Dhammarato Dhamma

The Sangha discuss leaving victimhood behind and becoming a winner by following the Eightfold Noble Path or Eightfold Noble Method of which the first four steps are right viewing (samma ditthi), right mindfulness (samma sati), right effort (samma vayama), and right attitude (samma sankappa). These steps are practiced as four mutually reinforcing skills: remembering to look (samma sati); investigating or “checking out” the hindrances or unwholesome thoughts (samma ditthi); changing from an unwholesome state to a wholesome state by throwing out the hindrances and gladdening the mind (samma vayama); these three skills are like dance steps and constantly reinforce one another until we begin to develop a new attitude: celebrating achievement; becoming a winner; becoming a lion (samma sankappa). The four skills working togther produce right unification of mind (samma samādh). This is the Buddha’s method. #mindfulness #meditation #enlightenment See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptk9hCIYakk 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 Westerners are obsessed with what dukkha is 00:01:50 The Eightfold Noble Path: remember to practice; check things out; remove the hindrances; celebrate 00:13:55 Experience on retreat; entertaining ourselves with things we usually ignore 00:19:34 Ānāpānasati is a pincer movement on the feelings; coming out of victimhood 00:33:10 Painful rites, rules, and rituals on retreat - stay comfortable! 00:38:44 Wholesome noting; sensations as messengers and friends 00:49:39 Your attitude is moving not your feeling tone; take control (samma sankappa) 00:56:10 Wakey wakey; pay attention to your attitude 01:01:37 Relaxing is taking control; you are already enlightened; joyful; wealthy 01:06:04 A victim is a crowd; the four skills are unification of mind (samādhi) 01:11:00 Wholesome - being whole; your choice: right view; right sati, right effort; right attitude

Matt, Alex, and Dhammarato discuss disagreement, belief, evidence, and wanting; the benefits of friendship and community, and the value of friendship over truth. #friendship #sangha #disagreement #generosity See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEblh7jlp3E 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 Disagreement; clinging to things we want to be true 03:41 Dissatisfaction and acquisition of wealth 13:08 Losing community 15:17 Sam Harris; evaluations; investigation; ignorant people think they know everything 18:28 The hindrance of doubt; evidence; science 23:57 The golden rule in Christianity; kindness & friendship 29:01 Confidence: The Buddha was a lion; pacing and leading; there is no conflict 33:37 Disagreement is disagreeable; Catch 22 37:43 Disagreement is a symptom of unhappiness; the whole teaching is friendship 40:57 Remember to be friends; like-minded people 43:27 Friendliness reaches a wider circle 48:12 Generosity helps people to wake up; tacit agreement

The Sangha discuss the Visuddhimagga as the “grave of the Buddha” and the impact it has had on misunderstandings of jhāna and nibbāna, which are ordinary features of everyday life rather than mysterious, magical states; this leads to a consideration of the components of jhāna, free will, reflection & investigation, the speed of the mind, and the freedom implicit in the Buddha’s famous phrase “one by one as they occur”. #jhāna #nibbana #jhana #dhyana See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urpHdtIvFjA 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 The Visuddhimagga makes jhāna too complicated; nibbāna moments in everyday life 00:14:16 The first jhāna has five factors; posture; analogy with reading 00:37:36 Second jhāna is being in the flow; freedom from hindrances in the present moment 00:56:30 We do have choices; getting a larger picture; deeper objects 01:05:26 Safe and secure: there is no competition; relaxation 01:10:02 Reflection in the jhāna; regrets & remorse 01:16:11 Learning from past mistakes; seeing things in the distance; getting into jhāna 01:25:27 We choose which discursive thoughts to have; wholesome thoughts are powerful 01:34:03 Instinctual mind; wise mind - is this dukkha or not? 01:44:38 The mind cannot focus on two things at once; one by one as they occur 01:50:58 The present moment is a tenth of a second, one alpha wave 01:55:09 Learning how fast the mind is; life becomes a breeze

Alex and Dhammarato talk about leaving discursive thought behind. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRzVkSGvrNQ 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 Giving clear definitions of terms: thought 00:04:41 Eye of the Dhamma; cognise; recognise 00:13:30 Just feel good right now 00:20:16 There’s nothing wrong here; allow vagueness to be vague 00:32:27 Gazing is life-changing; knowing the senses as they are 00:41:27 Dukkha is attaching to something specific 00:47:02 Paticcasamuppāda - paying attention to the process 00:52:21 From sati straight to gladdening the mind; living without a running dialogue 00:55:50 Gazing and dialogue 00:57:23 Anicca - everything is in flux

The Sangha discuss the threefold division of the sankhāra, the two types of consciousness represented by viññāna and salāyatana, coming out of the verbal sankhāra through use of chanting and mantras, the qualities of and similes for the jhāna, the popular Thai mantra Buddho, and reaction times in the absence of discursive thought. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cywG1DJMSDA 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 Verbal sankhāra are discursive thoughts; citta sankhāra are feelings 00:15:24 Viññana & salāyatana - conscious recognition of input data 00:18:53 Value of these two consciousness concepts in ānāpānasati 00:20:57 Stopping 00:24:52 Similes for the jhāna (MN 119) 00:29:16 Bypassing verbalisation; mantras; chanting 00:39:01 Relaxing into 3rd & 4th jhāna; seeing the functioning of the mind 00:48:17 Noticing what happens at the end of the out breath 00:53:24 Reaction time out of discursive thought 01:10:27 Mahasi retreat

