Dhammarato Dhamma

How Much is Enough? | Robert Ca #5 | 3.1.22

Robert and Dhammarato talk about how much satisfaction is enough, whether there are levels of satisfaction, and the way political parties and companies manufacture and make use of fears in pursuit if their own agendas.
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00:00 Are there levels of satisfaction? Nurturing the skill of satisfaction07:50 Eagerness or enthusiasm (samma sankappa): piti, sukha, upekkha12:47 “Hold my beer” quality16:49 Safe, secure, comfortable, satisfied; keeping people dissatisfied 18:23 Commercial-grade dissatisfaction 21:01 Give up the battle between good and evil29:34 Is the subtleness of satisfaction a sign of progress?34:01 The quality of satisfaction is relief37:17 So glad to have found a middle way; just nourish the seed

Stop! | Eric R #5 | 3.7.22

Eric and Dhammarato talk about the subtleties of being satisfied.
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00:00 Stop! Things are already OK.06:23 Getting to laugh twice; “phony” is a desire of wanting more12:15 Rules, standards, the way things are supposed to be14:21 Wherever the mind lands it’s not satisfied15:59 The critical mind as a poor defence18:57 The job that needed to be done has now been done19:50 Looking when your eyes are closed; toys24:29 Turning doubt into curiosity: getting into the senses26:51 We don’t have to figure things out; the sound of one hand clapping

The Dhamma in Christian Language | Asher #1 | 3.7.22

Asher and Dhammarato discuss similarities and differences between Christianity and Buddhism and how the rich core of practice in the Dhamma can enrich our understanding.
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00:00 The supermundane Dhamma: dukkha dukkha-nirodha02:37 The Dhamma of Jesus04:15 Religion is the outer form of Buddhism: ordinary right view05:39 The Kingdom of God is within you08:38 The Earth is your location; three states not three levels10:22 All Christians know the golden rule but fight over stories13:43 Other ways to be Christian14:56 Let’s start being friends; dukkha and sukha16:29 How to do it: stay watchful (Garden of Gethsemane)18:06 The Dhamma is a jelly donut19:58 The gravity god21:33 Computer science and Christianity23:11 Observation: what’s happening in this moment?25:08 Cause and effect, timescale27:51 The mind and the feelings; dukkha does exist; so does dukkha nirodha31:31 The Noble Eightfold Method: the door is in front of you; you have the key33:24 Sati, right effort, right attitude: heart, mind, strength36:49 Right now everything is OK; from dukkha to sukha; control the breath46:55 Having fun without competing; fancy meditation methods50:47 Satisfaction, guarding the mind; gladdening the mind; this is good enough

Heavy Stories | Alex P #26 | 3.8.22

Alex and Dhammarato talk about how to remember to have wholesome thoughts.
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00:00 Every child learns how to complain: seeing the stories03:47 How heavy is the cup? What have you go on, your mind?09:07 Dukkha can be in any form, can you throw it out?12:09 Being concerned is not practicing correctly14:43 Being discouraged; having no choice17:43 Dukkha comes back; just one more time; one more time19:25 Can’t get free of the mind25:17 Feeling good enough26:30 Heavy and repetitive; the wheel of samsara34:00 Identifying with the thoughts; finding stability in the mess36:31 Sounds like progress; deception and trickiness39:20 How to be satisfied: if you don’t mind it don’t matter46:02 There are no results; there are no rules51:51 Dissatisfaction does a lot; stop judging paradise

Is this Dukkha? | Thomas #1 | 3.8.22

Thomas and Dhammarato talk about the value of seeing Dukkha in the context of the Four Noble Truths.
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00:00 Magical thinking in Western Buddhism; seeing dukkha03:12 Right noble viewing04:31 The Buddha had no courage07:04 From numbers to calculus08:12 Keep coming back to the four noble truths: is this dukkha?16:15 Repulsion has some value as a beginner’s technique18:33 The practice of being enlightened20:47 Time to talk yourself into being satisfied23:57 Difficulty with sukha in the face of adversity26:54 Not doing anything sounds insane; woeful states30:58 Don’t look at it as it is: the effort to change33:29 You’re not on the cushion all the time; paññā, samādhi, sīla37:58 Right noble organisation of mind with its supports and features48:11 Is this a wholesome thought or not?

