Dhammarato Dhamma

Eric and Dhammarato talk about how to challenge fast thinking with investigation and mindful slow thinking. #thinking #observation #contemplation See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G27JBgyikQ Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Maintaining the noble attitude out of seclusion; things we have to endure 00:22:03 Playing with endurance vs. making bad thought habits, being tense 00:31:20 Thinking, fast and slow; changing fast thinking; observation; sati 00:39:50 Instincts and the survival mechanism; reprogramming instantaneous behaviours 00:50:22 The noble in training says “I can handle this”; competition and setting up the rules 01:04:59 Using data from the past; stop and relax; the sewer: it’s inappropriate and it stinks 01:18:10 Everything has to be investigated (inside and outside): slow thinking 01:32:48 Fear is only useful for survival; joy rather than terror; choosing seclusion

Aljoscha and Dhammarato talk about developing the skill of seeing things arise and pass away and how we add emotions to perceptions in a way that hinders reorientation to the present moment. #thinking #emotions #beinginthemoment See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJJn2ttphNQ Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Things change at various frequencies; the sweet spot for seeing arising and passing away 00:07:42 The fourth tetrad of ānāpānasati; seeing how reality operates 00:16:06 Knowing that things are worth looking at; being happily curious 00:22:10 Slow and fast thinking; programming our intuitions; training our instincts 00:32:08 How is my sati? Wholesome reflection; data without emotional baggage; salāyatana; sankhāra 00:43:40 Seeing the process of adding emotions to perceptions; getting the mind fit for work; paticcasamuppāda 00:51:26 Feeling the way we want to feel; the present moment is fine 00:57:38 Looking at the way we frame things; bastardising our data; permission to be unproductive 01:06:55 The judgmental mind; reorient into this present moment 01:14:56 Doing shorter sessions; staying with the quality of skill development

Will and Dhammarato talk about central aspects of the Buddhadhamma missing in Goenka’s method. #goenka #nobleeightfoldpath #enlightenment See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5zIa2Kre8 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Goenka’s teaching misses the importance of sati and relaxation 11:17 Dukkha dukkha-nirodha; getting into a state of satisfaction 17:39 Leave strong determination behind and wake up right now 18:43 Wanting to leave dissatisfaction behind; travelling for enlightenment 21:32 Shine a light: looking, investigating, interrogating; leaving concepts and discursive thinking behind 30:15 Right effort: gladdening the mind; leaving unwholesome thoughts behind 34:53 The habit of gladdening the mind; right attitude (samma sankappa); saddhā 38:23 We can’t know the future, know the present moment; the first step, first knowledge 45:16 The Buddha’s teaching is somewhat unique; samādhi 53:33 Visiting Thailand

The Sangha discuss the first four steps on the path, the hindrances, and rebuilding our natural skills through the senses. What is Mindfulness? What are the 6 Rs? https://www.dhammasukha.org/the-6rs See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6eiLtH-SWc Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Using discrimination: right noble view (samma ditthi); can you see the wholesomeness of now? 00:08:46 Sati is the bouncer on duty; investigation (ditthi): the skill of wisdom through observation; right effort 00:14:45 The nīvarana: the five hindrances; the victory dance of gladdening the mind 00:26:32 Guarding: to be here now; sati is the star of the show 00:30:50 Right noble attitude (samma sankappa); the lion’s attitude 00:35:58 The four skills develop samādhi 00:37:39 Rebuilding our natural skills; your hands are alive (mudras); the senses 01:03:44 The Sangha is a spark: our friends can warm us up; spending time out of conceptual thinking 01:08:35 Relaxing with the breath; words and attitudes 01:22:52 Delson Armstrong and the six r’s: recognise, release, relax, resmile, return, repeat 01:28:51 Good metta practice: gladdening the mind

The Sangha enjoy a wide-ranging discussion of breathing as a tool and waking up in institutional settings. #awakening #religion #contingency How To De-Stress In 5 Minutes Or Less, According To A Navy SEAL https://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2019/05/30/how-to-de-stress-in-5-minutes-or-less-according-to-a-navy-seal/?sh=575461be3046 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0kBP3hPQYQ Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 At-one-ment; beginning to resonate with the frequency of life 00:07:15 Religions making people feel bad and afraid; people who are cornered behave irrationally 00:14:04 From clinging to life to relishing life; waking up to being alive by practicing often 00:20:43 Every mindful breath is a good breath 00:23:38 Mindfulness of breathing is a way of developing sati; play with your breathing 00:31:05 Navy SEALs’ box breathing; being fearless without seeing dukkha 00:38:13 The Dhamma and the military; denying reality 00:44:52 Nihilists and Christians 00:48:34 Ordinary monks and nobles; planting seeds; Maha Somsak 01:02:10 Back to the military 01:09:30 Wise reflection; forgiving ourselves; procrastination 01:18:19 Relationship scorecards; forget about it; catch anger before you express it 01:28:51 Good communication; no one can hurt your feelings 01:32:58 Was the Buddha remarkable?

Dean and Dhammarato talk about sensations as a prompt for sati and investigation and recognising when we’re in a state of want. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uTgZqQ76M Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Jhāna is relief from tensions and headaches; problems with wholesome thoughts 03:28 Experiencing joy for the first time ever; substituting anticipation for joy 07:53 Learning to control a headache or sensation by creating it 17:53 Wanting a Plan B to wholesome thoughts; formal and informal practice 25:10 Asking worried questions; recognising when we’re in a state of want 29:04 Recognising old tensions and practicing wholesome thoughts 34:57 Becoming a noble; needing a sangha; seeing the wake-up call 43:26 Meditation is not a technique; “meditation” is a Western word 48:26 Process-orientation: everything is a tiny this or that

Robert, Dean, and Dhammarato talk about the connection between enthusiastic advocacy and doubt, pain and discomfort as symptoms of struggle, investigating the causes of sensations, and practicing relaxation instead of wanting. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npnXPaL6x0Y Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 We cling to doubt; not to absolute known facts; instincts and boundaries to knowledge 24:01 Doubt is a skill; not something that ever goes away 32:37 Pain and discomfort as symptoms of struggle; you can’t work hard at relaxation 37:33 One thing in one mind moment; investigation and relaxation 42:07 Investigating the cause of sensations 46:52 Paying attention to relaxation

