Dhammarato Dhamma

Pain, Investigation, & Change | Karl #2 | 4.25.22

Karl and Dhammarato talk about pain as an opportunity for investigation and change. #pain #beinginthemoment #mindfulnessofbreathing 
Majjhima Nikāya 9Sammādiṭṭhisutta - Right Viewhttps://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato)https://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
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00:00 Looking into your own rules to find dukkha13:36 The pain of not liking; the winner’s attitude18:07 Using ānāpānasati to change our thoughts; don’t scratch your thoughts26:02 Paticcasamuppāda shows that you do have a choice over how you feel28:50 Raising kids in extremes; defining dukkha (MN 9)34:50 Picking ourselves up; the lion’s attitude40:35 Excellent times to practice42:12 Why sati is such a valuable skill

Marijuana Musings & Wisdom vs. Rules | The Sangha UK #46 | 4.24.22

The Sangha talk about the history, politics, and significance for practice of marijuana use, leading to a discussion of the precepts, vinaya, and the pātimokkha and understanding the difference between wisdom-based investigation and blindly following rules. #marijuana #wisdom #precepts 
Majjhima Nikāya 22Alagaddūpamasutta - The Simile of the Snakehttps://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato)https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
“Bhikkhus, this bhikkhu is called one whose cross-bar has been lifted, whose trench has been filled in, whose pillar has been uprooted, one who has no bolt, a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered.And how is the bhikkhu one whose cross-bar has been lifted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned ignorance, has cut it off at the root, made it like a palm stump, done away with it, so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose cross-bar has been lifted.“And how is the bhikkhu one whose trench has been filled in? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the round of births that brings renewed being, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose trench has been filled in.“And how is the bhikkhu one whose pillar has been uprooted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned craving, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose pillar has been uprooted.“And how is the bhikkhu one who has no bolt? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the five lower fetters, has cut them off at the root…so that they are no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one who has no bolt.“And how is the bhikkhu a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered? Here a bhikkhu has abandoned the conceit ‘I am,’ has cut it off at the root …so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered.”
The Vinaya (The texts on Monastic Law) and the Pāṭimokkha (Code of Monastic Discipline)https://suttacentral.net/pitaka/vinaya
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00:00:00 Marijuana use in Thailand; introspective escapism00:08:56 The fifth precept and heedlessness; wisdom not boundaries00:16:11 Wandering through the woods; new opportunities for investigation00:30:15 Dhammarato’s experience; how deep do you have to go into the dukkha?00:35:36 Whatever you do, do it mindfully; dukkha dukkha-nirodha00:48:06 Reframing experiences00:49:44 Koh Pha-ngan’s Full Moon Party00:54:55 Wisdom-based organisations; non-judgmental;  (MN 22 Alagaddūpamasutta)01:05:29 Investigate your rules

Staying Awake | The Sangha US #34 | 4.23.22

The Sangha discuss the value of Sangha and change of lineage, knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path, maintaining practice in everyday life, and dreams, sense anchors, and the progression of the jhānas. #jhana #beinginthemoment #sangha  
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00:00:00 Communicating experiences and the value of Sangha; change of lineage00:11:46 Knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path (MN 24 and MN 48)00:22:49 Go into a state of practiced liking; maintaining your joy and happiness in everyday life00:31:12 Our duty to the Dhamma is to spread joy; states of avoidance00:36:41 Polishing the buckle00:39:02 Direct awareness - seeing without processing; first jhāna is the base camp00:45:57 Burning by day and smouldering by night; dreams and reality; anchors and habits00:59:18 Sense anchors; thusness - interrupt habitual processes and find new combinations01:10:42 The progression of the jhānas; the path and the fruit; wisdom at the point of contact