The Sangha discuss mistranslations, delayed gratification, and lack of practical expertise as fundamental flaws in Western Buddhism, leading to a discussion of the meaning and qualities of “dukkha” and “samadhi”. The discussion concludes with a consideration of skill development, rationality, and the need for timely and correct information as foundations for wisdom. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWd30tX3PdI 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. The Sangha discuss mistranslations, delayed gratification, and lack of practical expertise as fundamental flaws in Western Buddhism, leading to a discussion of the meaning and qualities of “dukkha” and “samadhi”. The discussion concludes with a consideration of skill development, rationality, and the need for timely and correct information as foundations for wisdom. ►For shorter edited videos, check out Dhamma Dudes - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVc9jlpe7D8NqnSvoK-gJqw Private Skype chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. ►Email - [email protected] Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US (Friday at 9 PM EST) - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK (Wednesday at 8 PM UK, Sunday at 10 AM UK) - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh ►The Sangha text chat - https://join.skype.com/t7k9MfckwWMt 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 Western Buddhism disadvantaged by language, delayed gratification mindset, and lack of experience 00:06:02 “Enlightenment” and ānāpānasati; paying attention in this present moment 00:19:43 “Dukkha” does not mean “suffering” - everything is a matter of attitude 00:28:57 Making a change; looking at the process 00:36:31 Wanting more; dissatisfaction; satisfaction from seeing 00:48:24 Don’t hang on - just balance by relaxing; juice not concentrate: samādhi 00:57:25 Free from unwholesome thoughts; safety, security, comfort, satisfaction, success, relaxation: samādhi 01:11:05 Right noble unification of mind: samādhi 01:19:17 Understanding skill development; joining and pacing 01:32:10 Rationality, information, GIGO, and wisdom 01:45:46 Food (data) gets old quickly

Zach and Dhammarato discuss the supports and features of an organised mind. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhQ89lgENp8 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 What is right view (samma ditthi)? Right noble organisation of the mind (samma samadhi) 00:06:42 An organised mind is fit for work; free from hindrances 00:10:42 Four supports and three features 00:22:04 Immediate benefits from the noble path; wrong view 00:28:28 Imaginary fears; investigation; satisfaction 00:38:28 Remembering to look is a skill 00:40:53 Throw out what stops you feeling safe and secure 00:46:38 Existential fear and feeling safe (abhaya); fight, flight, seeing clearly 01:00:12 Removing hindrances in advance by restructuring concepts 01:02:44 Fixing the world 01:08:51 Thus one trains oneself: repetition, rhythm and cadence; sati 01:14:05 Repression and arguing with yourself vs. tracking 01:17:35 Sukha is the opposite of dukkha; being a lion 01:19:41 Letting go of tanha: being satisfied without getting what you want 01:24:45 Controlling what you like; vedanā; paticcasamuppāda 01:29:26 Criteria and standards; sankhāras - piles of this and that 01:32:13 Name and form; nāmarūpa - handling things 01:39:07 Changing handles - just look 01:42:29 Wisdom is learning to fly by the seat of your pants

Robert and Dhammarato talk about how much satisfaction is enough, whether there are levels of satisfaction, and the way political parties and companies manufacture and make use of fears in pursuit if their own agendas. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRKt6JQ-rag 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 Are there levels of satisfaction? Nurturing the skill of satisfaction 07:50 Eagerness or enthusiasm (samma sankappa): piti, sukha, upekkha 12:47 “Hold my beer” quality 16:49 Safe, secure, comfortable, satisfied; keeping people dissatisfied 18:23 Commercial-grade dissatisfaction 21:01 Give up the battle between good and evil 29:34 Is the subtleness of satisfaction a sign of progress? 34:01 The quality of satisfaction is relief 37:17 So glad to have found a middle way; just nourish the seed

Eric and Dhammarato talk about the subtleties of being satisfied. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfoDjvjO4eM 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 Stop! Things are already OK. 06:23 Getting to laugh twice; “phony” is a desire of wanting more 12:15 Rules, standards, the way things are supposed to be 14:21 Wherever the mind lands it’s not satisfied 15:59 The critical mind as a poor defence 18:57 The job that needed to be done has now been done 19:50 Looking when your eyes are closed; toys 24:29 Turning doubt into curiosity: getting into the senses 26:51 We don’t have to figure things out; the sound of one hand clapping

Asher and Dhammarato discuss similarities and differences between Christianity and Buddhism and how the rich core of practice in the Dhamma can enrich our understanding. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa8PQhJGouk 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 The supermundane Dhamma: dukkha dukkha-nirodha 02:37 The Dhamma of Jesus 04:15 Religion is the outer form of Buddhism: ordinary right view 05:39 The Kingdom of God is within you 08:38 The Earth is your location; three states not three levels 10:22 All Christians know the golden rule but fight over stories 13:43 Other ways to be Christian 14:56 Let’s start being friends; dukkha and sukha 16:29 How to do it: stay watchful (Garden of Gethsemane) 18:06 The Dhamma is a jelly donut 19:58 The gravity god 21:33 Computer science and Christianity 23:11 Observation: what’s happening in this moment? 25:08 Cause and effect, timescale 27:51 The mind and the feelings; dukkha does exist; so does dukkha nirodha 31:31 The Noble Eightfold Method: the door is in front of you; you have the key 33:24 Sati, right effort, right attitude: heart, mind, strength 36:49 Right now everything is OK; from dukkha to sukha; control the breath 46:55 Having fun without competing; fancy meditation methods 50:47 Satisfaction, guarding the mind; gladdening the mind; this is good enough

