Dhammarato Dhamma

Another Hour Waisted by Caring Too Much | Daniel #2 | 10.8.22

Daniel and Dhammarato explore the conflation of Buddhism and the Dhamma. #buddhadhamma #ignorance #clinging
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/an3.65https://suttacentral.net/an3.66
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00:00:00 The rebirth of the self in dukkha; wanting magic00:03:48 Six answers to yes and no questions; caring for and caring about00:13:34 The four assurances (AN 3.65; AN 3.66); the Visuddhimagga is a bad source00:26:15 Karma and vipaka; cause and effect; random and pseudorandom00:36:03 Caring and confirmation bias; the Christianity of Jesus and Paul00:42:11 Dependent origination; immediate past, present, and future; uncomfortable truths00:53:10 Don’t know, don’t care; the first fetter01:08:12 The noble truths; samsara

Seclusion and Sangha | Zach #8 | 10.7.22

Zach and Dhammarato talk about the different environments that support understanding of the Dhamma. #sangha #seclusion #community
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00:00 The Sangha; associating with people who are worthy of our association06:09 Wholesome and valuable environments: seclusion and Sangha14:53 Wats and cultural issues; Dhamma difficult to find for Westerners21:26 Online Sanghas; nobles in Thailand; associating with nobles as a training25:09 You are a product of the five people you spend the most time with29:41 Looking for role models; imprinting; Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa; meeting nobles in Thailand47:31 Goenka as guru; developing teachers; tempering54:40 Five ways to learn

The Five Aggregates | Martin #2 | 10.7.22

Martin and Dhammarato talk about the implications of the five aggregates for the sense of self and the capactiy for change and also as an introduction to dependent origination. #fiveaggregates #dependentorigination #self
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/mn117https://suttacentral.net/mn22
Confirmation biasConfirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
False Memory SyndromeIn psychology, false memory syndrome (FMS) describes a condition in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by false memories, recollections that are factually incorrect yet strongly believed.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory_syndrome
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00:00:00 The five aggregates; rebirth and reincarnation; Rig Veda00:05:26 Wrong view and ordinary right view (MN 117)00:11:41 Rebirth is a ridiculous idea; false memories00:16:57 Practice; what we can experience; consciousness00:26:52 Back to the five aggregates; chariot simile; change00:44:18 Memories are dependently arising; right noble effort00:46:54 Perception00:50:48 No self in the five aggregates00:54:00 Unwholesome thoughts and the self; not bound by memories00:56:58 The five aggregates are an introduction to dependent origination (MN 22)

The Power of Caring about Stuff One Knows Nothing About | Daniel #1 | 10.7.22

Daniel and Dhammarato explore the questioning mind. #questions #seekingthetruth #delusion
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/mn22https://suttacentral.net/mn121https://suttacentral.net/mn122
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00:00:00 Rebirth, reincarnation, and dependent origination (MN 20)00:04:57 Mental rebirth; mistranslations00:10:41 Avoiding future disappointment; permanent enlightenment (MN 22)00:24:13 Anicca, anatta 00:26:20 You have a choice; the parent and the child ego state; easy to manipulate00:31:33 Silabbataparamasa; autopilot; being reborn in an unhappy state00:36:10 The Buddha did not teach perfection; lack of factual information00:39:38 “Enlightenment” does not exist in the suttas; disappointment in the lack of magic00:43:42 Stop working so hard; drop unwholesome thought00:49:19 What is the right question?00:51:34 Guru Viking; Daniel Ingram; throwing out unwholesome thoughts; doubt00:57:48 Dukkha, dukkha-nirodha (MN 121, MN 122)01:02:12 The first two noble truths; the eightfold noble path; ānāpānasati

Four Foundations of Alertness (Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta - MN 10) | The Sangha UK #85 | 10.5.22

The Sangha discuss the four foundations of mindfulness or alertness as presented in the Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta of the Majjhima Nikāya 10. #mindfulness #awakening #mindfulnessofbreathing 
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00:00 Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta (MN 10)02:44 The body as body; wholesome thoughts05:28 Mindfulness of breathing; understanding not concentrating; relaxing not tranquillising11:00 Internal and external; arising of sensations; body as body19:50 Giving up craving for the body30:32 Contemplation of feelings 33:35 Contemplation of mind; the four blemishes (āsavas); meta-awareness38:38 The five aggregates; dependent origination 41:55 Contemplation of mind objects; six sense bases; wisdom at the point of contact45:00 The seven enlightenment (awakening) factors51:39 The four noble truths

