Dhammarato Dhamma

Dependent Origination: From Ignorance to Dukkha | The Sangha US #48 | 8.6.22

The Sangha discuss the twelve links of dependent origination from ignorance to dukkha. #dependentorigination #beinginthemoment #wisdom 
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentra.net/mn117
False memory syndromehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory_syndrome
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00:00:00 Dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda): ignorance is the foundation00:07:52 Sankhāra are old memories of little value00:08:15 Consciousness (viññāna, sensory input) is a type of sankhāra; understanding of sensory input is perception00:10:45 Nāmarūpa is perception00:13:09 Salāyatana: our understanding of perception; the nun’s habit example00:17:56 AI and creativity; recognition00:25:22 Contact: ignorance embedded in processed data00:33:29 Liking, wanting, grasping, clinging: ignorance in this moment; wisdom at the point of contact (MN 117)00:51:09 Crafting an identity: the personality view00:56:44 Physical pain, piti, sukha; responding to pain that cannot be alleviated01:06:36 Goals, desires, cravings; wanting validation; have little goals that you can meet01:13:06 Handling this moment; time frame: only a day long; enjoy this next breath

Breathe Well | Dean #6, Laurent | 8.6.22

Laurent, Dean, and Dhammarato talk abou practicing during covid19 and other illnesses and whether students should aim for fourth jhāna. #jhana #mindfulnessofbreathing #recuperation 
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/mn19
Bhikkhu Vimalaramsihttps://www.dhammasukha.org/ven-bhante-vimalaramsi
Hillside Hermitagehttps://www.hillsidehermitage.org
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00:00:00 Congestion; breathing better; nose and mouth; practice during illness00:16:57 Tiredness; oxygen depletion00:19:57 Covid fears; sitting upright; the many benefits of ānāpānasati 00:33:53 Avoiding being a victim during illness; playing with new toys00:45:44 Right view is investigating, inspecting, looking; wake up and look right here, right now (MN 19)00:56:50 Smear campaigns; don’t deal with people when you’re in the wrong mood01:00:31 Vimalaramsi’s students reach sotāpan on a 10-day retreat, why don’t you encourage your students with the jhāna01:03:28 We don’t manipulate reality in the jhāna; enjoy the show01:05:43 You don’t answer the question; why not aim for fourth jhāna?01:08:09 Enthusiasm and the sotāpan01:09:02 Ajahn Nyanamoli Thero and Hillside Hermitage; senses and sense pleasures; laypeople and monks01:13:55 Don’t make rules, look; remember to shut up01:17:30 Piti and sukha are temporary; things change; skills develop01:21:42 Someday directly answer my questions

Teaching Enthusiasm | Markus M #6 | 8.5.22

Markus and Dhammarato talk about the foundational skills of the noble eightfold path. #nobleeightfoldpath #mindfulnessofbreathing #confidence 
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00:00 Being pro-active about wholesome thoughts; gladdening the mind is the first thing that should be done05:01 The Dhamma is best learned in small groups; Western Buddhism misses the point08:30 Transmission of joy, enthusiasm, delight for the Dhamma10:28 The value of the Dhamma is great but repetition is essential; mindfully wake up; mind state influences mind objects20:35 Investigating the state of mind is the first thing we do; then: how can we tweak this thing?24:26 Ānāpānasati is like a jigsaw puzzle: seeing body, feelings, and mind working together26:55 Diffuse anxiety and being unaware of unwholesome thoughts; fear is primary31:10 Gladdening the mind is working with body and feelings: out of the past, out of the future; the breath is life-giving38:19 Safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction, the basis of ānāpānasati 42:38 The various postures are about whether we are comfortable; 10 minutes for practice; confidence grows46:15 The progress of skill development; feeling wealthy (sammā sankappa)48:45 Unification of mind and perfect morality; the teaching is simple: don’t worry be happy

Tensions in the Body | The Sangha UK #72 | 8.3.22

The Sangha discuss the progress of practice through experience of tensions in the body as insight into the causes and conditions of dukkha. #anapanasati #beinginthemoment #mindfulnessofbreathing 
Suttas mentioned in this discussion:https://suttacentral.net/mn111
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00:00:00 Our relationship to unpleasant sensations 00:06:58 Misinformation about waking up; needing at least 1st jhāna00:15:31 Cleaning vs. brute force vipassanā; a common sense attitude to happiness00:22:23 Heaviness in the chest; taking a deep breath00:31:07 Tension between the eyes; migraine; the steps of ānāpānasati 00:47:29 Gladdening the mind is powerful; winning the game of life; progress of the jhāna (MN 111)00:55:35 The Buddha was a regular dude who became awakened01:00:41 Elephant analogy; insight into causes and conditions01:08:50 The true self as a useful fiction