Alex and Dhammarato talk about how to remember to have wholesome thoughts. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jUtOEfGCE0 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 Every child learns how to complain: seeing the stories 03:47 How heavy is the cup? What have you go on, your mind? 09:07 Dukkha can be in any form, can you throw it out? 12:09 Being concerned is not practicing correctly 14:43 Being discouraged; having no choice 17:43 Dukkha comes back; just one more time; one more time 19:25 Can’t get free of the mind 25:17 Feeling good enough 26:30 Heavy and repetitive; the wheel of samsara 34:00 Identifying with the thoughts; finding stability in the mess 36:31 Sounds like progress; deception and trickiness 39:20 How to be satisfied: if you don’t mind it don’t matter 46:02 There are no results; there are no rules 51:51 Dissatisfaction does a lot; stop judging paradise

Thomas and Dhammarato talk about the value of seeing Dukkha in the context of the Four Noble Truths. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5grV0Nd8X24 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 Magical thinking in Western Buddhism; seeing dukkha 03:12 Right noble viewing 04:31 The Buddha had no courage 07:04 From numbers to calculus 08:12 Keep coming back to the four noble truths: is this dukkha? 16:15 Repulsion has some value as a beginner’s technique 18:33 The practice of being enlightened 20:47 Time to talk yourself into being satisfied 23:57 Difficulty with sukha in the face of adversity 26:54 Not doing anything sounds insane; woeful states 30:58 Don’t look at it as it is: the effort to change 33:29 You’re not on the cushion all the time; paññā, samādhi, sīla 37:58 Right noble organisation of mind with its supports and features 48:11 Is this a wholesome thought or not?

The Sangha discuss the difference between results-oriented and process-driven activities, the impact of visual thoughts, the three phase system, an analogue view of the hindrances, and throwing back events as soon as they’ve happened. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRC97RyM2g 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 Insight is a process; events don’t mean anything 00:04:54 Telling ourselves stories; from work to play 00:22:25 Goenka: Never mind start again; can’t make time 00:36:48 Anxiety on the out breath; samma sankappa 00:41:12 Visual thoughts are subtle or quick 00:55:40 Relax and be just on guard for dukkha; enlightenment is the practice 01:00:35 3-phases: waking up & enthusiasm, weakening the three unwholesome roots, not acting on them 01:06:55 Degrees of hindrance; everything is deeply interconnected 01:14:13 Dhammanupassana: looking at phenomena instead of dukkha 01:19:53 We can see things quickly when the mind is stable 01:23:10 Step 16: Throwing back — it’s no longer reality 01:25:18 Dukkha comes from not letting go; high-speed cameras

Scott and Dhammarato discuss how to deal with difficult people, how to face death with equanimity, setting down the burden of unwholesome thoughts, and using the eightfold path to develop the seven factors of enlightenment. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_BRZ2ElZY 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 Wake up, investigate, change the mind, celebrate success; then 1st jhana; maintain 1st jhana 08:41 Accepting that we don’t know 12:32 Facing death; the Dark Night of the Soul 18:08 Inspecting thoughts that get heavy; putting down your burden 28:53 Staying joyful 31:14 Intentionally start having wholesome thoughts; STOP 39:30 Wholesome thoughts are not fake; don’t keep score 43:25 Better without the idealisations 45:11 Eightfold path is the method the seven factors are the skills; knowledge & vision and deliverance 53:11 Everything gets heavy, everything gets old; two types of upekkhā

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about the first steps of the Noble Eightfold Method and taking a playful approach. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDXKQladYg 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 Working hard is the problem 04:02 Thoughts we know for sure are wholesome 05:41 Fear of missing out — the propaganda machine 07:44 A thicket of rules: parent ego state; conditioning 16:53 Right noble viewing: the job is done, play with the toy 23:40 Pay attention; skin in the game, seize the object 33:19 The ultimate success is the feeling of success - samma sankappa 38:10 Choosing the thought we want; staying satisfied 39:25 The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment 43:17 A playful attitude; lila

Karthik and Dhammarato talk about the knowledge required to establish practice. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGIZ53Zq0mk 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 Just enough knowledge 05:18 Ian Stevenson database; haunted houses on the History Channel 08:07 Work to do right now 12:20 Eating meat 16:30 Ānāpānasati is fit for everyone; seeing things as they really are; metta 22:23 Hindrances are thrown out of the mind as soon as they are seen 23:23 Concentration vs. ways of freeing the mind 25:18 1st jhāna - developing the skills through ānāpānasati 29:53 Applied and sustained wholesome thought; sukha; piti; absence of hindrances (fit for work) 34:05 Piti alone is not first jhāna 36:18 Not ready for paticcasamuppāda; work with the physical first 39:36 Dukkha dukkha-nirodha; dealing with what’s real 52:29 Practice four to six times a day

