Dhammarato Dhamma

Immediate Change | Emil #1 | 7.7.22

Emil and Dhammarato talk about the four features of practice that lead to right noble unification of mind. #goenka #mahasisayadaw #metta 
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00:00 Goenka, Mahasi, Vimalaramsi; not liking metta; 16 stages of insight and noting hell06:51 Not liking ourselves; missing the noble eightfold path; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha immediately10:54 Changing dukkha to sukha; not choosing dissatisfaction;.start feeling safe15:51 Stop being critical of yourself so you can stop being critical of the world; right noble sati, looking, immediate change22:34 Looking at how we feel in the body: the footsteps of the crime scene25:53 The features of right noble unification of mind: right sati, right viewing, right effort, right attitude32:17 Do this instead of metta; starting to like yourself the way you are; criticise yourself or nurture yourself35:55 What should I do right now? Stop talking yourself into feeling bad and start talking yourself into feeling good40:37 Nurture yourself so you can nurture others44:25 Don’t worry about the jhānas; making friends

Jumping with Joy | Cathal #2 | 7.7.22

Cathal and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of good practice. #mahasisayadaw #vajrayana #darknightofthesoul 
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00:00 Not taking right effort to make a change; many different kinds of thoughts; six-shooter senses07:52 Wanting things we don’t have; not knowing what we want11:52 Elation; jumping with joy; being successful; Mahasi noting18:26 Samādhi is not concentration but unification of mind; repetition; 25:17 Maps and right effort: 11 wasted steps out of 16; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha; not dukkha, dukkha, dukkha….28:04 The real Dark Night of the Soul; vajrayana: choiceless awareness; Mahasi: the Popeye method37:58 What to do in seclusion; playing with new toys; breathing really well; visualisations; change of attitude45:07 From loser to lion; playing and gladdening the mind50:14 Attitude and effort

AN 8.6 Lokavipatti Sutta: The Failings of the World | Robert Co | 7.6.22

Robert and Dhammarato analyse the eight wordly conditions discussed in the Dutiyalokadhammasutta, Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.6. #sutta #pali #buddhadhamma 
Suttas mentioned in this discussion:
https://suttacentral.net/an8.6https://suttacentral.net/mn20
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00:00:00 An explanation of the second noble truth; four examples of liking; four of not liking00:09:51 It’s over when you decide it’s over00:13:07 Waking up and looking at what you’re doing (step 9 of ānāpānasati); greed for the object00:15:57 Translations take out the essential repetition; loss has arisen00:17:47 Gain and loss; the first of four pairs; caught in a cycle00:26:50 Status and disgrace; inconsistency 00:31:01 Censure and praise; pleasure and pain; stoics; welcoming and rebelling00:40:57 A well-instructed disciple of the nobles discerns things as they are and makes a change; this too shall pass00:53:31 The change is that the greed does not remain in the mind; neither welcome nor rebel ignorantly; change of lineage (MN 20)00:57:26 Friendship as a core teaching; wholesome scams; knowledge and wisdom; lack of delusion01:06:53 Being mindful of changing conditions; welcoming and rebelling are scattered01:12:08 The further shore is a mental change (saddhā); skepticism, doubt, sati; Bhagavad Gita; Ramayana in Thai culture; Lao Tzu01:25:22 Becoming ungoverned; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha

It’s all about a Friendly State of Mind | Laurent #10 | 7.5.22

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about how to deal with changing priorities. #friendship #lifestyle #thailife 
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00:00 Finding work less important; dealing with fear so we can act with wisdom13:40 Being more secure than we feel; just making friends16:26 Being professional vs. acting professional

Reclaim Your Joy | Tessa #4 | 7.4.22

Tessa and Dhammarato talk about reclaiming childhood joy as the basis for developing wholesome thoughts and positive attitudes. #mindfulnessofbreathing #joy #emptiness 
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00:00 Not waking up to unwholesome thoughts; remembering childhood joy; pointless psychological archaeology12:08 Reclaiming stolen property: you can have delight16:29 Investigation and changing attitude; making friends with yourself; using music23:02 It’s your party; changing your mind one little step at a time26:08 Positive psychological archaeology; unreasonable rules and hypocrisy 31:38 The concept of suññata (emptiness); cycles of things; heavy-duty effort vs. finding your mojo38:54 Taking control; “I don‘t have to think about that” - “I see you Mara”47:55 Take a deep breath; look at what we’re doing