The Sangha discuss wakefulness, sleep, and consciousness as an object of meditation, mindfulness as profound contact, nibbāna, knowledge and vision of what is and is not the Path, the fantasy of enlightenment as an incentive for practice, and delight in practice and in the Dhamma. #enlightenment #sleep #saddha Majjhima Nikāya 2 Sabbāsavasutta - All the Defilements https://suttacentral.net/mn2/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn2/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi) https://suttacentral.net/mn1/en/suddhaso?reference=none&highlight=false (Suddhāso Bhikkhu) The diverse problems of the spiritual journey demand a diverse range of responses. Rather than applying the same solution to every problem, the Buddha outlines seven methods of dealing with defilements, each of which works in certain cases. “I am the way, the truth, and the life” https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/John%2014:6 “I and the Father are one” https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2010%3A30-38&version=NIV Illegitimi non carborundum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_carborundum See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_-R1XlpGp4 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Learning about doing meditation vs. doing meditation; skill development 00:11:10 Samādhi as outcome of the Noble Eightfold Path and the jhānas 00:13:55 Piti and relaxation; staying awake during the night; wakefulness training (MN 2) 00:39:19 Consciousness as an object of meditation; experiment with your own body 00:52:27 A new way of thinking about going to bed 00:56:32 Mindfulness of swimming; golf; zen and the art of archery 01:02:15 Profound contact vs. noting or thinking about meditation; frustration with Mahasi 01:06:11 Sati vs. concentration practice; Western meditation is a set of incorrect translations 01:09:41 Nibbāna is something you make; cessation vs. everything is relative; the quality of success 01:14:34 Elimination of doubt: knowledge and vision that this is the path 01:16:12 “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6); the magic of life; illegitimi non carborundum 01:21:50 Delight in the practice; utility in the fantasy of enlightenment 01:29:00 Hindrances as melting snowflakes

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about the value of anchors for finding satisfaction in the present moment, taking actions that end action, a minimalist life in keeping with the Dhamma, and the Dhamma as entertainment. #beinginthemoment #naturebeauty #minimalism See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLV2fRbCufk Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Anchors as a good practice for being in the present moment 03:35 Being at home is the satisfaction we’re looking for; wanting deep satisfaction 07:31 “I don’t have to do that right now” - taking out the obligation 10:02 The action that brings the end of action; doing things to end the doing 12:37 This is a working system 15:46 The Western mind state congratulates superlatives 17:58 Tiny house; tiny life: the four requisites; time structuring and entertainment 23:17 The Dhamma is good entertainment; how do you spend your time in general; time outdoors 26:00 Sufficiency: the minimal is easily reached; Occam’s razor

The Sangha discuss the freedom that comes from understanding everything as completely empty and transient. #emptiness #transience #delusion See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRELRtg-Lo4 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Connecting the dots; sati; waking up enough 00:06:50 Taking the right effort as soon as we wake up to unwholesome thoughts 00:08:34 Everything is completely empty and transient; letting go of delusion; constricting reality to “I”, “me” and “mine” 00:15:19 Fear from the familiarity of dissatisfaction; the prison of the person 00:18:48 Clinging to patterns and habits; look and investigate; satisfaction is the absence of the person 00:23:53 Satisfaction is effortless; relaxation is the practice 00:32:44 Do your practice when you remember; take a break; work toys 00:41:18 Become interested in the experience of relaxation; dukkha-nirodha is spontaneous 00:49:56 Dukkha-laden intentions; conscious and subconscious; experiential tension 01:10:49 We’re not creating an ontological paradigm

The Sangha discuss being in the present moment, the benefits of sangha, happiness as a power, dealing with praise and blame, and enjoying life without schedules and time-keeping. #mindfulness #beinginthemoment #satipatthana See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP-yevnod50 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Comedy, Dhamma, Dark Night of the Soul 00:08:43 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; the map is not the territory 00:10:41 Reprogramming habits; what’s happening right here, right now 00:13:45 The value of sangha; replacing books; the book between your ears 00:19:21 Sensory deprivation; not seeking validation; satisfaction now 00:31:17 Buddhadāsa; art at Wat Suan Mokkh 00:35:24 Happiness is an internal power; stop clinging; arising and passing away 00:45:31 Sati and sensations; gorilla on the basketball court; seclusion 00:55:44 Audio journals; speaking; praise and blame; wanting likes 01:07:15 Seeing people instead of old data; receptivity 01:17:36 Repetition and insight; better gifts than commiseration 01:21:04 Clocks and time, schedules and living; waiting for nothing

Dean and Dhammarato talk about investigating tension in the body and learning to relax, misconceptions about the jhānas, the impact of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa, and searching for magical experiences and mystical teachers. #charlatans #magic #relaxation See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSiQSu8a0rE Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Tension in the head and neck; working too hard on practice 00:04:19 Thinking something bad is going to happen; being pleased with experiencing the body 00:16:24 Analogy of a black cat in a dark room; right noble effort is just enough effort to get the job done 00:31:30 Relaxing the body 00:33:11 Western attitudes to the jhānas; applied and sustained wholesome thoughts 00:39:18 Never mind what the mind is doing; just relax 00:41:49 Spreading the joy; this is really easy 00:46:04 Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa and nobles; magic tricks and charlatans 01:02:07 Who is a noble? Who is enlightened?