Dhammarato explains the four noble truths and the eightfold noble path. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FwouZRjNCs 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 Greetings and introductions 00:01:30 The four noble truths: dukkha, dukkha nirodha; enlightenment: knowledge and deliverance 00:06:50 The (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction attitude, the eightfold noble method 00:10:50 We create our own emotions—change your emotions with sati and wisdom 00:14:32 Nietzsche had wisdom but didn't know how to practice, liking but not wanting 00:19:55 Our culture teaches us to be our "best", makeup advertising 00:26:34 The eightfold noble path to train the mind into satifaction 00:32:55 Is wanting worth the effort?, Sukha (satisfaction) and Dukkha (dissatisfaction), this is enough 00:46:17 Questions are dissatisfying, conversational rituals, wisdom instead of rules 00:54:46 Preparation for a retreat; the practice is easy, hard is an attitude 01:07:20 We want things to make us safe, cultivate feelings of safety instead of wanting this

The Sangha discuss magic as anything that’s not here right now, the ego’s ultimate disappointment in the lack of transcendence and knowledge of ultimate reality, the difference between clinging and craving, rapid sati, noble sila, and learning through Sangha. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2HC21UPGps 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 Being a contrarian for the group 00:02:29 Guru Viking on the Mahasi technique with Daniel M. Ingram 00:11:11 What’s not here right now doesn’t exist; magic & Timbuktu 00:14:38 Is satisfaction everything? 00:20:58 Mathematics and theoretical physics; precision 00:27:38 Is there a transcendent ultimate reality? 00:28:39 The ego’s ultimate disappointment 00:29:57 Clinging and craving 00:37:22 What’s unwholesome about what you want? 00:38:44 Liking, clinging, woeful states; choosing your thoughts 00:48:53 Anicca, dukkha, anatta; hunger & happiness; a broken heart 00:58:30 Seeking self-validation; once I was nurtured and now I’m busy 01:06:23 Be a different person in just a moment 01:11:02 Developing rapid sati; avoiding anger and fear 01:18:40 Sīla as perception to help understand consequences; noble sīla is active friendship; noble silence 01:29:50 Surprise! Theravada vs. Zen scholarship; Emanuel Sherman 01:48:13 Sangha; fitting things together; you come because you wanted something but stay because you’re not getting it

Scott and Dhammarato talk about sati under difficult circumstances, right livelihood, magical thinking in Buddhism, and helping people to understand the Dhamma by asking questions. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QrNwbCmV4I 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 Seeing in difficult circumstances and being adult 06:36 Don’t take ownership of anything; not my business 10:10 Remain aloof and separated; nurture yourself 19:18 Mothers and Dhamma; Christianity and Buddhism 25:35 Magical thinking: 31 planes of existence 31:23 Jhānas have definable components 35:31 Helping with confusion by asking questions 37:50 We are milestone oriented; if at first you don’t succeed look at what you’re doing

Dennis calls Dhammrato for the first time in two years—they talk about the present moment and it's beauty. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIMc4fdfMQE 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 Ignorance: everything is upside down 00:01:45 The Dhamma ages us fast, 1 Corinthians 13:11 00:04:13 Kahler's five drivers from Transactional Analysis, the only thing left to do is wait 00:11:04 The feeling that someone is staring at us, vibrations 00:13:49 Being in control; relationships; integrating the parent, adult, and child 00:21:29 Wasting energy trying to meet standards, amazed by reality, time is an illusion 00:27:44 The thoughts are not me, wanting to be a monk, life is marvelous 00:32:51 The dhamma is very simple 00:38:17 Doubts are cultural, "lila" in Hinduism 00:40:00 Are you ready to die?, Grief comes from those who are dear (MN 87), Dhammarato's Mom 00:52:29 Sati to have insight into the nature of dukkha 00:56:50 We teach children to be afraid, Kitty learning aboue fear 01:02:00 Discipline to stay in the wholsome, Buddhadasa's death 01:05:34 Courage vs. true fearlessness, martial arts develop speed and attitude 01:12:55 Concluding thoughts: sangha

Connor and Dhammarato talk about the Noble Eightfold method and being satisfied with satisfaction. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO8lCZf-xRU 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 Where next? ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ and the Western Mind 07:38 Remember, look, see the unwholesome thoughts, substitute wholesome thoughts 18:35 Applied and sustained thought; applying the mind to the wholesome 19:11 Learn to control the mind by controlling the breathing 19:51 From discursive thought to being in the senses 23:30 Stay on guard to maintain satisfaction 24:41 Dukkha: falling flat on your face in the mud - just get out

Alex and Dhammarato talk about losing the critical mind, the development of practice, the origin of the “traditional” retreat in 1950s Burma, and the comparison with temple life. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WptKjuw5SA 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 Thoughts are not real; time; awareness 04:08 Right effort; losing the critical mind 10:15 The Dhamma as placebo; one leaf at a time 16:07 You have permission 18:34 Everything really is OK; from paranoia to metanoia 22:16 Seeing change in practice and attitude 24:47 U Ba Khin and the start of the 10-day retreat; temple life 33:47 Congratulations on doing less work; stay there

The Sangha discuss how to deal with negative emotions and the hindrances. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zKXFfbDFww 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 Being satisfied vs. resignation; truth; reality 00:24:39 Seeing is always happening; experiential 00:29:03 Categories, expectations, judgments, skilful observation 00:42:41 Tricky thoughts; compass of human experience 00:45:17 Formal practice vs. practice throughout the day 00:50:11 Wakey wakey: rules, standards, shoulds 01:01:27 Suffering to remove the hindrances 01:09:58 Being OK with reality as it is now 01:15:46 Sadness is an emotion; not a hindrance 01:17:53 Being the victim