No Competition | Eno #17 | 8.2.22

Eno and Dhammarato talk about seeing the think-feel cycle and learning to control the feelings. #beinginthemoment #egoism #nobleeightfoldpath 
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/mn2
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00:00:00 Following your heart, instincts, automatic pilot; intuitions: sensations vs. magical thinking00:03:57 Waking up to the dual process00:07:57 Seeing critical thoughts and becoming more critical; seeing the think-feel cycle00:21:59 Achan Pho; playing with the senses; just keep open; part of the waking up process00:34:12 Who is having these thoughts? (MN 2)00:44:43 Noticing egotistical thoughts; can you see what’s going on without the rule?01:04:33 Using new delusions to challenge old delusions; developing the skill to control the feelings

Investigation is a Skill | Markus M #5 | 7.31.22

Markus and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of practice based on the noble eightfold method and the development of investigation into the wholesomenesses of thoughts as a skill. #beinginthemoment #nobleeightfoldpath #wholesomememes 
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00:00:00 Practice and skill levels; the results of correct practice can be seen00:07:45 The Buddha teaches only one thing: dukkha, dukkha-nirodha; never mind, start again; don’t worry, be happy00:16:35 Being a victim; rites of passage; victimhood is a mentality; feeling safe and secure00:30:21 The four noble truths; greed and ill-will based in ignorance; the eightfold noble path: a method for right attitude00:42:23 Fear, survival, false positives00:47:03 Practicing being in a state of satisfaction; practicing joy, not endurance00:56:27 Samādhi: gathering the factors together00:59:38 Shorter periods of practice are helpful01:01:21 Wholesome thoughts: easily found in the here now; investigation is a skill

Check Things Out | Eric R #7 | 8.12.22

Eric and Dhammarato talk about the finer points of ānāpānasati practice. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment
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00:00:00 Playing with the breath; don’t put too much work into it, just build sati00:04:02 Sati joke; mind, behaviour, heart, breathing; remember often enough00:09:16 A bit of time after the out-breath for relaxation and getting in touch with feelings; being in touch with body00:23:30 The wholesome use of imagination; “karuna” translated as “nurturing”; avoiding thankas becoming kasinas00:34:06 You don’t have to close your eyes00:37:56 Sati: do you come back with an in-breath or an out-breath?The breath is life itself; waking up to satisfaction00:47:08 Sustained deep breathing is like a layer of wholesomeness00:58:34 The emotions are the language of the child; taking control of the feelings

The Teaching is Small | Christian B #3 | 7.31.22

Christian, Laurent, and Dhammarato talk about the Dhamma as a simple teaching that works for everyone. #dependentorigination #anapanasati #nobleeightfoldpath
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00:00 The teaching is small; one size fits all09:02 The mind is the forerunner; anchors: motivation devices to wake up17:24 We use the mind to train the body and then to feel the way we want to feel19:35 Ānāpānāsati works for everyone22:01 A moment-to-moment practice24:20 The four noble truths and the noble eightfold path30:42 Practice, practice, practice

What’s Your Poison? | The Sangha UK #71 | 7.30.22

The Sangha discuss perception and consciousness through the lens of dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda). #perception #consciousness #dependentorigination 
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/mn140
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00:00:00 Consciousness, perception, Escher, propaganda, news00:04:41 Confirmation bias; the truth is quite small00:09:47 Perception has to be developed as a skill; fresh information, sankhāra; nāmarūpa; salāyatana00:14:13 Ignorantly in the world; know how to look: paticcasamuppāda (dependent origination)00:19:07 Ignorance, craving, aversion; look at where you’re going; artisans and arhats 00:36:14 The five faculties (indriya); names and qualities to be developed00:41:55 Sati; remember to wake up and look; right effort; two types of consciousness 00:45:03 Raw input data; watch every step; forward and reverse sequences (MN 140)00:53:59 Is this poison? The first jhāna — a mind fit for work00:55:55 Wisdom at the point of contact; safe; secluded; fear is part of the sankhāra01:00:43 Being satisfied right now; just take a deep breath; flickering in and out of fourth jhāna; neither perception nor non-perception; boundless states01:09:43 The boundless states are different for different people; clock metaphor; samādhi

Everything Falls Apart | Tessa #8 | 7.30.22

Tessa and Dhammarato talk about finding satisfaction in the breath. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment 
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00:00:00 Complaining; wanting results; becoming process-oriented; being satisfied with not getting what you want00:11:32 The lies we tell ourselves; we can change the mind; recognise the feeling of disappointment 00:14:23 Everyone’s mind wanders; there are no results00:18:34 Misery and high standards; everything falls apart00:22:20 You won’t get what you want; continue to investigate 00:28:28 Dependent origination vs. making life into a photograph; life is a movie00:32:47 Practice (guided meditation)00:52:03 Be in the present moment; see the complaints00:54:33 The same thoughts keep happening; holding your breath01:03:38 Play with the breath