The Sangha discuss right effort, stream entry, Dark Night of the Soul, and the seven knowledges of the sotāpan. #darknightofthesoul #enlightenment #enlightened Majjhima Nikāya 117 Mahācattārīsakasutta - The Great Forty https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi) “Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus thus: “Bhikkhus.”—“Venerable sir,” they replied. The Blessed One said this: “Bhikkhus, I shall teach you noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites. Listen and attend closely to what I shall say.”—“Yes, venerable sir,” the bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this: “What, bhikkhus, is noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites, that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, and right mindfulness? Unification of mind equipped with these seven factors is called noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites.” Majjhima Nikāya 48 Kosambiyasutta - The Mendicants of Kosambi https://suttacentral.net/mn48/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn48/en/suddhaso?reference=none&highlight=false (Suddhāso Bhiikhu) The Buddha explains the seven knowledges of the stream-enterer to the quarrelling monks of Kosambi. “When a noble disciple has these seven factors, they have properly investigated their own nature with respect to the realization of the fruit of stream-entry. A noble disciple with these seven factors has the fruit of stream-entry.” See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWY5JpDB-U4 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Right effort (samma vayama) in context (MN 117): bringing about right noble unification of mind 00:04:09 The noble eightfold path; noble sila as the result of unification of mind 00:08:42 Stream entry is a state of little effort, but we have to let go of the struggle repeatedly 00:12:20 Just let go; Dark Night issues: not letting go or gladdening the mind 00:16:13 Cleaning the house: one stone at a time 00:22:35 Working too hard; just the right amount of effort 00:30:30 From performance mode to practice mode; non-functioning methods 00:38:37 Right view as the skill of recognising wholesome thoughts; from zero to ten 00:42:59 Gladdening the mind; you’re never going to be finished 00:46:11 Stream entry and milestones; the real practice of the Buddha is a process (MN 48) 00:53:06 Samma sankappa - right attitude; coming to meditation as a loser; first jhāna 01:07:13 The knowledges of the sotāpan; the tipping point between the path and the fruit 01:21:56 Effort becomes easier 01:27:25 Energy as a factor of enlightenment

David and Dhammarato discuss the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path: right unification of mind with its supports and features. #nobleeightfoldpath #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment Majjhima Nikāya 117 Mahācattārīsakasutta - The Great Forty https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi) “Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus thus: “Bhikkhus.”—“Venerable sir,” they replied. The Blessed One said this: “Bhikkhus, I shall teach you noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites. Listen and attend closely to what I shall say.”—“Yes, venerable sir,” the bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this: “What, bhikkhus, is noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites, that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, and right mindfulness? Unification of mind equipped with these seven factors is called noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites.” See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB2Kz3nkQ5E Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 reasons and rationale for the practice: Western Buddhism’s bad translations 00:07:20 Change the mind right now; take the struggle out of things 00:09:33 Life is not dukkha; the first noble truth 00:12:01 The second noble truth; paying attention to dukkha 00:16:17 The third noble truth; the end of dukkha 00:17:20 The fourth noble truth: right unification of mind with its supports and features (MN 117) 00:21:46 The supports for right unification of mind: right view; right sati; right effort; right attitude 00:26:26 Conceptualisations, past, future - unwholesome thoughts; changing gets easier; right thought, intention, attitude (samma sankappa) 00:39:37 How to practice this: ānāpānasati, the body, feeling, mind, mind objects - right now 00:44:56 Gladdening the mind: safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction - sukha - piti 00:53:21 Conditioned states and skills; gratification, danger, and escape 00:57:57 Be a Tathāgata: the one who is in the present moment 01:01:28 10-15 minutes five or six times per day 01:03:47 What kind of word is an “always” word; hindrances 01:05:43 Jhānas and being satisfied with what you’ve got

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about taking practice off the cushion by using anchors such as hand movements and body postures. #satipatthana #mindfulnessofbreathing #mindfulness See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSQ3ht28Xg Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Intentionally putting the mind into a good state as a repeated practice 05:03 Using anchors: changing postures and using the hands 10:50 Chair meditation: how many times do you get up and why? Sitting down to relax 15:54 Taking a deep breath; praise yourself for remembering 18:29 Things don’t happen at the same time; seeing the intervals 29:13 Slowing down and finding an abundance of everything

The Sangha discuss maintaining right attitude (samma sankappa) in a society that promotes anticipation, relaxing the body by knowing the body, and ways of coping with laziness and sleepiness. #rightattitude #hindrances #nobleeightfoldpath See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5rrGC5h3nY Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Anticipation and expectation in meditation; hunger and happiness 04:36 Society manipulates our instincts; differences and hierarchies 08:39 Religion amplifies; leaving us in a state of desire 10:31 Unwholesome thoughts are about anticipation; samma sankappa 15:05 Look at your anticipation; enjoy what you’ve already got 26:33 Back pain; relaxing the body by knowing the body 39:36 Kāyānupassanā is playing with the body to find relaxation 44:23 Never mind, start again; repetition (samādhi) 49:22 Sloth and torpor; laziness (why bother? doubt), sleepiness (craving); take a deep breath

Paker, Chris, and Dhammarato talk about aspects of Western Buddhism that create a need for an organisationa like the Open Dhamma Foundation. #opensanghafoundation #buddhadhamma #buddhateachings See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0UElB1j0uc Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Traditional support for Buddhadhamma (dana) and the Western business model: books and retreats 05:31 Residence and education in Western wats - ordination optional 10:02 Dhamma teachers; competition for students; pan-Buddhism 12:47 Website, newsletter, Zoom for teachers 15:22 Monks in the West are very experienced; family matters 20:21 A little effort from many people; test runs; classes 27:57 The quality of the Sangha; the Triple Gem; living with nobles 37:20 Real friendship in the Sangha; spreading joy; finding the right environment 45:25 Buddhism doesn’t do outreach; wats don’t need money 50:16 Community; a place where people can find out about wats and retreats 55:35 Starting small

Karl and Dhammarato talk about pain as an opportunity for investigation and change. #pain #beinginthemoment #mindfulnessofbreathing Majjhima Nikāya 9 Sammādiṭṭhisutta - Right View https://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi) See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkuDvEebqQQ Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 into your own rules to find dukkha 13:36 The pain of not liking; the winner’s attitude 18:07 Using ānāpānasati to change our thoughts; don’t scratch your thoughts 26:02 Paticcasamuppāda shows that you do have a choice over how you feel 28:50 Raising kids in extremes; defining dukkha (MN 9) 34:50 Picking ourselves up; the lion’s attitude 40:35 Excellent times to practice 42:12 Why sati is such a valuable skill