Red or Green? The Choice is Yours | The Sangha UK #61 | 7.3.22

The Sangha discuss various approaches to the fundamentals of practice, including the analogy of choosing red or green for unwholesome or wholesome thoughts. #mindfulnessofbreathing #mindfulness #wisdom
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00:00:00 Removing the sankhāra; relaxing the body; fulfilling the satipaṭṭhāna (foundations of mindfulness) to fulfil the sambojjhangā (factors of awakening)00:06:08 Seeing red and green; replacing red with green; the foundations of confidence (saddhā); seeing the four elements on the inside00:13:20 Body scanning vs. putting out the fire in your mind; seeing the mind’s conditioners (mind-body-feeling)00:18:53 Working with the attitude - victim or winner? (samma sankappa); adding success00:25:01 Relax, you’re alive! Being free - things just get green!00:28:02 Generating a positive attitude; practice your skills instead of having a pity party; telling jokes to yourself00:39:17 Sustain your sukha! The coca-cola mantra00:46:49 The best hack is repetitive practice00:48:19 Right noble effort is what we require; never mind, start again00:49:58 It’s counter-intuitive because we’re misinformed; drifting off into delusion; wisdom is the starting point00:55:59 The luminous mind (bhavanga); the fundamental nature of mind is change01:01:43 Courage and enthusiasm to change the things we can; live the present moment01:08:25 Rehearsing to soothe our nerves; looking, investigating

Ethical Standards and Karma Machines | Verbeke #1 | 7.2.22

Verbeke and Dhammarato talk about ethical standards and reasons for killing living beings. #ethics #buddhism #precepts 
Suttas mentioned in this discussion:
https://suttacentral.net/an4.39
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00:00 Western Buddhism and Hinduism; levels of ethical standards and rules; types of killing; meat-eating; sacrifice (AN 4.39)10:30 Finding some balance; your place in the chain of causality15:05 Trapped by the rules - wake up!18:21 The supports for right speech, right action, and right livelihood: right noble unification of mind21:55 Complexity and karma machines; the point is to get the mind cleaned up25:29 Views on rebirth; rebirth vs. reincarnation 29:44 Plans for judgment day; light enough not to take anything seriously

No Argument | Markus #2 | 7.2.22

Markus and Dhammarato talk about arguments as a window into basic practice. #beinginthemoment #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing 
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00:00 Arguments are people speaking past each other; habitual responses03:39 Why sati is so valuable; being alert for arguments; raised voices08:18 Surviving criticism; dukkha interpreted as original sin12:46 Wanting; clinging; drawing to ourselves the things we are afraid of; investigation16:09 Checking for unwholesome thoughts; pecking order21:30 Wake up and look at what we’re doing; recognising patterns; sankhāra and criticism27:00 Become friends with yourself and then with other people31:50 Wake up, look at what we’re doing, make a change, and congratulate ourself32:47 Getting distance; that’s not who I am now35:26 Life becomes a shiny new toy39:15 How did I make it like this? Practice before we get out of bed; it feels good to be awake

Join a Gang, Do the Dhamma, Dude | The Sangha US #43 | 7.1.22

The Sangha discuss ways of spreading the Dhamma online and of building the Sangha. #sangha #retreats #buddhistmonk 
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00:00:00 Spreading the idea of sangha; spending time in wats00:19:40 Comparing retreats and the daily lives of monks00:24:49 Summary; coordinated effort00:29:30 Parker looks at online forums; sharing experiences of wats; developing our sangha00:35:05 Dhammarato’s experience of a delegation to Cambodia; learning from members of the sangha00:44:31 Getting inspiration for web content; spreading joy is your business; using networks of nobles00:53:09 Don’t worry about cultural differences; visit in the morning; all about sangha01:02:15 Are there language barriers? Wats as cultural institutions01:08:23 Matt and Scott’s visits to wats; Ṭhānissaro’s Metta Forest Monastery01:17:05 Kloster Dhammapala, Switzerland, welcomes visitors; camping retreats

What is Wisdom at the Point of Contact? | The Sangha UK #6 | 6.30.22

The Sangha discuss Parker’s visit to a wat and the centrality of dependent origination in understanding wisdom at the point of contact. #dependentorigination #vipassana #beinginthemoment
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00:00:00 Parker’s visit to a Thai wat00:10:12 What is a noble? Understanding the Dhamma00:15:29 Suffering vs. dissatisfaction; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha00:20:25 Vipassanā, deconstructing experience; separate consciousness00:23:39 Feelings not emotions; sensations in the body00:25:12 The centrality of seeing dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda); causes and conditions00:31:59 Changing information processing; wisdom at the point of contact; a mind fit for work00:38:30 Data; viññāna and salāyatana00:43:23 The problem of communication; ānāpānasati; hindrances; the importance of wholesome thoughts00:53:24 What is wisdom at the point of contact? Stop and look, change your attitude01:01:04 Relaxation and reaction time; the intellectual level is not enough