Investigation Is an Active Process | The Sangha UK #28 | 1.26.22

The Sangha discuss the qualities of investigation, suicide & despair, growing confidence, and the value of the Sangha.

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00:00 There’s no way to happiness, happiness is the way
02:25 Hilarious suicidal thoughts
08:35 Trying too hard
17:49 Vipassana, Daniel Ingram, The Mind Illuminated
21:45 Investigation has an active quality, more like a security camera than a photograph
28:16 You have to use what you know
33:00 Read the suttas; don’t beat yourself up
36:47 Shifts in perception vs. habits become less effortful
39:10 Che sarà sarà
43:23 The Sangha has wonderful momentum
45:02 It gets easier to notice wholesome thoughts
47:02 Restlessness and conceit
50:27 Doubt. The teaching is simple
53:49 Wherever you are take a breath, everything is OK