The Sangha talk about the history, politics, and significance for practice of marijuana use, leading to a discussion of the precepts, vinaya, and the pātimokkha and understanding the difference between wisdom-based investigation and blindly following rules. #marijuana #wisdom #precepts Majjhima Nikāya 22 Alagaddūpamasutta - The Simile of the Snake https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi) “Bhikkhus, this bhikkhu is called one whose cross-bar has been lifted, whose trench has been filled in, whose pillar has been uprooted, one who has no bolt, a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered. And how is the bhikkhu one whose cross-bar has been lifted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned ignorance, has cut it off at the root, made it like a palm stump, done away with it, so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose cross-bar has been lifted. “And how is the bhikkhu one whose trench has been filled in? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the round of births that brings renewed being, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose trench has been filled in. “And how is the bhikkhu one whose pillar has been uprooted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned craving, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose pillar has been uprooted. “And how is the bhikkhu one who has no bolt? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the five lower fetters, has cut them off at the root…so that they are no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one who has no bolt. “And how is the bhikkhu a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered? Here a bhikkhu has abandoned the conceit ‘I am,’ has cut it off at the root …so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered.” The Vinaya (The texts on Monastic Law) and the Pāṭimokkha (Code of Monastic Discipline) https://suttacentral.net/pitaka/vinaya See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQqGY_hOLVk Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Marijuana use in Thailand; introspective escapism 00:08:56 The fifth precept and heedlessness; wisdom not boundaries 00:16:11 Wandering through the woods; new opportunities for investigation 00:30:15 Dhammarato’s experience; how deep do you have to go into the dukkha? 00:35:36 Whatever you do, do it mindfully; dukkha dukkha-nirodha 00:48:06 Reframing experiences 00:49:44 Koh Pha-ngan’s Full Moon Party 00:54:55 Wisdom-based organisations; non-judgmental; (MN 22 Alagaddūpamasutta) 01:05:29 Investigate your rules

The Sangha discuss the value of Sangha and change of lineage, knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path, maintaining practice in everyday life, and dreams, sense anchors, and the progression of the jhānas. #jhana #beinginthemoment #sangha See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG2U05cJED0 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Communicating experiences and the value of Sangha; change of lineage 00:11:46 Knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path (MN 24 and MN 48) 00:22:49 Go into a state of practiced liking; maintaining your joy and happiness in everyday life 00:31:12 Our duty to the Dhamma is to spread joy; states of avoidance 00:36:41 Polishing the buckle 00:39:02 Direct awareness - seeing without processing; first jhāna is the base camp 00:45:57 Burning by day and smouldering by night; dreams and reality; anchors and habits 00:59:18 Sense anchors; thusness - interrupt habitual processes and find new combinations 01:10:42 The progression of the jhānas; the path and the fruit; wisdom at the point of contact

Danny and Dhammarato discuss the practice of ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) by analogy to music and sports commentary to appreciate that it’s an active process of intervention and choice. #mindfulnessofbreathing #nobleeightfoldpath #meditation See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B72jL6shQ84 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Books don’t give what needs to be transmitted 03:30 Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) is like music; analogy with driving instruction 07:02 Experience the body; control the body 09:03 Monkey mind and been stuck on something; sati, investigation, effort, attitude 17:47 A blow-by-blow description - changing the mind and body 20:43 Directing the mind and body into the state we want to be in 22:34 It is essential to direct yourself; ānāpānasati is counterintuitive 24:08 Be on guard to be in the here now and have wholesome thoughts 26:15 Make your own rules; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha 28:03 Bringing the factors together in the here now 30:38 Samma sankappa - right attitude; being performance-oriented 33:17 Meditation makes more sense! Skill development: your whole life becomes a song 35:40 Look at how you feel and nudge it back into a better place

Corey and Dhammarato discuss wholesome and unwholesome, discursive thought and other thoughts, the role of rites, rules and rituals in anxiety and panic, maintaining a state of relaxation, and satisfaction as not wanting. #anxiety #panic #mindfulnessofbreathing See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLrZ4wJy9Jc Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Neither fiery nor icy: two unwholesome reactions 00:11:06 Fast internal dialogues: rebellion, conflict; guilt; remorse 00:15:21 Change by recognising unwholesome thoughts and choosing nurturing thoughts 00:19:11 Anxiety and panic disorder - recognising that the body is becoming tense; doing good as a rule 00:27:59 Feeling that there’s a wound to be healed; cleaning out the rules; duty to the Dhamma 00:36:48 Wanting to follow in the footsteps of valued people; things don’t need to happen 00:40:23 Gratification, danger, and escape - thoughts pulling us out of relaxation 00:48:12 Being taken out of the present moment; doing things without being tormented 01:03:31 Discursive thoughts: shoulds, woulds, coulds; types of thought 01:10:29 Western Buddhism and the goal of being thoughtless; right now is not good enough 01:16:06 Exploring satisfaction; not wanting more; immediately available; anchoring

Alek and Dhammarato talk about the nature of the knowledge and vision that arise from the practice of ānāpānasati. #mindfulnessofbreathing #meditation #nobleeightfoldpath Majjhima Nikāya 48 Kosambiyasutta - The Mendicants of Kosambi https://suttacentral.net/mn48/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn48/en/suddhaso?reference=none&highlight=false (Suddhāso Bhiikhu) The Buddha explains the seven knowledges of the stream-enterer to the quarrelling monks of Kosambi. “When a noble disciple has these seven factors, they have properly investigated their own nature with respect to the realization of the fruit of stream-entry. A noble disciple with these seven factors has the fruit of stream-entry.” See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4syD_vD24uc Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Discernment in breathing in and out - wholesome and unwholesome on a sliding scale 00:07:17 Being both rule-maker and rule-breaker; we’re not unified or whole 00:10:13 Looking at the question machine 00:13:27 Looking for perfection; repetition, repetition, repetition 00:16:59 Now and now and now; the path and fruit of the sotāpan 00:33:47 Prison retreat with Goenka 00:34:42 When the mind is dull take a deep breath; right effort 00:42:56 Seclusion and restraint from sensuality; away from others; finding comfort 00:48:12 Enjoyable vs. desirable sits 00:50:39 In reading start with the works of Buddhadāsa then the suttas 00:54:24 The word “enlightenment” refers to investigation and gladdening the mind 00:57:15 The five aggregates and selfishness; spiritual vs. magical

The Sangha discuss sharing practice in everyday life, and the importance of health, exercise, diet, the awareness of body posture and adapting to the impermanence of physical sensation. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXC0tyLroGA Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Pictures, stickers, pets 00:05:16 Jobs, parents, family, sharing practice 00:12:41 Planning, ordination, retreats; Dzogchen 00:21:38 The Dhamma is an engine of peace; generating meaning 00:29:14 Microbiome, health, hindrances, Dhamma 00:38:04 Catching up with Joe and Robert 00:43:30 Alexander Technique; contact improvisation; awareness of the body 01:00:56 The senses are the A, B, C of the Dhamma; riding the wave