Hard to Change? | Tessa #9 | 10.2.22

Tessa and Dhammarato talk about feeling safe, secure, happy, and satisfied as a practical activity. #change #develop #grow
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00:00 Practicing for five minutes once an hour06:24 Is it hard to change?09:51 Don’t complain! Congratulate yourself for everything you see12:22 Feeling safe and secure17:06 Thoughts triggered by sensations in the body21:14 Investigate the environment; take a deep breath29:46 Never mind, start again31:18 Take another breath; let the body relax35:28 Everything is OK; everything is fine; see the reality of the situation44:16 Being sick is different from thinking sick; smile

Being in the World | The Sangha UK #86 | 10.2.22

The Sangha talk about being in the moment in seclusion and in the world. #beinginthemoment #seclusion #buddhadhamma 
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00:00:00 Looking at thoughts and feelings00:05:26 Practice; right attitude; ānāpānasati 00:12:33 Reading the suttas; seclusion and being in the world00:18:22 Finding the present moment00:19:52 Reddit stream entry; magical Buddhism; letting go00:25:38 Magical thinking and failing to investigate; rebirth; causes and conditions00:34:14 Craving; wanting to feel special00:37:47 Attachment and dukkha; nurturing00:41:48 Openness in the Sangha; suppressed emotions; confidence in the Dhamma00:48:00 Seclusion and balance; slow everything down; tune into the breath00:53:39 Building a rhythm of wholesome thoughts; when Spring comes the grass grows; TMI01:01:36 Equanimity; a mind fit for work

Always a Dead Loss | The Sangha US #56 | 10.1.22

The Sangha look at the nature of the four jhānas and what they tell us about practice. #jhana #sotapan #beinginthemoment 
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/mn111
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00:00:00 Monks don’t like to talk about jhāna or any kind of attainment00:07:40 “Vipassana” not used often in the suttas; no distinction from samatha (stability)00:18:27 Practicing skills in seclusion; cleaning the mind is samatha; recognising hindrances 00:26:35 The Buddha’s practice; first jhāna is the path; the beginner’s job is to remove the hindrances (MN 111)00:35:48 Talking ourselves into feeling good; feeling successful 00:46:25 Fourth jhāna and seeing how the mind works; first jhāna as a basis for life00:56:56 There are four jhānas; states of the fourth jhāna; paticcasamuppāda01:03:03 Perceiving things in a wholesome way01:06:52 Always a dead loss: we don’t attain anything; a sotāpan is someone who is eager; everything is in flux

The Two Buddhisms | Jonas #1 | 10.1.22

Jonas and Dhammarato discuss the two Buddhisms, magical and supermundane, and how the latter is founded on just three skills. #buddhism #mindfulness #supermundane
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00:00 There are two Buddhisms: ordinary (magical with no relief of dukkha) and noble/supermundane03:56 Rebirth and reincarnation: no one knows whether they exist or not; Visuddhimagga untrustworthy 06:09 Magical translators; rebirth of mood; identity08:06 Wise attention: right here, right now; the four noble truths09:48 The Buddha doesn’t ask you to attain anything - stopping, dropping11:31 The eightfold noble method; right effort; applied and sustained wholesome thought14:54 Obstructions and hindrances are unwholesome; living in the future17:59 Skills to be developed: three groups; gladdening the mind; sati, ditthi, effort 23:46 The state of sukha: safe, secure, comfortable, and satisfied — an attitude of success27:50 Right noble unification of mind; morality31:44 Nothing’s left; Zen Buddhism; enjoy the vacant lot; subtle and profound, but not difficult

Fear and Dread (MN 4) | The Sangha UK #87 | 9.29.22

The Sangha discuss the meaning of the Bhayabheravasutta (Fear and Dread) of the Majjhima Nikāya 4. #seclusion #fear #insight
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00:00 Fear and dread; the hero’s journey (MN 4)05:34 Purification of bodily conduct; unwholesome fear and dread15:44 First jhāna: applied and sustained thought (thinking and considering)23:32 Second jhāna 29:42 Third jhāna; equanimity30:43 Fourth jhāna; neither pain nor pleasure; the fundamental building blocks of experience34:36 Darkness was banished and light arose; seeing with the eye of the Dhamma (divine eye)40:05 Understanding other people; cause and effect for yourself and others43:05 Direct insight into the four noble truths; a lamp in the darkness50:23 An endless cycle; enjoyment of practice; good in the beginning, middle, and end