00:19:52 Reddit stream entry; magical Buddhism; letting go 00:25:38 Magical thinking and failing to investigate; rebirth; causes and conditions 00:34:14 Craving; wanting to feel special 00:37:47 Attachment and dukkha; nurturing 00:41:48 Openness in the Sangha; suppressed emotions; confidence in the Dhamma 00:48:00 Seclusion and balance; slow everything down; tune into the breath 00:53:39 Building a rhythm of wholesome thoughts; when Spring comes the grass grows; TMI 01:01:36 Equanimity; a mind fit for work

Oct 28, 20221h 5m

Ep 1215Always a Dead Loss | The Sangha US #56 | 10.1.22

The Sangha look at the nature of the four jhānas and what they tell us about practice. #jhana #sotapan #beinginthemoment Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn111 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfPQ7p4xE7k Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00:00 Monks don’t like to talk about jhāna or any kind of attainment 00:07:40 “Vipassana” not used often in the suttas; no distinction from samatha (stability) 00:18:27 Practicing skills in seclusion; cleaning the mind is samatha; recognising hindrances 00:26:35 The Buddha’s practice; first jhāna is the path; the beginner’s job is to remove the hindrances (MN 111) 00:35:48 Talking ourselves into feeling good; feeling successful 00:46:25 Fourth jhāna and seeing how the mind works; first jhāna as a basis for life 00:56:56 There are four jhānas; states of the fourth jhāna; paticcasamuppāda 01:03:03 Perceiving things in a wholesome way 01:06:52 Always a dead loss: we don’t attain anything; a sotāpan is someone who is eager; everything is in flux

Oct 27, 20221h 18m

Ep 1214The Two Buddhisms | Jonas #1 | 10.1.22

Jonas and Dhammarato discuss the two Buddhisms, magical and supermundane, and how the latter is founded on just three skills. #buddhism #mindfulness #supermundane See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04rWZP6RwwA Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 There are two Buddhisms: ordinary (magical with no relief of dukkha) and noble/supermundane 03:56 Rebirth and reincarnation: no one knows whether they exist or not; Visuddhimagga untrustworthy 06:09 Magical translators; rebirth of mood; identity 08:06 Wise attention: right here, right now; the four noble truths 09:48 The Buddha doesn’t ask you to attain anything - stopping, dropping 11:31 The eightfold noble method; right effort; applied and sustained wholesome thought 14:54 Obstructions and hindrances are unwholesome; living in the future 17:59 Skills to be developed: three groups; gladdening the mind; sati, ditthi, effort 23:46 The state of sukha: safe, secure, comfortable, and satisfied — an attitude of success 27:50 Right noble unification of mind; morality 31:44 Nothing’s left; Zen Buddhism; enjoy the vacant lot; subtle and profound, but not difficult

Oct 26, 202237 min

Ep 1213Fear and Dread (MN 4) | The Sangha UK #87 | 9.29.22

The Sangha discuss the meaning of the Bhayabheravasutta (Fear and Dread) of the Majjhima Nikāya 4. #seclusion #fear #insight Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn4 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZhKnzGhYM Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Fear and dread; the hero’s journey (MN 4) 05:34 Purification of bodily conduct; unwholesome fear and dread 15:44 First jhāna: applied and sustained thought (thinking and considering) 23:32 Second jhāna 29:42 Third jhāna; equanimity 30:43 Fourth jhāna; neither pain nor pleasure; the fundamental building blocks of experience 34:36 Darkness was banished and light arose; seeing with the eye of the Dhamma (divine eye) 40:05 Understanding other people; cause and effect for yourself and others 43:05 Direct insight into the four noble truths; a lamp in the darkness 50:23 An endless cycle; enjoyment of practice; good in the beginning, middle, and end

Oct 25, 202257 min

Ep 1212Ajahn Prateep | The Sangha US #54 | 9.24.22

The Sangha discuss the impact on practice of dropping personality view and speeding up the mind through basic training. #mindfulness #anatta #dukkha Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn2 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8n4TvxUJ88 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Welcome to Ajahn Prateep 05:54 Five ways to learn the Dhamma 08:36 Introductions and questions; dropping personality view; selfishness; separation from others 22:33 The expectations of others; using mind moments for investigation 27:54 Anatta and dukkha; the crowd inside; unifying them by stopping critical thoughts (MN 2) 39:26 Losing perspective on sukha; basic training of the mind to be fast; yawning as an anchor

Oct 24, 20221h 5m

Ep 1211Unremitting Skills (Seven Factors of Awakening) | Amit #1 | 9.24.22

Amit and Dhammarato talk about how the noble eightfold path develops into the seven factors of awakening when we use ānāpānasati to fulfil the four foundations of mindfulness to bring knowledge and deliverance. #sambojjhanga #nibbana #atammayata See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz9fAvL3NyI Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Sambojjhanga: the seven factors of awakening; skills already developed (unremitting) 03:38 Sambojjhanga and the noble eightfold path; sati: coming back to the present moment; effort to energy 11:05 Differences with Goenka: make a change; Ayya Khema 16:08 Bringing the body to a state of comfort; how to be satisfied 19:51 The first three steps are the first three factors; right intention (sammā sankappa) 24:34 Keep getting the mind into a state of sukha; piti is the experience of success (first jhāna) 27:26 Unremitting relaxation (passaddhi) 27:51 Samādhi: bringing the factors together, unification of mind 29:18 Maintaining unification is upekkhā (equanimity) 32:14 Four factors are part of the noble eightfold path; the rest are results 41:14 We practice ānāpānasati to fulfil the four foundations of mindfulness, which develops the noble eightfold path into the seven factors of awakening and brings knowledge and deliverance 43:38 Now figure out how the mind works (paticcasamuppāda); atammayatā; relinquishment 50:06 Practice for short periods numerous times per day

Oct 23, 202253 min

Ep 1210Let Go | Laurent #12, Laurens D | 9.22.22

Laurens, Laurent, and Dhammarato talk about having less time in the day to worry. #worry #anxiety #insecurity See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KJYRWwy8HU Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Is this cup heavy? Things get heavier when we keep thinking about them 05:19 No inherent satisfaction; advantages in worry; the ok corral 18:40 Training the mind; right effort 20:54 Practice being satisfied 27:25 Time to not worry; bright; shiny; satisfied; secure 30:33 Livelihood and ethics? Get a mind fit for work first 33:50 Let life be easy; feel good for five minutes out of every hour 37:54 Let go of things that aren’t important; clinging to things (paticcasamuppāda) 41:45 Living simply; ethics as an obstacle; noble attitude 48:26 Are you willing to put in the effort?

Oct 22, 202257 min

Ep 1209Process and Discovery | James R #1 | 9.22.22

The Sangha discuss the Anaṅgaṇasutta (Unblemished) in which the concept of being aware or unaware of a blemish or lack of a blemish illustrates the great benefit of being aware of the here and now so that unwholseome thoughts can be changed or wholesome thoughts maintained as the foundation for nobility. #wholesome #unwholesome #awareness Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn5 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He0B_HrlaeI Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY 00:00 Looking at MN 5: four kinds of people; awareness, right effort, and zeal 38:40 Ignorant faith vs. confidence; recognising nobles 42:25 Having a blemish and being aware; not having a blemish and being aware 46:34 Interpretation of the four path model 50:47 Sadness: delusion or not? Dealing with the inner child 56:39 Enjoying the Sangha; creating dialogue

Oct 21, 202224 min

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