Dhammarato Dhamma

Journeys | Cathal #5 | 8.15.22

Cathal and Dhammarato talk about travelling to Amaravati Monastery and about Westerners in Thai wats. #buddhistmonk #bhikkhu #buddhadhamma 
Amaravati Monasteryhttps://amaravati.org/
Ajahn Amarohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajahn_Amaro
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00:00 Amaravati Monastery; Achan Chah09:40 The characteristics of the sotāpan12:25 Taking refuge: monk and layperson15:45 Westerners in Thai wats; making friends27:33 Fears and uncertainties; knowing the Thai community32:53 Fear of non-acceptance

Delusion | Markus M #4 | 7.29.22

Markus and Dhammarato talk about psychiatry, psychology, and psychotherapy from a Buddhist perspective. #psychiatry #psychotherapy #buddhadhamma
The OK Corralhttp://ernstokcorral.com/Publications/OK%20CORRAL%20monograph.pdf
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00:00 Thinking and feeling disorders and the capacity for change04:21 The Dhamma is one size fits all; the second noble truth: the cause; delusion07:45 Eric Berne and the OK Corral; transactional analysis; wake up to the rules12:22 Delusions drive people crazy; Thai attitude to work and family; medical issues and religious issues17:56 Morality and ethics in school; the noble eightfold path; clean up the mind so we are satisfied22:03 Explaining the ok corral; helplessness and helpers; GREB; wake up and become a winner29:40 Wake up; right view; using your chair as an anchor; feelings as a driver; nurturing40:03 Parent, adult, and child from a Buddhist viewpoint; turning GREB into a toy44:12 Music; repetition; rehearsal - this is the practice; cognitive behavioural therapy

Dispassion & Disenchantment | The Sangha UK #70 | 7.27.22

The Sangha discuss how wise choices lead to dispassion and disenchantment. #wisdom #choices #buddhadhamma 
The Death of the Buddha: A Medical Enquiryhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/26880057_The_death_of_Buddha_a_medical_enquiry
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00:00:00 Impermanence; contemplation of the body; emptiness; arising and passing away00:11:23 Dispassion and disenchantment; chasing after sensual pleasures00:13:38 The noble eightfold path; the body as a distraction; biological processes00:19:51 Cloudiness, wisdom, and judgment; supermundane right view00:27:35 Medicine and prevention; wholesome dying; comfort and acceptance; knowledge and fear00:44:01 Mind and body as one system; good sleep, good people; good friendships; remove the hindrances00:52:40 Western issues; piti and sukha; comfort and ease; eliminating dukkha

Guided Meditation | Tessa #7 | 7.24.22

Tessa and Dhammarato experience a guided meditation. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #guidedmeditation
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00:00 Things are constantly changing - even cycles; 90% of people don’t get any value from the Dhamma15:50 Analogy of a security system; discounting reality/change23:42 Making impossible rules; being broken; finding satisfaction in little things28:03 The Dhamma is small; one breath at a time; remind yourself, again and again; let it be good enough (guided meditation)46:01 Just ten minutes several times a day; don’t worry about anything; establish a practice; dispense with the rules

Goenka | John #2 | 7.23.22

John and Dhammarato talk about the Goenka method, right livelihood, morality and the precepts, the differences between the beginner’s path and the supermundane path, cultivating sukha, and being in the present moment. #dukkha #nobleeightfoldpath #goenka
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00:00:00 Right livelihood — something to revisit throughout your life; right speech - the four kinds; right action00:15:53 The crowd inside; incongruent rules and laws; child ego state - compliance and rebellion; we can’t fix the world00:31:10 Sila, samādhi, pañña is the beginner’s path; sila and solitude; seclusion and camping; the path of the nobles00:55:52 The wrong definition of samādhi; we don’t practice concentration; gladdening the mind01:11:53 Staying awake because of mindfulness; the Buddha teaches wakefulness01:19:15 Is the lotus posture important? Postures and comfort; sukha: safe, secure, comfortable, and satisfied01:27:10 The desire for worldly things diminishes; scholarship; meditation apps01:32:11 Childhood traumas and old stuff; stay out of the past and the future; never mind start again; the three watches01:41:28 Sati: being in the present moment; interpretation of the three watches; the Tathāgatha 01:47:00 Get rid of the dukkha

Dhamma Eyes | The Sangha UK #69 | 7.23.22

The Sangha discuss cruelty, revenge, and other unwholesome thoughts in the context of developing Dhamma skills. #buddhadhamma #buddha #buddhadasa
The Giving of the Dhamma Eyeshttps://en.bia.or.th/dhamma-eyes
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00:00:00 Cruelty, revenge, and other unwholesome thoughts; getting even; schadenfreude00:05:55 Anxiety and scanning for threats in the environment; problem solving vs. creative thinking; whataboutisms00:19:24 Sudden danger; seeing the thoughts that give us anxiety attacks00:27:25 Ānāpānasati and avoiding unwholesome thoughts; drinking poison and expecting someone else to die00:35:19 A clock analogy; clean your clock00:38:59 You can’t push my buttons; only we can harm ourselves00:46:03 Reparenting; social context; the first two fetters; set the burden down00:57:39 It takes a while to see; the Dhamma is not for everyone; Giving of the Dhamma Eyes