Stop the Fight | Danny V #1 | 4.23.22

Danny and Dhammarato discuss the practice of ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) by analogy to music and sports commentary to appreciate that it’s an active process of intervention and choice. #mindfulnessofbreathing #nobleeightfoldpath #meditation 
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00:00 Books don’t give what needs to be transmitted03:30 Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) is like music; analogy with driving instruction07:02 Experience the body; control the body09:03 Monkey mind and been stuck on something; sati, investigation, effort, attitude 17:47 A blow-by-blow description - changing the mind and body20:43 Directing the mind and body into the state we want to be in22:34 It is essential to direct yourself; ānāpānasati is counterintuitive 24:08 Be on guard to be in the here now and have wholesome thoughts26:15 Make your own rules; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha28:03 Bringing the factors together in the here now30:38 Samma sankappa - right attitude; being performance-oriented33:17 Meditation makes more sense! Skill development: your whole life becomes a song35:40 Look at how you feel and nudge it back into a better place

Mental Conflict & Choosing Wisdom | Corey #3 | 4.22.22

Corey and Dhammarato discuss wholesome and unwholesome, discursive thought and other thoughts, the role of rites, rules and rituals in anxiety and panic, maintaining a state of relaxation, and satisfaction as not wanting. #anxiety #panic #mindfulnessofbreathing 
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00:00:00 Neither fiery nor icy: two unwholesome reactions00:11:06 Fast internal dialogues: rebellion, conflict; guilt; remorse00:15:21 Change by recognising unwholesome thoughts and choosing nurturing thoughts00:19:11 Anxiety and panic disorder - recognising that the body is becoming tense; doing good as a rule00:27:59 Feeling that there’s a wound to be healed; cleaning out the rules; duty to the Dhamma00:36:48 Wanting to follow in the footsteps of valued people; things don’t need to happen00:40:23 Gratification, danger, and escape - thoughts pulling us out of relaxation00:48:12 Being taken out of the present moment; doing things without being tormented01:03:31 Discursive thoughts: shoulds, woulds, coulds; types of thought01:10:29 Western Buddhism and the goal of being thoughtless; right now is not good enough01:16:06 Exploring satisfaction; not wanting more; immediately available; anchoring

Knowledge and Vision | Alek #2 | 4.22.22

Alek and Dhammarato talk about the nature of the knowledge and vision that arise from the practice of ānāpānasati. #mindfulnessofbreathing #meditation #nobleeightfoldpath 
Majjhima Nikāya 48Kosambiyasutta - The Mendicants of Kosambihttps://suttacentral.net/mn48/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato)https://suttacentral.net/mn48/en/suddhaso?reference=none&highlight=false (Suddhāso Bhiikhu)
The Buddha explains the seven knowledges of the stream-enterer to the quarrelling monks of Kosambi.
“When a noble disciple has these seven factors, they have properly investigated their own nature with respect to the realization of the fruit of stream-entry. A noble disciple with these seven factors has the fruit of stream-entry.”
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00:00:00 Discernment in breathing in and out - wholesome and unwholesome on a sliding scale00:07:17 Being both rule-maker and rule-breaker; we’re not unified or whole00:10:13 Looking at the question machine00:13:27 Looking for perfection; repetition, repetition, repetition 00:16:59 Now and now and now; the path and fruit of the sotāpan00:33:47 Prison retreat with Goenka00:34:42 When the mind is dull take a deep breath; right effort00:42:56 Seclusion and restraint from sensuality; away from others; finding comfort00:48:12 Enjoyable vs. desirable sits00:50:39 In reading start with the works of Buddhadāsa then the suttas00:54:24 The word “enlightenment” refers to investigation and gladdening the mind00:57:15 The five aggregates and selfishness; spiritual vs. magical

Playful Dhamma | The Sangha UK #45 | 4.20.22

The Sangha discuss sharing practice in everyday life, and the importance of health, exercise, diet, the awareness of body posture and adapting to the impermanence of physical sensation.
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00:00:00 Pictures, stickers, pets00:05:16 Jobs, parents, family, sharing practice00:12:41 Planning, ordination, retreats; Dzogchen00:21:38 The Dhamma is an engine of peace; generating meaning00:29:14 Microbiome, health, hindrances, Dhamma00:38:04 Catching up with Joe and Robert00:43:30 Alexander Technique; contact improvisation; awareness of the body01:00:56 The senses are the A, B, C of the Dhamma; riding the wave