Parker and Dhammarato discuss the Buddhist concepts of gratification, danger and escape (from the Anguttara Nikaya 3) in the context of Freud’s theory of the five stages of psychosexual development. #developmentalpsychology #freud #transactionalanalysis Aṅguttara Nikāya 3 103. Pubbevasambodhasutta - Before Awakening https://suttacentral.net/an3.103/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin Freud’s 5 Stages of Psychosexual Development https://www.simplypsychology.org/psychosexual.html See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCJ_mY2bWuU Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Gratification, danger, and escape - enjoying seclusion; nekkhamma; authority 00:15:02 The rebel and the self-preservation instinct; oral, anal, and phallic; Alexander Lowen 00:23:58 ‘Games People Play’ and the three personality types 00:26:29 Stopping children from being children vs. nurturing 00:31:09 The needy, the rebel, and the competitor; gratification and protection 00:44:58 The universal feeling of abandonment; Maslow; Dhamma 00:52:04 Liking and disliking; pleasures of the senses and of the mind; paticcasamupāda and inter-relatedness 01:03:08 Sankhāra; durian fruit and lactose intolerance; sexuality; Edward Bernays 01:11:13 Freud, pseudoscience, theory, and practice; metaphorical understanding; arising and passing away 01:21:10 Gratification, danger, and escape as foundations of the Dhamma

Aljoscha, Asher and Dhammarato talk about how we use the 16 steps of ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) to fulfill the satipatthāna (the four foundations of mindfulness) and to perfect the Eightfold Noble Method (Ariya Atthangika Magga) in the sambojjhanga (seven factors of awakening) thus achieving freedom through wisdom (vijjāvimutti). #mindfulness #mindfulnessofbreathing #wisdom Majjhima Nikāya 118 Ānāpānasatisutta - Mindfulness of Breathing https://suttacentral.net/mn118/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=true (Bhikkhu Bodhi) https://suttacentral.net/mn118/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLI0pst4j7w Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Sati means “to remember” and the satipatthāna are the four foundations; mindful breaths 07:42 Putting things together (samādhi) and learning what to pay attention to 09:31 Stargazing and vastness; controlling the feelings; a waltz with a natural progression 17:17 Remember to come back into the here now; enjoying the breath 24:22 A mind fit for work; relaxing and cultivating satisfaction; sukha 30:22 Developing right attitude (sammā sankappa); becoming a lion 34:28 The steps of ānāpānasati; breathing with sati to experience the body; feelings and the mind 37:55 Everything arises and passes away; applied and sustained wholesome thought 41:24 Investigating the jhāna factors; piti rises and falls back into sukha 44:06 Sunbathing in the good feeling; a middle way; watching the cycles; impermanence

The Sangha discuss emptiness as a concept and in practice. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFmFbOOB63M Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Talking about emptiness: śūnyatā, suññatā ; looking at what’s not there (MN 121) 00:18:06 Emptiness as an object of meditation; relinquishment (step 16 of ānāpānasati) 00:27:18 Planned obsolescence; we want more but are never quite satisfied 00:30:05 No one cares about free will in Buddhism; destiny; following the program 00:38:08 Emptiness, right effort and the will to change; rules are empty; emptiness sets us free 00:48:16 Zendō crockery chipping: importance and emptiness; blindly following rules 00:55:26 Life has no meaning, just enjoy being alive 01:02:58 Cheering for hopelessness: hope is the thief of joy 01:12:04 The scholarly meditator always needs more; recognising hindrances 01:18:29 This is enough and complete; life is a smörgåsbord, so we need balance; better off with less

In a wide-ranging discussion the Sangha look at the differences between Christian contemplation and prayer and Buddhist meditation; the importance of continued investigation, belief and reliance on magical stories, and compare love, lust and anticipation. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9PVL_wIq0k Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Christian prayer and worship compared to ānāpānasati, Buddhist practice 00:18:16 Faith and belief; saying “not sure”: keep investigating; the meaning of “abba” 00:31:42 Ignorance; knowing enough; observation 00:38:47 Rumi; seeing beyond magical stories 00:55:13 Greed comes in; Pope Alexander VI; Lucrezia Borgia; power and religion 01:10:12 Love and lust; clinging; the love of that which we do have; friendship 01:44:25 God is a heavy word; not sure; adding superfluous weight 01:50:33 Safety and vulnerability; watching what we’re doing; appreciation 01:57:15 ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and the quality of anticipation vs. continuing in the present moment

Eno and Dhammarato discuss the origin or morality from the viewpoints of philosophy, psychology, theology, and Buddhadhamma. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u31yQAsXZk Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Philosophy, engineering, and the Dhamma; planned obsolescence 00:07:42 God and morality; morality and feelings; paticcasamuppāda 00:17:59 Murder: instinct or wisdom? Mathematics and morality are both human constructs 00:29:29 Objective facts and psychological facts; natural selection 00:35:42 MN 117 the essential core of the teachings of the Buddha 00:39:59 The relevant question: do I exist or not? 00:44:46 We prefer to believe that murder is actually wrong; sensory awareness and concepts 00:53:09 Keeping our eyes open in this moment: seeing dukkha 00:54:55 How to become friends with ideological opponents 01:00:36 Studies on winning arguments 01:03:21 Descartes and ego identity; cogito, ergo sum 01:07:11 Verbal thoughts and the other five senses; don’t buy concepts 01:14:19 Wise reflection and noble renunciation 01:26:37 When the mind is clear morality is irrelevant