Alex and Dhammarato talk about doubt, struggling, asking too much, compatibility issues, and stubbornness. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3v-TDEzRNc 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 Set that thing back down; stop 00:03:20 Just drop it 00:10:47 Stop caring what I think 00:12:31 Doubt, resistance, heaviness, struggle 00:17:07 Attitude change 00:21:57 Is this normal? 00:26:42 See that thought 00:40:13 Expecting too much; just four skills 00:47:41 Seeing stubbornness 00:54:53 Compatibility issues and stubbornness 01:00:27 Mullah Nasruddin does important things; helicopter moms 01:07:37 Controlling the situation — just relax

Alex and Dhammarato talk about enthusiasm for the path and evidence of satisfaction. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_KoiVfco0k 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 Movies, music, computers 04:09 Sinister moustache 08:15 Strong enthusiasm; spaciousness; changing perceptions 22:52 Disorientation and fear; skill development 28:32 Doubt; trust with evidence; you’re already good enough 32:23 Comparing levels of satisfaction 35:52 You do have evidence of satisfaction

The Sangha discuss elements that are lacking in the Western practice of Mahasi Sayadaw’s vipassanā techinque. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcV_t5eOY7A 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 History of the nimitta as training in photographic memory 00:07:50 The fourth tetrad: vipassanā; Mahasi technique 00:15:17 Essential to remove the hindrances - a mind fit for work 00:18:58 Mahasi terminology is archaic and misleading to Westerners 00:23:07 Arising and passing away: creating change; piti 00:27:06 Looking at the features of 1st jhana; 4th jhana, upekkhā 00:33:32 The Western Mahasi technique ignores “seizing the object” 00:37:48 Indiscriminate noting vs. gladdening the mind 00:44:11 Applied and sustained, sukha, upekkhā 00:46:29 Sadie Hawkins success 00:47:24 Piti comes from the realisation you’ve got it 00:48:56 The delusion of the fixed me vs. the crowd; expansion 00:55:29 Seizing the object, the importance of the body, right effort: gladdening the mind 00:59:27 Jhāna is a normal state of mind 01:06:47 A serious mind is dukkha - lighten up 01:09:07 Choiceless awareness vs. practice and performance; being overwhelmed 01:20:44 Letting go; skill development makes things easy 01:25:12 Unwholesome thoughts are coffin nails; āsava 01:28:11 The universe is a cosmic joke and you are the punchline 01:30:25 We’re not supposed to be happy in our culture 01:33:43 Anxiety losing its grip; Mahasi can have benefits 01:37:27 In a Goenka/Mahasi retreat seize the object 01:38:45 Balancing happiness and reason; choice is a reason

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the unusual way in which the Dhamma spread in the West, the flaws in English-language translations of the Pali suttas, the need for a Sangha in the West, and efforts underway to provide a richer environment for teachers, prospective teachers, and students. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py8YVyT7bMc 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 The lack of Sangha in the West 04:43 The unusual history of Pali translation; bad dictionaries 08:14 Teaching Dhamma in the West is difficult 12:10 Meditation is slow for Westerners because there’s no Sangha 16:29 Building a community of like-minded people 17:51 Wats in the United States would welcome Westerners 20:35 Abbots are open to this development 22:46 A rich opportunity for teachers and students 25:46 Helping teachers to learn from each other 30:30 Looking for volunteers; Zoom calls for teachers and prospective teachers 37:24 A clearing house for donations; making sure donors are informed and appreciated 43:41 Bad feelings about unwholesome thoughts; adrenaline 47:08 Paticcasamuppāda 48:56 The value of volunteering

James and Dhammarato talk about the four foundations of mindfulness and the difficulty of conveying the ancient concepts of the Dhamma in modern terms whilst simultaneously avoiding the Western obsession with attainments. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJGlQ-Ygvow 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 Concepts, attainments, experiences, shortcuts 06:27 The whole path: straight from dukkha to sukha 07:30 Four foundations of mindfulness - sati is the key to the door 15:52 Mind moments and types of thought; wholesome and unwholesome; dance steps not regimentation 25:51 Observing types of thought; changing the content 29:24 Right effort and gladdening the mind are skills 32:42 We control the breath and the mind: samma sankappa - right attitude; saddhā - confidence 35:55 Sukha, avyaya - safety, security, comfort, satisfaction 40:01 Saddhā, piti - confidence, success, I’ve got this, wealth 46:09 Go forth and practice according to the noble eightfold method 47:01 No place to go, nothing to do, everything is OK, no worries, not a problem

The Sangha discuss experiences of practice, developing skills, differences between relaxation and investigation, and comparisons with martial arts, language learning, gaming, and social media. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od-3l9wDtQI 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 Vastness and lack of reference points; investigating 00:14:40 Dukkha; seclusion; ānāpānasati; anattā 00:22:26 Identification at different speeds; thought seems rapid 00:25:25 Video game analogy - increasingly rapid noticing - you are not anything you can experience 00:32:19 This is good enough; not hungry for a solution 00:37:26 Just more pattern recognition; dukkha dukkha-nirodha 00:42:21 Relaxation vs. investigation; the thorn that removes the thorn 00:45:08 Letting go of regimentation; ‘Mastery’ by George Leonard; skill and practice 00:51:04 Enjoy it! Learning a language by using phrases as soon as you can; collecting & showing 01:00:26 Every part of the path should be enjoyed; intensity of enthusiasm; effortless effort 01:08:15 Self-inquiry; you are the witness; subtraction not addition 01:11:22 Asceticism as escape 01:13:37 Being satisfied right now; maps and models as future orientation 01:17:11 Habit; addictions; seeing dukkha; no cost all benefit; sukha

