Dhammarato Dhamma

Be Here or It | Ferdinand

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Underlying Tendencies | Willy | 10.27.18

The Tathata taught the four modes of clinging, also calling them "underling tendencies". These map one to one with 20th centry sience's 4 primary instincts. It seems inspiring and trust building that modern science has started to rediscover the teachings of the Buddha.
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Paticca Samupada, What Goes Haywire with the Way We Think | Ferdinand

The Buddha set out a map of the mind that when understood, can be applied to ones own mind so that the student can figure out that useless stupid question "what's it all about".
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00:00 Ajahn Chah's rules were to help the farangs fit in to the high Thai standards05:43 Early paticca samuppada, Conciousness: "knowledge of contact"09:12 The startle reflex - the eyes and the ears are connected to the reptilian brain as well as the frontal cortex14:45 The body is controlled by the reptilian brain - anger, grief, anxiety

On Daddies | Danny

Every Dhamma Dude has Daddy Issues.
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Long Introduction | Ashley #1

This intro puts all the important pieces to the puzzle so that the student is able to put it all together.
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Formal Practice for Old Students | Ferdinand

Introduction to dhamma.
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See Dukkha | Willy

Go window shopping for Dukkha, seek it out, get to know it well—know your enemy. This is the first Noble truth, practice well.
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1st Jhana Is the Sweet Spot | Ferdinand

1st Jhana and what to do to clean the mind to make it fit for work, and what to apply the mind to.
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Ambition (Part 2/2) | Robert/Nanrin (จันทร์)

Wanting is suffering.
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00:00 Ordaining in old age02:27 Why was the Buddha so anti-sex?; Sexuality, dress codes, and age10:40 Ajahn Samedho and Ajahn Chah—I like her but I don't want her, Christian conditioning around porn, Porn addiction and dopamine, Boredom is restlessness 21:21 Boredom comes and goes: see it as it arises, Retreats, The average student has a seven-year gap between retreats, Meditation posture31:20 Ambition and "who am I?"—wanting something makes you a victim34:25 Real progress is progress that the student is satisfied with; Dhammrato's Dad: "I'm not afraid of work, I can sit down beside it and take a nap"37:45 The Dhamma is all about letting go (AN 8.53), It doesn't matter whether you're a monk or not, The Supramundane Dhamma47:30 Call freezes

Ambition (Part 1/2) | Robert/Nanrin (จันทร์)

Ambition is dukkha when it is unwise.
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00:00:00 The YouTube, Buddhadasa recordings, Teaching is the best way to learn the dhamma (AN 5.26)00:07:35 Dark Night of the Soul, 16 Stages of Insight—the meaning was lost in translation00:13:43 Pali to Thai translations, Thai language origin, Confucianism, Chinese/international technology and politics00:32:04 No one going along to get along with the social system is happy, ambition vs. satisfaction, information is power00:42:00 Seven weird philosophers: Bodhidharma, lions have a lion's roar, the nesting instinct—Angkor Wat and Buddhism00:52:00 Parents don't like kids losing ambition; Christianity's downfall; "Once you see a lie to be a lie, you can't see it any other way."00:59:10 Ambition is deep, because it defines the self; The Dark Night of the Soul is seeing the danger in ambition01:05:30 Choosing not to pursue a PhD or other ambitious ways of life 01:08:24 "What if I lose my ambition?" mistake, Buddha lying down in cold weather on hard ground story, The society is the collection of our instincts01:12:53 The path is good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end when working correctly; Free of being told what to do—follow your wisdom; all lions are unique01:19:23 MN 22—drop our banners/identifications to be free, 1990s American companies telling Thailand to adopt their laws, Thailand and China foreign policy01:27:28 Are you going to be your own man, or are you going to be part of the society?, How do we deal with those who want you to be a sheep?, Lay disciples of the Buddha01:33:37 Citta—the number one lay disciple of the Buddha, the four paths are just states of mind, Dhammarato supports lay people instead of monks (the monks have enough support)01:39:54 The Buddha teaches for future generations, Giving up ambition does not mean one has to become a monk01:41:43 Robert on becoming a monk, The formalization of the ordination process and the Vinaya, Requisites for the spiritual path (VISAs, food, shelter, etc.)01:54:10 The story of the monk who disrobed seven times, Can a old man ordain?02:00:25 Screen froze, below is the link for part two:https://youtu.be/Ga9OZE64NWg