Dhammarato Dhamma

The Human Condition & Horrible Histories | The Sangha US #33 | 4.16.22

In a wide-ranging discussion the Sangha look at the differences between Christian contemplation and prayer and Buddhist meditation; the importance of continued investigation, belief and reliance on magical stories, and compare love, lust and anticipation.
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00:00:00 Christian prayer and worship compared to ānāpānasati, Buddhist practice00:18:16 Faith and belief; saying “not sure”: keep investigating; the meaning of “abba”00:31:42 Ignorance; knowing enough; observation00:38:47 Rumi; seeing beyond magical stories00:55:13 Greed comes in; Pope Alexander VI; Lucrezia Borgia; power and religion01:10:12 Love and lust; clinging; the love of that which we do have; friendship01:44:25 God is a heavy word; not sure; adding superfluous weight01:50:33 Safety and vulnerability; watching what we’re doing; appreciation01:57:15 ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and the quality of anticipation vs. continuing in the present moment

Philosophy, Morality, Buddhadhamma | Eno #16 | 4.15.22

Eno and Dhammarato discuss the origin or morality from the viewpoints of philosophy, psychology, theology, and Buddhadhamma.
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00:00:00 Philosophy, engineering, and the Dhamma; planned obsolescence00:07:42 God and morality; morality and feelings; paticcasamuppāda00:17:59 Murder: instinct or wisdom? Mathematics and morality are both human constructs00:29:29 Objective facts and psychological facts; natural selection00:35:42 MN 117 the essential core of the teachings of the Buddha00:39:59 The relevant question: do I exist or not?00:44:46 We prefer to believe that murder is actually wrong; sensory awareness and concepts00:53:09 Keeping our eyes open in this moment: seeing dukkha00:54:55 How to become friends with ideological opponents01:00:36 Studies on winning arguments01:03:21 Descartes and ego identity; cogito, ergo sum01:07:11 Verbal thoughts and the other five senses; don’t buy concepts01:14:19 Wise reflection and noble renunciation01:26:37 When the mind is clear morality is irrelevant

The Real Job | Alex P #30 | 4.13.22

Alex and Dhammarato talk about the benefits of seclusion; maintaining good practice in daily life; dealing with others in a work environment; jealousy and competition; right action and right speech; understanding that karma is usually mixed; and responding to dukkha with friendliness and dukkha-nirodha. 
Majjhima Nikāya 57Kukkuravatikasutta - The Ascetic Who Behaved Like a Doghttps://suttacentral.net/mn57/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=true&script=latin
“Puṇṇa, I declare these four kinds of deeds, having realized them with my own insight. What four?There are dark deeds with dark results;bright deeds with bright results;dark and bright deeds with dark and bright results; andneither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds.
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00:00 Hoping for a better future is a learned behaviour07:33 We created the box; buying into delusion09:57 The benefits of seclusion; finding a middle path in working life22:18 Right speech; seeing beyond competition26:46 Jealousy and sharing Dhamma; MN 57 ‘The Ascetic Who Behaved Like a Dog’; mixed karma and confusion38:18 Right action and not needing to protect yourself40:28 Friendliness is the way to go and what the teaching of the Buddha is all about; giving dukkha nirodha

Things Fall into Place | Corey #2 | 4.6.22

Corey and Dhammarato talk about how we tend to be so obsessed with insights derived through what is arising (attainments or achievements) that we fail to take account of the richness of things passing away. Dhammarato offers advice on practicing ānāpānasati immediately before sleeping and on waking.
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00:00 Mental clarity is like putting on a clean shirt - a new way of looking05:39 The arising and passing away: anicca; insights and process07:47 Ānāpānasati and satipatthāna; making objects of the mind wholesome13:23 The watching passes away; arising of things is not special15:52 Wise reflection; how are you going to handle this moment18:33 Gaining momentum; keeping it rolling; change unwholesome to wholesome23:40 Look for what’s actually there27:24 A foundation is being laid; remember right effort: throw out unwholesome thoughts29:32 Spread joy, that’s our obligation34:23 Satisfaction in the way things are; a reset in dreams: ānāpānasati before you sleep42:12 Sleeping on the side; breathing well44:22 Positive reading; reading the book between the ears; slowing things down47:14 Start practice before you wake up; take a deep breath & 10 minutes of ānāpānasati

Generosity & Community (The Open Sangha Foundation) | Tyler #7 | 4.12.22

Tyler and Dhammarato discuss the benefits of practice within a larger community of friends. 
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00:00 Practice and the need for community05:22 Many are interested in Dhamma and Sangha06:46 Willpower vs. supportive environments11:33 Many good monks in the West12:49 Experienced Westerners14:25 The Open Sangha Foundation 17:05 Making friends