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the difference between attitudes and attainments, the pervasiveness of the first three fetters, and seeing that the present moment is good enough. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Z31IoWF2M 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 Sotāpan is not an experience or attainment 05:43 The first three fetters 11:18 We distort reality and cause dukkha; needing evidence and data 18:42 Adam and Eve destroy paradise through the dichotomy of good and evil; sīlabbataparāmāsa 25:32 Coming home; the Dhamma is a toy; this is good enough 28:55 A new way of looking: the territory is safe 32:04 We’re not making comparisons 35:39 Remember to look; take it easy 41:01 Life scripts & drivers: be perfect, try hard, be strong, please me, hurry up 44:52 Conceit and competition; ordinary and noble 53:52 Gratitude

The Sangha discuss how the core teaching of dependent origination pervades the whole Dhamma. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt29G7msQyw 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 The Dhamma is the ability to see what is going on (paticcasamuppāda) 00:10:07 Name and form (nāmarūpa) is perception - making forms (reality) into names (salāyatana) 00:17:28 Wholesomeness as a habit; leaving unfinished business unfinished 00:23:57 Jhanas are natural occurrences of wholesomeness 00:34:12 Sotāpan is not a permanent thing; the first three fetters 00:40:57 Western Buddhism is built on a thirst for knowledge 00:43:07 The four path model vs. virtuoso performance 00:49:43 Personality view and conceit - tree cutting vs. stump removal 00:51:04 Lists are not rank order; the knowledge we have is good enough 00:54:42 No one knows the mind of another; worthy of praise and gifts 01:05:33 Achan Pho; emotional reactions to people; Zen; martial arts

Alex and Dhammarato explore the joy that comes from holding things lightly and the energy released when the internal battle subsides. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUi8mS5R-cM 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 Getting used to painful physical sensations; why body is the first of the four foundations 04:50 Martial arts experience helps 07:16 Practice as relaxing throughout the day; samma sankappa 09:48 Alex carrying the community on his coattails 12:47 The joy of relaxation; giving up regimentation 15:25 Finding it mind-boggling that we are rule-driven; bank robbery analogy 22:05 Inspect whatever it is you want; be satisfied with the liking 25:45 I can handle this 29:10 Feeling more energetic; no more boss battles 33:50 The power of being a noble: you’ve got this; ending the battle inside liberates resources 37:29 Effective affirmations are about what is 40:19 Being an exhausted self-help junkie 42:48 I can appreciate this, but I don’t want it 44:44 Freedom: hold everything lightly

The Sangha discuss the foundations of mindfulness in the context of dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda). See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4YjVM87GUk 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 What is practice useful for? Not getting anything out of meditation. Feeling anxiety 00:05:07 The Mahasi method has a piece missing 00:06:46 We remove hindrances by putting in wholesome thoughts 00:15:02 Doing the same thing and expecting a different result 00:20:07 The impact of childhood dependency 00:22:32 We remember to look and know what to look for; help from the Sangha 00:26:47 The Mahasi method is all hammer and no chisel; the self as a product (the five aggregates - khanda) 00:36:57 Victims of our own feelings because we don’t know them 00:41:08 Talking ourselves into feeling good 00:47:16 Fear of injury was worse than injury; analogy of playing dodgeball 00:55:41 Life is not a dress rehearsal; victimhood 01:03:11 Nurture yourself; let yourself feel really satisfied; getting past the Mahasi method 01:07:53 The skill of accepting a little bit of satisfaction 01:09:57 The real show is in the Sangha

Dhammarato and Stefan talk about desire how it relates to paticca samuppada. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81BCBE6BZ_A 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 Paticca Samuppada (trail analaogy, sewage/hamburger analogy) 00:19:24 Take in more data to connect more dots and suffer less 00:24:10 Liking, but not wanting 00:27:42 Change the attitude (sankappa) from the woeful state of an dumb animal 00:38:50 The dhamma is simple (diamond analogy) 00:47:10 Right effort to be satisfied with not getting what you want 00:50:19 Anapanasati to clean the garbage and put humburgers in the sore 00:52:16 Paticca Samuppada: interconditionality, not cause-and-effect; Ignorance and Sankara 00:59:53 Concluding thoughts

Scott and Dhammarato talk about the loss of a relationship in the context of wanting, clinging, and how to be satisfied without what we want. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ_u_LADZZc 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 Freedom from and freedom to 02:03 Grief comes from those who are dear; wanting and dukkha 15:09 Uncompromising worldviews; whataboutisms 24:16 Magical thinking; what’s not right here right now? 29:10 Matriarchy and patriarchy 32:09 Sadie Hawkins Day; being satisfied without what you want 40:41 Things will come to me on my terms; don’t do that dukkha 47:00 One who is honourable - kind, generous, fun-loving, truthful 52:14 Catch on to wanting quick - I see that right now - wakey-wakey 58:34 There’s no dukkha that I can’t nirodha

