Dhammarato Dhamma

The Ultimate Secret to Becoming Enlightened Is… | Brian #6 | 5.22.21

11:20 for the secret...
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Nimitta & Renunciation Debunked | Robert Co #18 | 5.23.21

Debunking Nimitta & Renunciation
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Gratification, Danger, and Escape | Parker #6 | 4.13.21

Dhammarato and Parker add on to a previous call on Right Livelihood with the Buddha's teach of gratification, danger, and escape.
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00:00:00 Gratification, The Monkey and the Treat00:13:23 Right View, Security Camera Analogy00:24:40 Thoughts, Speech, and Actions00:29:57 Insights That Change Habits00:36:52 The Entertainment Industry and Restlessness00:39:23 Gratification-Danger Cost-Benefit Analysis00:42:50 The Sports Industry Bait and Switch00:49:44 Thoughts Are the Most Important00:57:24 Protection, Permission, and Potency01:07:53 Recap

Know Your Buttons | Ben M #9 | 5.23.21

Dhammarato and Ben talk about how one can start to find patterns that set off unwholesome thoughts—they use the analogy of buttons. We really do create our own reality!
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00:00 Sometimes Right Effort Is Easy, Sometimes It's Not.07:17 Lower the Banners, Know Your Buttons35:08 Don't Do List43:16 Joyous Attitude45:52 Know Your Buttons52:46 We Create Our Own Reality

Introduction to the Four Noble Truths | Ray #1 | 5.21.21

Dhammarato gives Ray an introduction to the four noble truths and right practice.
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00:00:00 Suffering and the End of Suffering00:09:04 We Can Change00:21:03 Two Kinds of Thoughts00:29:00 The Cause of Suffering00:34:01 Four Modes of Clinging00:45:56 Gratification, Danger, and Escape; Wisdom00:48:55 The End of Suffering and The Eightfold Noble Path01:07:20 Practice Instructions

You Can Meditate Right Now! | Robert Co #17 | 5.19.21

Dhammarato and Robert talk about how you can meditate right now—no need for formalities. Just take a nice deep breath. Dhammarato also speaks to the desire to try and fix society before we have fixed our own brain. Only those who want help can be helped.
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00:00:00 You Can Meditate Right Now!00:12:07 Getting Away from It All, Three Parts of the Brain00:25:52 The Highly Educated Are Attracted to the Dhamma00:35:00 You Can Get the Job Done While Joyful!00:50:45 Fix Your Brain First; Don't Try and Fix Society.01:19:34 Get the Unwholesome Thoughts out Now!

Everything is Okay | Devon #18 | 3.13.21

Dhammarato and Devon talk about replacing the unwholesome thoughts with wholesome thoughts.
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00:00 Wrong View, Mundane Right View, and Supramundane Right View07:08 Right Effort to Replace the Unwholesome with Wholesome19:38 The Solution to Remorse

Becoming a Lion | Ben M #8 | 5.19.21

Dhammarato and Ben talk about the discernment, quickness, and awareness which helps one develop the right attitude of a lion.
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00:00 Discernment to End Samsara11:00 Judging Your Joy17:17 Confidence in "It's Not My Business."24:02 Speed of Quick Discernment32:11 Proprioceptive Awareness and Rock Climbing45:14 Being a Lion Who Is above the World

Length of Practice | Brian #5 | 5.18.21

Dhammarato and Brian talk about length of practice, and the formalities that oftentimes take away from one's meditation.
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00:00:00 Monks and Eating00:04:22 The Buddha's Simple Instructions on Meditation00:24:28 Training Differently00:32:20 Metta and Wholesome Thoughts00:41:19 Meditate for How Long?00:54:22 Let Go!01:01:49 Confidence in the Path

Ordinary Right View | James W #1 | 5.8.21

Dhammarato and Janes talk about the ordinary right view—covering topics such as the self, the self-preservation and herding instincts, rebirth, and investigation.
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00:00:00 Ownership, Control, and Agency00:11:29 Ordinary Right View00:18:04 The Origin of Grasping00:24:00 Ordinary Buddhism Is About Past and Future00:53:16 Rebirth01:06:42 Practice Questions: Breathing & Awareness01:20:08 Investigation Once Mind is Fit for Work