From Work to Play | The Sangha UK #34 | 3.7.22

The Sangha discuss the difference between results-oriented and process-driven activities, the impact of visual thoughts, the three phase system, an analogue view of the hindrances, and throwing back events as soon as they’ve happened.
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00:00:00 Insight is a process; events don’t mean anything00:04:54 Telling ourselves stories; from work to play00:22:25 Goenka: Never mind start again; can’t make time00:36:48 Anxiety on the out breath; samma sankappa00:41:12 Visual thoughts are subtle or quick00:55:40 Relax and be just on guard for dukkha; enlightenment is the practice01:00:35 3-phases: waking up & enthusiasm, weakening the three unwholesome roots, not acting on them01:06:55 Degrees of hindrance; everything is deeply interconnected01:14:13 Dhammanupassana: looking at phenomena instead of dukkha01:19:53 We can see things quickly when the mind is stable01:23:10 Step 16: Throwing back — it’s no longer reality01:25:18 Dukkha comes from not letting go; high-speed cameras

Staying Joyful, Traveling Light | Scott #5 | 3.7.22

Scott and Dhammarato discuss how to deal with difficult people, how to face death with equanimity, setting down the burden of unwholesome thoughts, and using the eightfold path to develop the seven factors of enlightenment.
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00:00 Wake up, investigate, change the mind, celebrate success; then 1st jhana; maintain 1st jhana08:41 Accepting that we don’t know12:32 Facing death; the Dark Night of the Soul18:08 Inspecting thoughts that get heavy; putting down your burden28:53 Staying joyful31:14 Intentionally start having wholesome thoughts; STOP39:30 Wholesome thoughts are not fake; don’t keep score43:25 Better without the idealisations45:11 Eightfold path is the method the seven factors are the skills; knowledge & vision and deliverance53:11 Everything gets heavy, everything gets old; two types of upekkhā

Persist Without Striving | Laurent #2 | 3.7.22

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about the first steps of the Noble Eightfold Method and taking a playful approach.
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00:00 Working hard is the problem04:02 Thoughts we know for sure are wholesome05:41 Fear of missing out — the propaganda machine07:44 A thicket of rules: parent ego state; conditioning16:53 Right noble viewing: the job is done, play with the toy23:40 Pay attention; skin in the game, seize the object33:19 The ultimate success is the feeling of success - samma sankappa38:10 Choosing the thought we want; staying satisfied39:25 The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment 43:17 A playful attitude; lila

The Practice Is Here and Now | Karthik #1 | 3.7.22

Karthik and Dhammarato talk about the knowledge required to establish practice.
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00:00 Just enough knowledge05:18 Ian Stevenson database; haunted houses on the History Channel08:07 Work to do right now12:20 Eating meat16:30 Ānāpānasati is fit for everyone; seeing things as they really are; metta22:23 Hindrances are thrown out of the mind as soon as they are seen23:23 Concentration vs. ways of freeing the mind25:18 1st jhāna - developing the skills through ānāpānasati 29:53 Applied and sustained wholesome thought; sukha; piti; absence of hindrances (fit for work)34:05 Piti alone is not first jhāna36:18 Not ready for paticcasamuppāda; work with the physical first39:36 Dukkha dukkha-nirodha; dealing with what’s real52:29 Practice four to six times a day

Intro to Practice | Laurent #1 | 3.5.22

Dhammarato explains the four noble truths and the eightfold noble path.
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00:00:00 Greetings and introductions00:01:30 The four noble truths: dukkha, dukkha nirodha; enlightenment: knowledge and deliverance 00:06:50 The (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction attitude, the eightfold noble method00:10:50 We create our own emotions—change your emotions with sati and wisdom00:14:32 Nietzsche had wisdom but didn't know how to practice, liking but not wanting00:19:55 Our culture teaches us to be our "best", makeup advertising00:26:34 The eightfold noble path to train the mind into satifaction00:32:55 Is wanting worth the effort?, Sukha (satisfaction) and Dukkha (dissatisfaction), this is enough00:46:17 Questions are dissatisfying, conversational rituals, wisdom instead of rules00:54:46 Preparation for a retreat; the practice is easy, hard is an attitude01:07:20 We want things to make us safe, cultivate feelings of safety instead of wanting this