Alex and Dhammarato talk about the benefits of seclusion; maintaining good practice in daily life; dealing with others in a work environment; jealousy and competition; right action and right speech; understanding that karma is usually mixed; and responding to dukkha with friendliness and dukkha-nirodha. Majjhima Nikāya 57 Kukkuravatikasutta - The Ascetic Who Behaved Like a Dog https://suttacentral.net/mn57/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=true&script=latin “Puṇṇa, I declare these four kinds of deeds, having realized them with my own insight. What four? There are dark deeds with dark results; bright deeds with bright results; dark and bright deeds with dark and bright results; and neither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FrkrXDjg4c Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Hoping for a better future is a learned behaviour 07:33 We created the box; buying into delusion 09:57 The benefits of seclusion; finding a middle path in working life 22:18 Right speech; seeing beyond competition 26:46 Jealousy and sharing Dhamma; MN 57 ‘The Ascetic Who Behaved Like a Dog’; mixed karma and confusion 38:18 Right action and not needing to protect yourself 40:28 Friendliness is the way to go and what the teaching of the Buddha is all about; giving dukkha nirodha

Corey and Dhammarato talk about how we tend to be so obsessed with insights derived through what is arising (attainments or achievements) that we fail to take account of the richness of things passing away. Dhammarato offers advice on practicing ānāpānasati immediately before sleeping and on waking. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd9nbBuuANM Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 Mental clarity is like putting on a clean shirt - a new way of looking 05:39 The arising and passing away: anicca; insights and process 07:47 Ānāpānasati and satipatthāna; making objects of the mind wholesome 13:23 The watching passes away; arising of things is not special 15:52 Wise reflection; how are you going to handle this moment 18:33 Gaining momentum; keeping it rolling; change unwholesome to wholesome 23:40 Look for what’s actually there 27:24 A foundation is being laid; remember right effort: throw out unwholesome thoughts 29:32 Spread joy, that’s our obligation 34:23 Satisfaction in the way things are; a reset in dreams: ānāpānasati before you sleep 42:12 Sleeping on the side; breathing well 44:22 Positive reading; reading the book between the ears; slowing things down 47:14 Start practice before you wake up; take a deep breath & 10 minutes of ānāpānasati

Tyler and Dhammarato discuss the benefits of practice within a larger community of friends. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVwoMqvhj7k Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Practice and the need for community 05:22 Many are interested in Dhamma and Sangha 06:46 Willpower vs. supportive environments 11:33 Many good monks in the West 12:49 Experienced Westerners 14:25 The Open Sangha Foundation 17:05 Making friends

Lauren and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of good practice. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzABJRK4_Wo Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Life on automatic pilot vs. formal practice - putting in right effort 12:49 Practice paying attention 15:58 Everything is OK right now 19:28 10-20 minutes of seclusion 20:36 The practice is not difficult, just counterintuitive 26:07 Building skills through mindfulness of breathing 29:57 A mind fit for work; a unified mind

The Sangha discuss the daily practice of living in first jhāna with its qualities of safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction. #nobleeightfoldpath #buddha #enlightenment Majjhima Nikāya 36 Mahāsaccakasutta - The Longer Discourse With Saccaka https://suttacentral.net/mn36/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=true&script=latin The Buddha said: “Then it occurred to me, ‘I recall sitting in the cool shade of the rose-apple tree while my father the Sakyan was off working. Quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, I entered and remained in the first absorption (jhāna), which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. Could that be the path to awakening?’ Stemming from that memory came the realization: ‘That is the path to awakening!’” See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o24NCeBL810 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Dukkha, dukkha-nirodha is the top level of the Buddha’s teaching 00:03:51 Ānāpānasati is the Buddha’s way of practicing the Eightfold Noble Path; posture 00:24:34 When you sit down remember to relax; use triggers to remember and reflect 00:38:15 Every time you remember take a deep breath; effort is less as skill grows 00:44:51 Seclusion: physical and mental 00:57:36 Living in first jhāna is the path: the rose-apple tree (MN 36 Mahāsaccakasutta) 01:06:03 Safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction are the ingredients of sukha 01:08:38 This moment is marvellous; be satisfied right now 01:14:13 I can handle this 01:25:35 Looking for love in all the wrong places

Aljoscha and Dhammarato talk about Zen practice, the Zen stick, gathering the factors for unification of mind (samādhi), the over-concentration on concentration, hard work, and struggle, and the benefits of good practice. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GFTStUrUNo Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 Zen examples of correct practice; who is hit with the zen stick? 05:11 We are not practicing concentration, we’re paying attention 07:36 Gathering the factors together for flexibility; one by one as they occur 14:31 The skill of being able to catch things as quickly as they are happening 15:24 Four factors become unification of mind: safe, secure, relaxed, without wanting anything 19:17 Sati (remember to look; frequency, intensity, speed), investigate, wholesome right effort, joyful success 31:03 Don’t sit more than 20 minutes 33:22 Leave it at a high note; leave ‘em laughing; giving up retreats 37:21 Goenka method puts students into greed; wanting jhāna is a good way not to have it 39:06 Confidence comes from good evidence; pitisukkha and the noble mind 44:57 The work is sustaining a relaxed state; missing the drop, the dukkha 47:29 Getting stuck in first grade; putting on a struggle show 51:01 Our culture doesn’t support easy; whatever you’re doing, like that 52:48 Fear of not getting enlightened; being a winner; it’s all the noble eightfold path

The Sangha discuss experiences of the relationship between emotions and pain in the body; exercising at home and in the gym; dark humour and vulnerability, self-care and playful practice. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4s2rbAkyDU Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM GDT with Dhammarato - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM GDT with Dan Goldfield - 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 Accepting what’s happening in the moment 00:06:57 Alexander Technique; understanding emotion; closing the gap 00:16:54 Exercising at home and at the gym; doing nothing 00:25:08 Exercise repetition and meditation 00:33:49 Hitting the pause button; anxiety 00:38:28 Coming back to wholesome thoughts; self-care; dependency 00:46:09 Dark humour and vulnerability; passive aggressiveness 01:01:26 What practice is most appropriate for the moment? Playful practice 01:11:08 Come and join us on the Discord server

Scott and Dhammarato talk about playful and joyful approaches to being in the body. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwBCPlii4GI Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 Right effort is the least amount of effort to get the job done 06:20 Choosing how to feel; playful; light not heavy 10:01 Relaxing with the breath; feeling vibrantly alive and alert 19:06 Controlling the breath and the mind; catching feeling from both ends 22:46 Fear and control; Cyrano de Bergerac; what are you most afraid of? 26:21 Fear of death; self-preservation instinct 30:54 Where are your organs? Experiencing and playing with the marvellous machine 36:28 Perceiving things into existence; direct experience; karma; action that brings the end of action 47:21 Sadie Hawkins position; don’t chase anything

