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Taming the Dragon | The Sangha UK #25 | 1.19.22
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Taming the Dragon | The Sangha UK #25 | 1.19.22

Dhammarato Dhamma

April 8, 20221h 27m

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Show Notes

The Sangha discuss how we are conditioned to feel bad, being results-oriented instead of process-oriented, the meaning of dependent origination, sources of inspiration, and experiences on retreat.

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00:00:00 The Sangha is a joy; sati is the special sauce
00:07:11 We are process oriented and don’t demand anything
00:14:14 Freedom and dependent origination
00:23:28 Investigation is a joy; laughing at the absurdity of the whole thing
00:31:55 Work, music, wholesome thoughts, Beethoven’s ninth
00:44:42 Pali canon, philosophers, monastics, inspiration
00:49:17 Natthiko, reflecting on death and fear, cemetery meditations
00:59:39 Experiences of Wat Suan Mokkh, retreats, seclusion
01:17:59 It’s all in the mind; conditioned resistance to change