The Sangha discuss the conditions behind needy states and how to change causes and conditions to form wise feelings. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOc_4alvAuE 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 Direct causes, conditions, catalysts, dependent origination 11:43 The five aggregates and their results are paticcasamuppāda; hell, hungry ghost, dumb animal, asura 15:43 Functionality from the ways things are put together: rūpa, vedanā, saññā, sankhāra, viññāna 19:47 There is no self in the five aggregates (four foundations of mindfulness) 33:02 Perception is a mental creation system; we attach names as handles to create something new (salāyatana) 36:50 Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a new result; forming wholesome new sankhāra 44:10 Having wise feelings; being satisfied

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the wisdom that leads to skilful choices and how lineage supports passing on the spark of Dhamma. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX4g0Ho8JzE 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 Drowning in dukkha; fear, rule following, failing to relax, losing the nurturing mind 12:17 Wanting to do stuff; wanting to have stuff 16:58 I like satisfaction but I can do without it 19:16 The Second Noble Truth; social conditioning 24:02 The Third Noble Truth; it’s OK not to get what you want 27:44 When does our quiet desperation get noisy? 32:16 Letting go of a painful life; wanting becoming needing is the delusion 34:58 Relax - effort sucks; just testing 36:02 Teaching drums as teaching Dhamma 43:08 Lineage is about passing on the spark of the Dhamma 44:23 Teaching, wisdom, friendship 50:50 Wake up and handle it well

The Sangha discuss right effort, right livelihood, and ethical approaches to dealing with other people. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW5z9Edkw-0 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 Using right effort to come to relaxation - shoulds, oughts, musts 06:07 Right livelihood - ethical sales, marketing, teaching 35:30 You don’t know me… active giving 44:55 ‘Dirty little scoundrels’, selfishness, tribalism 50:21 German rap; 90s Memphis Gangsta rap

Alex and Dhammarato talk about the ups and downs of practice and being satisfied. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdVnrc6M2bA 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 Enthusiasm, energy, change: keep looking 04:20 Viktor Frankl ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ 07:25 The jhanas don’t matter - look at gladdening the mind 10:01 Congratulate yourself whether there’s dukkha or not 14:57 Being a little bit satisfied 18:18 Up and down; back and forth - no zero to ten scale

James and Dhammarato discuss control of the breath and gladdening the mind as the route to a change of attitude and fulfilment of the factors of awakening. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkQeCte15c 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 Western Buddhists miss the central points of ānāpānasat; the breath of life; discursive thought; mind moments 00:16:41 The purpose is the fulfilment of other things especially a change of attitude (samma sankappa) 00:20:54 Understand first; fill the gaps in afterwards; everything is ok now; we are safe and secure 00:30:57 Develop wholesome thoughts rather than trying to drop thoughts altogether 00:35:45 Western Buddhism misses “gladdening the mind” which appears in so many suttas 00:39:10 Always look on the bright side of life; the first knowledge: “I can handle it” 00:45:12 Changing the mind from unwholesome thoughts to wholesome thoughts is gladdening the mind 00:57:22 We have to learn to control the mind; right effort is the stick 01:09:18 Master sukha; samādhi is the quality of a mind fit for work

Eric and Dhammarato discuss the perception of tiredness, making friends on the inside, and the benefits of Sangha. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeydGbUDBbw 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 Investigating tiredness; cycles of feedback 02:52 Pay attention to your breath now 09:53 If it’s not here it’s not worth spending time on 13:16 Making friends on the inside 20:41 Tiredness is relative to the burden you perceive 22:43 Talking about the Dhamma; keeping each other focussed on the wholesome 28:34 Developing Sangha 34:45 Ten minutes six times a day making friends with yourself

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the properties of a mind fit for work and wisdom at the point of contact with reference to greed, ill-will, and confusion conditioned by rule-bound perception. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w5LU2qFYH4 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 The moment is the frame of reference; gaining distance 00:05:31 Rules are often the highway to hell 00:11:56 A mind fit for work (1st jhana); wisdom at the point of contact (what to do in 1st jhana) 00:15:29 Three kinds of ignorant feeling lead to dukkha; ill-will, confusion, greed; rule-bound perception 00:29:57 It doesn’t matter what’s going on: am I satisfied? 00:31:49 Wise confusion is to be satisfied and await more information; Devadatta’s story 00:37:00 Analogy of the rat hole (paticcasamuppāda) 00:46:01 Dhammarato has no method 00:49:40 Pride; intentionally pointing-out; Aṅgulimāla’s rehabilitation; bully or a bull? 01:02:15 Learning to recognise confusion; asking questions 01:05:15 Catching old rules 01:06:34 Vedanā is the crux of paticcasamuppāda; dukkha is a grand discovery

Alex and Dhammarato discuss how doubts and fears become imaginary survival issues and how the wisdom of situational awareness and being in the senses restores our sense of safety and security. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymeiQUCKQiE 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 I’m not my thoughts or feelings 00:07:22 Representation and reality in paticcasamuppāda 00:12:50 The language of the self-preservation instinct is fear: I’m in danger 00:18:38 Get into the senses and gather new information 00:25:52 Wisdom, situational awareness, childish fear: freezing, fight, flight 00:33:42 Unwholesome thoughts proliferate in modern society 00:38:46 Seeing fear as a survival issue; zero-sum games; generosity 00:46:16 Sukha has the qualities of safety, security, and wealth borne of generosity 00:57:12 Seeing a thought as empty is a wholesome thought 01:02:09 Liking something without wanting it 01:04:01 Investigating nothing; fear and OCD 01:10:41 Doubts as fears; being satisfied with fear 01:15:02 Whataboutisms, holding things lightly; waking up 01:18:28 There’s more music to learn