Brandon and Dhammarato talk about the practice of being in the body. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23l6-Ptcg5Q Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 How to establish and maintain an easygoing practice 05:58 Come back into the here now; pay attention to what you’re doing 09:27 Process-oriented instead of results-oriented; cruising for a bruising 17:41 The body is magnificent; art and zen; paying attention to the hands 25:55 Intentions and movements of the body 38:22 Ways to spend mind moments; opportunities for practice; remember to pamper yourself

The Sangha discuss nurturing a playful attitude as a counter to Western dryness; just letting go; just stopping; wholesome desire; no-fap superpowers; and what is real. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji6JZAMXtfA Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Freedom from scenarios 00:05:27 Playful attitude; acceptance; Western dryness 00:12:11 Every day is a good day; walking is invigorating 00:18:14 Zen and the art of shovelling snow; beards! 00:23:24 S3 E1 ‘Chef’s Table’ with Jeong Kwan a Korean nun 00:25:36 Just letting go; every moment is a new moment 00:31:55 Jhāna is naturally joyful and attractive; nibbāna moments; jhānabation 00:46:55 Wholesome desire: the narrow path; just stop 00:53:59 Two steps is one too many 00:57:30 Ryan is really good; superpowers; metta 01:03:59 What is real? Interpersonal interaction 01:09:13 Experience is real

Alex and Dhammarato talk about metta, seeing intention, and consulting other teachers. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X02gPZD4BQs Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 Looking at other points of view; metta is not a practice 04:09 Intentions; thoughts; mind moments - sammā sankappa 17:05 Winner mentality: everything is a bonus 18:32 Consulting other teachers 21:05 Stopping taking breaks

The Sangha talk about developing the discernment or wisdom-in-action to see the danger in gratification; anxiety as a rule-induced habit; seeing dukkha as early as possible, and being happy with being happy. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQOhWdGgcs Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Discernment - seeing beyond gratification 00:04:56 Wisdom in action: seeing the cost of clinging 00:10:02 Anxiety as a dangerous habit; sati is our guide; comfortable and confident 00:17:46 Becoming a winner (sammā sankappa); one wholesome thought after another 00:23:11 Ānāpānasati has got lost in tradition and translation; safety and consumerism 00:30:25 Maintaining a feeling of lightness; Thai mentality 00:37:30 Boredom is not paying attention; not practicing correctly; don’t let the dukkha see you 00:49:25 Three things run in circle around each other: sati, investigation, and effort 00:51:57 Being happy feels like cheating on a test; Western rules; permission, protection, potency 01:01:58 Investigation is looking with the attitude of a nurturing parent 01:08:05 Being happy as a counter-culture; being above it all and friends with everyone 01:14:12 Seeing the rules and setting your own: dukkha, dukkha-nirodha 01:23:14 Applied and sustained; what’s here right now? 01:33:06 Wanting 4th jhāna is dukkha

Daniel and Dhammarato talk about replacing belief with investigation and how thoughts lead to feelings and feelings lead to wanting and clinging. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCuIw9Ud_Fs Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Doubt is a hindrance to practice; questions and fear 00:05:06 Recognising that we don’t know 00:09:09 Suññatā - what’s not there; void of unwholesome thoughts 00:13:08 Feeling the need for safety; feelings are driven by concepts 00:27:27 Feeling good right now; dangers in gratification: wisdom at the point of contact 00:36:15 Paticcasamuppāda - misery is optional; practice feeling good; benefits of seclusion 00:54:47 Check in with your body; old age, sickness, and death as metaphors 01:08:00 Where do your rules come from? Don’t work hard, work smart 01:11:35 Games the Buddha would not play; competition and negligence 01:21:54 Believe in investigation; strict is heavy, enlightenment is light

The Sangha discuss direct knowledge compared to beliefs, traditions, and superstitions. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLq9vmEdxbY Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Samsara, rebirth, realms - concepts and traditions 00:06:28 Preta - hungry ghosts are hungry because there is nothing to fill them up 00:15:47 Kalamasutta (AN 3.65) - do not go by tradition, direct knowledge 00:26:05 Inconsistent beliefs; looking for experiences 00:35:54 Hitting rock bottom, building skills 00:40:31 Be satisfied in this life; satipatthana: waking up on a regular basis 00:47:55 Satipatthana: the four elements on the inside 00:56:52 Reality is immediately available; the lightness of being 01:11:12 The closer we are to actual reality the less dukkha 01:17:35 Fear and living in the past 01:23:18 Good in the beginning; seeing other unwholesome thoughts 01:28:32 Wholesome thoughts are very lightweight; observational rather than didactic 01:32:35 The present moment is rich; spending more time in observation 01:36:46 Nibbana is the coolness of harmony; integration of the four foundations 01:38:43 Striving, struggling, attainments vs. how’s your enthusiasm? 01:43:35 The subtle enthusiasm of being on vacation; jhānas are like a dance step

Alek and Dhammarato talk about the right foundations for awesome practice. #meditation #mindfulness #breathing See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUuSKqCDehc Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Zen mindset; finding the balance; not wanting 00:05:17 Dukkha dukkha-nirodha is the noble Dhamma 00:11:44 Taking the teaching to heart 00:14:30 Thought, feeling; though, feeling - finding peace and quiet 00:19:02 Sati - remember to wake up (frequency), wake up enough to have right effort (intensity), wake up quickly (speed) 00:31:50 A ladder out of the sewer: gladdening the mind, long deep breaths 00:33:58 Bhikkhu Buddhadãsa’s ānāpānasati book - for eager beginners 00:36:23 Change is intentional - seize that object; paying attention to what the body is doing 00:46:25 The winner’s attitude (MN 48 Kosambiyasutta - samma sankappa) 00:51:34 That “Wow” feeling - wrapped up in the victory (object 5 of ānāpānasati) 00:54:26 Concentration is the opposite of what we’re trying to do 01:00:05 Misunderstandings: books can’t correct you; a good friend; not a teacher