Becoming Whole | Parker #31 | 4.18.22

Parker and Dhammarato discuss the Buddhist concepts of gratification, danger and escape (from the Anguttara Nikaya 3) in the context of Freud’s theory of the five stages of psychosexual development. #developmentalpsychology #freud #transactionalanalysis 
Aṅguttara Nikāya 3103. Pubbevasambodhasutta - Before Awakeninghttps://suttacentral.net/an3.103/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
Freud’s 5 Stages of Psychosexual Developmenthttps://www.simplypsychology.org/psychosexual.html
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00:00:00 Gratification, danger, and escape - enjoying seclusion; nekkhamma; authority00:15:02 The rebel and the self-preservation instinct; oral, anal, and phallic; Alexander Lowen00:23:58 ‘Games People Play’ and the three personality types00:26:29 Stopping children from being children vs. nurturing00:31:09 The needy, the rebel, and the competitor; gratification and protection00:44:58 The universal feeling of abandonment; Maslow; Dhamma00:52:04 Liking and disliking; pleasures of the senses and of the mind; paticcasamupāda and inter-relatedness01:03:08 Sankhāra; durian fruit and lactose intolerance; sexuality; Edward Bernays01:11:13 Freud, pseudoscience, theory, and practice; metaphorical understanding; arising and passing away01:21:10 Gratification, danger, and escape as foundations of the Dhamma

Handling Things Wisely (Ānāpānasati) | Aljoscha #2, Asher | 4.18.22

Aljoscha, Asher and Dhammarato talk about how we use the 16 steps of ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) to fulfill the satipatthāna (the four foundations of mindfulness) and to perfect the Eightfold Noble Method (Ariya Atthangika Magga) in the sambojjhanga (seven factors of awakening) thus achieving freedom through wisdom (vijjāvimutti). #mindfulness #mindfulnessofbreathing #wisdom
Majjhima Nikāya 118Ānāpānasatisutta - Mindfulness of Breathinghttps://suttacentral.net/mn118/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=true (Bhikkhu Bodhi)https://suttacentral.net/mn118/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato)
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00:00 Sati means “to remember” and the satipatthāna are the four foundations; mindful breaths07:42 Putting things together (samādhi) and learning what to pay attention to09:31 Stargazing and vastness; controlling the feelings; a waltz with a natural progression17:17 Remember to come back into the here now; enjoying the breath24:22 A mind fit for work; relaxing and cultivating satisfaction; sukha30:22 Developing right attitude (sammā sankappa); becoming a lion34:28 The steps of ānāpānasati; breathing with sati to experience the body; feelings and the mind37:55 Everything arises and passes away; applied and sustained wholesome thought41:24 Investigating the jhāna factors; piti rises and falls back into sukha44:06 Sunbathing in the good feeling; a middle way; watching the cycles; impermanence

Empty, Nothing to It | The Sangha UK #44 | 4.17.22

The Sangha discuss emptiness as a concept and in practice. 
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00:00:00 Talking about emptiness: śūnyatā, suññatā ; looking at what’s not there (MN 121)00:18:06 Emptiness as an object of meditation; relinquishment (step 16 of ānāpānasati)00:27:18 Planned obsolescence; we want more but are never quite satisfied00:30:05 No one cares about free will in Buddhism; destiny; following the program00:38:08 Emptiness, right effort and the will to change; rules are empty; emptiness sets us free00:48:16 Zendō crockery chipping: importance and emptiness; blindly following rules00:55:26 Life has no meaning, just enjoy being alive01:02:58 Cheering for hopelessness: hope is the thief of joy01:12:04 The scholarly meditator always needs more; recognising hindrances01:18:29 This is enough and complete; life is a smörgåsbord, so we need balance; better off with less