The Sangha discuss satisfaction and enthusiasm as core skills of practice, friendliness as our approach to the world, and the difference between causality and conditionality. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He71rmtJcDE 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 Piti and sukha are both skills to be developed; enthusiasm rather than dedication 00:08:25 Nothing is worth worrying about; nothing is an emergency 00:21:08 Judging and comparing as unwholesome thoughts 00:26:49 The whole point is satisfaction; just enough is enough 00:33:47 The energy gets intense, never mind 00:38:42 The Sangha is about sharing the joy 00:43:55 Friendliness as default 00:53:27 David Hume, causation vs. conditionality; paticcasamuppāda and inter-relatedness 01:09:12 Sati sampajañña - seeing inter-relatedness 01:14:51 Western psychology and Buddhism complement each other

DJ and Dhammarato talk about the three types of Sankara and how they fit into Paticca Samuppada. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOjUh0C950M 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 Sankara, three types (Bodily, Mental, Verbal) 01:40 Bodily Sankara is the muscle memory 06:15 Verbal Sankara are the rites, rules, and rituals (silabataparamasa) 09:23 Citta Sankara is the emotional memory 10:45 The child, parent, and adult from Transactional Analysis 20:41 The Five Aggregates and Paticca Samuppada 48:58 Correct anapanasati practice creates new Sankara, which will stop Paticca Samuppada at the point of contact (phassa)

Alex and Dhammarato talk about changing a goal-oriented perspective into being present right now. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8x2Obzilyo 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 The ditch is getting shallower 00:01:55 You don’t need any help; events are not challenges or struggles 00:08:29 Looking for love in all the wrong places 00:13:22 Find the smallest unit of win 00:14:36 You don’t have to focus 00:19:08 The order is “one by one as they occur” - no mental gymnastics required 00:23:40 Come out of the rule-following and nurture yourself 00:37:16 So I can just relax? 00:43:41 Planning for future dukkha is dukkha: just nurture yourself 00:48:08 Be satisfied without answers; let unwholesome thoughts go 00:51:05 There’s nothing to it 00:52:33 Using one thorn to pull out another thorn: hello darkness my old friend 00:58:52 Being a better dog than the dogs; the way of the ancients 01:02:49 It doesn’t need to work out in any particular way

Alex and Dhammarato discuss new skills of being in the present by paying attention happily and developing wisdom. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4qGaqSqyE0 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 What’s not here right now? 03:23 Doubt: is this good enough? 09:43 Come and join the joy 15:14 Dispersion: pay attention to what you’re doing now 22:29 Metta: change unwholesome thoughts by attention on the present 25:27 Piti-sukha and a new skill to be developed 33:15 Back to basics; joy as an anchor 40:51 Sukha to upekkha 45:49 Begin to notice how many thoughts are self-referential 47:53 Practice getting out of the ditch; slipping without falling 51:34 Dukkha declines in importance 53:32 Get out of your frame of reference: the map is not the territory

The Sangha chat about mindfulness in different settings, being aware of meaningless rules, wholesome practice and hindrances, positive feedback loops, and mindful news consumption. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-a27elHb3c 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 Sati at work; unmet needs and overconsumption 00:08:07 Popular culture, trivia, and sports 00:17:59 Rites, rules and rituals in daily life 00:23:19 Enjoying the weather 00:25:15 Experience of practice; good practice maintains itself 00:31:25 Being at the right stage for retreats 00:38:00 Addicted to being dissatisfied 00:45:58 Making happiness into a rule; fear of fear 00:53:30 “No pain, no gain” is not a wholesome idea 00:55:49 Seeing the house of cards 01:01:30 The imaginary journey with its imaginary obstacles 01:09:08 Dukkha and positive feedback loops 01:16:02 The witness, the dreamless, and self-enquiry 01:23:47 Boredom, time, seclusion 01:28:13 Mindful news consumption

Ron and Dhammarato discuss how to deal with atypical experiences as just another mind moment, controlling the feelings, and spreading the joy. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SiAnC3tjJA 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 Elusive experiences, Mahasi, attainments 05:45 We have to see dukkha to embark on the journey 07:19 Dependently arising 09:56 Experiences are ordinary - no superlatives required 13:00 Getting stuck in the past (hindrances) 17:04 Setting a standard, seeing the measure 21:47 There’s nothing to it 22:53 You can control your feelings and there’s a process for doing it 23:46 The Buddha figured this out 2500 years ago but most will never listen 27:07 Whistle while you work

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the five aggregates as a basis for understanding anatta and conditionality. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-FKgLw_pQk 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 The arising and passing away — what’s not there? 00:11:49 The five drivers of TA - the mechanisms of destiny 00:16:02 The five aggregates - smoke gets in your eyes 00:26:12 Products of the past - analogy of the library 00:28:59 The delusion of being the body 00:36:40 The delusion of being the feelings 00:39:08 The delusion of being the memory 00:49:00 The delusion of being perception 00:49:36 The delusion of being consciousness 01:00:38 The baby shower game - laughing at me, mine, I 01:14:36 Pick yourself up, dust yourself off… 01:19:22 I want to keep this and get more 01:25:44 More naturally grown moments of joy - just be