Scott and Dhammarato discuss the characteristics and importance of the first jhāna, the subtle and fragile nature of the 2nd, 3rd, amd 4th jhāna, and the drawbacks of a worldview lacking meaningful foundations. #meditation #jhana #Buddhism See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3mxq8h8o4I Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Crash landing out of jhāna; relaxed not deep 00:07:49 The second skill is maintaining first jhana 00:18:11 Maintenance is balance; guarding the mind by following the breath 00:22:16 The Ānāpānasatisutta and the Great Forty; taking whatever step is needed 00:26:59 Relaxing tensions with wholesome thoughts; bad habits & unlearning 00:35:29 Simple tools; enjoying staying awake and alert 00:41:07 Fear and poor judgment - so afraid we can’t think straight 00:45:02 Following the precepts conducive to jhāna 00:46:39 Repetition, repetition, repetition 00:53:37 Hiding from what’s real; applied and sustained wholesome thoughts; 2nd jhāna 01:02:01 All the skills are developed in 1st jhāna; fragile jhāna 01:06:24 Sukha in 3rd jhāna; even more relaxation 01:10:41 Equanimity in 4th jhāna - going backwards through paticcasamuppāda 01:17:22 Non-dual teachings; glimpsing boundarylessness; lack of foundations, stable 1st jhāna 01:21:33 Jhāna has to be there; Jesus and jhāna; removing the ambiguity 01:27:20 Openness to ideas; the impact of Ashoka; pernicious views and few teachers 01:32:26 Paccekabuddhas; a Buddha doesn’t need to teach; 1st jhāna is important - other jhāna are subtle not higher

Robert and Dhammarato talk about guided medtation and hypnosis in the context of the Dhamma, personal development, cults, and therapy. #meditation #hypnosis #cults See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc-qDJZLOCo Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Guided meditation has wholesome characteristics, hypnosis has a different reputation 00:15:04 Guided meditation and dependency 00:17:47 Feedback loops in guided meditation 00:22:36 Self-hypnosis, repetition, & insight 00:30:12 Cults and mass hypnosis 00:32:13 Trained to be ridiculous 00:36:05 YouTube monkey mind 00:40:40 Depression; gladdening the mind; visual imagery; tone of voice 00:50:14 Nobility is transferable 00:55:48 Milton H. Erickson; Bandler & Grinder; NLP

Joel and Dhammarato talk about the nature of Sangha, the two kinds of games, using the breath to find joy in the present moment, and thinking about unwholesome thoughts as hindrances or obstructions to enjoyment of the present moment. #anapanasati #beinginthemoment #mindfulness See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhXLFec2arM Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa; matriarchy in Thailand 06:33 Sangha and taking rewards from life now 08:57 Just have a good moment now; work as entertainment 11:27 Two kinds of games: scoring and keeping score 14:39 Fulfilment in the moment - this is the Eightfold Noble Path 24:20 Finding joy in the body by taking a deep breath; just one practice not 40 32:10 Right effort is to drop the past; start talking ourselves into feeling good right now 34:12 What is a wholesome thought? Investigation and discrimination as skills to be developed 38:46 What hindrances or obstructions are stopping enjoyment of this moment? 49:08 The real practice of ānāpānasati is when we need it the most 50:42 Practice whenever you remember

Gergo and Dhammarato talk about how Mahasi noting, choiceless awareness, and other Western meditation methods can encourage wallowing in dukkha (suffering, unsatisfactoriness) rather than learning to recognise dukkha from a distance and choosing satisfaction. #mahasi #meditation #darknightofthesoul See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3k01VFWrA Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 Mahasi noting and the Dark Night of the Soul 02:26 Nothing happens; no results; recognise dukkha so you can avoid it 06:03 The Noble Eightfold Path; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha 08:24 Practise dodging the arrow by developing sati; developing breathing 12:21 Not penetrating, or getting to the bottom of it - floating above it 15:14 See the unwholesome thoughts and change them 16:57 How deep do people need to fall into dukkha? Hitting rock bottom 19:28 Remember to look, look, change, celebrate - choiceful; not choiceless 27:17 Sati is being in the reality of the moment; not the fantasies of the mind 30:03 Unnecessary work - how you feel about the job; scoring right now 34:49 What is an unwholesome thought? Where are you going to draw the line? 37:53 Becoming more sensitive; seeing the danger 41:40 Satisfaction rather than gratification; this is ok; good enough 44:27 Choiceless awareness is a lot of work; be a champion of your own mind

Thomas and Dhammarato talk about the wisdom that comes from investigating the present moment and the skills that support such investigation. #wisdom #mindfulness #relaxation #breathing See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbbeXLz6oE Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00 We develop pañña (wisdom) by looking and investigating 06:14 Using our Dhamma Eye by investigating right here, right now 08:16 Being content with what is; wisdom is the ability to connect the dots 17:59 If you want it you don’t get it - the wanting keeps us in a state of turmoil 20:00 Look at how you think because you have a choice; monkey mind 22:45 Seeing the dissatisfaction; remembering to look; choosing a wholesome state 28:12 Applying sati to the breathing to control the mind; Western meditation is too passive 35:03 The only work is to remove the unwholesome thought 43:13 Slowing things down; work with your attention span 48:23 Using the breath to relax the body; find where the tensions are bring in the breath

Laurent and Dhammarato discuss the analogy of the inverse square law as a way of emphasising the importance of new information over old information, friendship as the whole of the Dhamma, nurturing ourselves and others, and recommended reading. #friendship #mindfulness #unconditionallove See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tW76NKkt38 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma 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 or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord. ►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the ""open-sangha"" text channel. We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded. 00:00:00 Seeing sensations instead of dissatisfaction; layers of satisfaction 00:05:07 The past as distance; inverse square law; new observations have more information 00:14:09 Improving our impact on the world; wisdom, truth, and joy 00:18:22 Friendship is the whole Dhamma: making friends with ourselves and others 00:24:31 Spreading friendship, joy, and satisfaction in the gym 00:33:54 It’s OK that thing’s take time: momentum builds, the seed grows 00:45:34 Achan Poh and Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa; access to the suttas 00:48:24 Unconditional love, nurturing 00:52:40 Working alone versus working with others 00:57:36 Religions promote magical beliefs instead of friendship 00:59:00 Recommended reading: ‘ABCs of Buddhism,’ ‘Handbook for Mankind,’ ‘Hunger and Happiness’