Life on Automatic Pilot | Laurent #4 | 4.9.22

Lauren and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of good practice.
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00:00 Life on automatic pilot vs. formal practice - putting in right effort12:49 Practice paying attention15:58 Everything is OK right now19:28 10-20 minutes of seclusion20:36 The practice is not difficult, just counterintuitive26:07 Building skills through mindfulness of breathing29:57 A mind fit for work; a unified mind

Safety, Security, Comfort, & Satisfaction | The Sangha US #32 | 4.8.22

The Sangha discuss the daily practice of living in first jhāna with its qualities of safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction.  #nobleeightfoldpath #buddha #enlightenment
Majjhima Nikāya 36Mahāsaccakasutta - The Longer Discourse With Saccakahttps://suttacentral.net/mn36/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=true&script=latin
The Buddha said:
“Then it occurred to me, ‘I recall sitting in the cool shade of the rose-apple tree while my father the Sakyan was off working. Quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, I entered and remained in the first absorption (jhāna), which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. Could that be the path to awakening?’
Stemming from that memory came the realization: ‘That is the path to awakening!’”
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00:00:00 Dukkha, dukkha-nirodha is the top level of the Buddha’s teaching00:03:51 Ānāpānasati is the Buddha’s way of practicing the Eightfold Noble Path; posture00:24:34 When you sit down remember to relax; use triggers to remember and reflect00:38:15 Every time you remember take a deep breath; effort is less as skill grows00:44:51 Seclusion: physical and mental00:57:36 Living in first jhāna is the path: the rose-apple tree (MN 36 Mahāsaccakasutta)01:06:03 Safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction are the ingredients of sukha01:08:38 This moment is marvellous; be satisfied right now01:14:13 I can handle this01:25:35 Looking for love in all the wrong places

Zen Mind, Winner’s Mind | Aljoscha #1 | 4.7.22

Aljoscha and Dhammarato talk about Zen practice, the Zen stick, gathering the factors for unification of mind (samādhi), the over-concentration on concentration, hard work, and struggle, and the benefits of good practice.
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00:00 Zen examples of correct practice; who is hit with the zen stick?05:11 We are not practicing concentration, we’re paying attention 07:36 Gathering the factors together for flexibility; one by one as they occur14:31 The skill of being able to catch things as quickly as they are happening15:24 Four factors become unification of mind: safe, secure, relaxed, without wanting anything19:17 Sati (remember to look; frequency, intensity, speed), investigate, wholesome right effort, joyful success31:03 Don’t sit more than 20 minutes33:22 Leave it at a high note; leave ‘em laughing; giving up retreats37:21 Goenka method puts students into greed; wanting jhāna is a good way not to have it39:06 Confidence comes from good evidence; pitisukkha and the noble mind44:57 The work is sustaining a relaxed state; missing the drop, the dukkha47:29 Getting stuck in first grade; putting on a struggle show51:01 Our culture doesn’t support easy; whatever you’re doing, like that52:48 Fear of not getting enlightened; being a winner; it’s all the noble eightfold path

Self Care & Playful Practice | The Sangha UK #43 | 4.13.22

The Sangha discuss experiences of the relationship between emotions and pain in the body; exercising at home and in the gym; dark humour and vulnerability, self-care and playful practice.
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00:00:00 Accepting what’s happening in the moment00:06:57 Alexander Technique; understanding emotion; closing the gap00:16:54 Exercising at home and at the gym; doing nothing00:25:08 Exercise repetition and meditation00:33:49 Hitting the pause button; anxiety00:38:28 Coming back to wholesome thoughts; self-care; dependency00:46:09 Dark humour and vulnerability; passive aggressiveness01:01:26 What practice is most appropriate for the moment? Playful practice01:11:08 Come and join us on the Discord server

Look at the Body from the Inside | Scott #7 | 4.5.22

Scott and Dhammarato talk about playful and joyful approaches to being in the body.
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We are in the process of timestamping and organizing the 1000+ Dhammarato skype calls on this channel. If you would like to help with the process, find more information here - https://bit.ly/3H1EWSA
What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded.
00:00 Right effort is the least amount of effort to get the job done06:20 Choosing how to feel; playful; light not heavy10:01 Relaxing with the breath; feeling vibrantly alive and alert19:06 Controlling the breath and the mind; catching feeling from both ends22:46 Fear and control; Cyrano de Bergerac; what are you most afraid of?26:21 Fear of death; self-preservation instinct30:54 Where are your organs? Experiencing and playing with the marvellous machine36:28 Perceiving things into existence; direct experience; karma; action that brings the end of action47:21 Sadie Hawkins position; don’t chase anything