Desire, Will, & Destiny | The Sangha US #46 | 7.22.22

The Sangha discuss, desire and will, laws, rules, and standards, and habits and emotional investment. #craving #clinging #wanting
Suttas mentioned in this discussionhttps://suttacentral.net/mn10https://suttacentral.net/mn2
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00:00:00 Will and desire; the will to live; free will; the choice of path; desire and will as synonyms00:11:40 Wise desire and ignorant desire; upādāna and tanhā; wanting something we can’t have00:15:06 The danger: what is and is not dukkha?00:20:41 Nietzsche’s viewpoint; adopting rules and standards00:24:47 Game theory and self-preservation; where is the ignorance?00:31:13 Desire and wisdom; wisdom in each mind moment; child, parent, and adult; knowledge and education00:59:38 Positive reinforcement; never mind, start again; excessive socialisation 01:11:34 The proliferation of rules, laws, and rituals01:14:18 Buddhism and abundance; advertising; waking up to the lies; selling happiness01:34:40 We have to practice01:35:51 Immersion periods at wats; being mindful of what your hands are doing (MN 10); habits; eating (MN 2)02:02:45 The story of the centipede; free will and expensive will; will takes effort02:10:32 Using fewer words; short and clear; mindfully break it down; markets and misery; emotional investment

Take it Easy | Cathal #4, Dean | 7.21.22

Christian and Dhammarato talk about how the noble eightfold path, ānāpānasati, satipaṭṭhāna, and the seven factors of awakening fit together. #nobleeightfoldpath #anapanasati #sambojjhanga
Suttas mentioned in this discussion:https://suttacentral.net/mn48
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00:00:00 Guilt and honour societies; original sin; trying one’s best; mind moments00:10:38 Right sati, right investigation, right effort, right attitude; looking at success; finding satisfaction00:14:21 Ānāpānasati for the fulfilment of the seven factors of awakening (sambojjhanga) — the skills of the noble eightfold path00:19:24 Spending less times in the mental sense door and more time in the other senses: ānāpānasati 00:21:54 The satipaṭṭhāna: the Buddha’s understanding of the four elements00:23:37 The 16 steps of ānāpānasati: four steps for each element; the order of practice comes from the noble eightfold path and the sambojjhanga00:26:19 Step 9 is where we start; then step 10; repetition, repetition, repetition; control in ānāpānasati; step 3; step 4: relax00:34:11 Adding in the feelings, vedanā; being a victim to the way we feel; fear; practicing being safe and secure00:41:59 Sukha: safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction - success!00:44:34 Right noble unification of mind is the outcome; not wanting anything; seeing dukkha and being on guard00:49:05 Summary of how we do the practice - the seven factors and the sixteen steps00:50:05 Simplifying life; consuming Dhamma (MN 48)00:56:10 Oh, I don’t have to do that right now01:00:24 Society puts us to work

The Path is Easy | Christian B #2 | 7.21.22

Cathal, Dean, and Dhammarato talk about chanting, places to visit, and skill development during travel. #amaravatibuddhistmonastery #travelinspiration #rightattitude 
The Complete Book of Pali Chanting by Dhammaratohttps://dokumen.tips/documents/the-complete-book-of-pali-chanting.html?page=1
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00:00:00 Monks eat food; uses of chanting; memorising the suttas in the time of the Buddha; ‘The Complete Book of Pali Chanting’00:08:20 Being around nobles00:11:12 Kadampa Buddhism; Dalai Lama; magical beings and ideal qualities00:18:21 The effect of gladdening the mind; magical thinking00:31:13 Cathal’s plans; Amaravati Buddhist Monastery; Chithurst Buddhist Monastery00:39:35 Being in the world; developing character; smile; be where you are now openly and enthusiastically 00:47:36 Travel is valuable; meeting unhappy people; becoming delighted; smile00:53:16 One step at a time; the path is easy; sammā sankappa ripens00:56:13 Thinking about play; enthusiasm, joy, and remembering it’s ok to play; being around playful people01:00:42 Being alive right here right now; four primary skills

Anxiety Feedback Loops | The Sangha UK #68 | 7.20.22

The Sangha discuss playful approaches inspired by the Dhamma to dealing with anxiety feedback loops. #anxiety #fear #negativefeedback 
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00:00 Experiencing anxiety; self-preservation; anxiety about anxiety feedback loop; wisdom07:36 Anxiety and environment; views; mind; threat15:18 Wholesome anxiety; relaxation and investigation; not here right now; staying open to wisdom; unknown scenarios19:31 Playing with sensations; visceral experience; anxiety and the breath25:17 Levels of anxiety; momentum27:02 Social anxiety; correct practice; whatever takes away the terror of anxiety is the right approach29:20 Identifying as an anxious person: I see you Mara30:57 Being discouraged by recurrent anxiety; relief is impermanent; concepts and experience; cycles and wisdom37:54 Seeing more is progress; confidence 38:55 Take refuge: Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha; everything is ok; imagination; fiction; magical thinking42:01 Opportunity to bring calm and peace to others; thoughts and feelings are not a problem46:05 Insights into thoughts, habits, cycles; present moment; seeing the periphery55:19 Wholesome relaxation and habitual relaxation; wake up to fear, anxiety, resistance