Dhammarato Dhamma

Smash that Broken Heart | The Sangha US #28 | 3.4.22

The Sangha discuss magic as anything that’s not here right now, the ego’s ultimate disappointment in the lack of transcendence and knowledge of ultimate reality, the difference between clinging and craving, rapid sati, noble sila, and learning through Sangha.
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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.
00:00:00 Being a contrarian for the group00:02:29 Guru Viking on the Mahasi technique with Daniel M. Ingram00:11:11 What’s not here right now doesn’t exist; magic & Timbuktu00:14:38 Is satisfaction everything?00:20:58 Mathematics and theoretical physics; precision00:27:38 Is there a transcendent ultimate reality?00:28:39 The ego’s ultimate disappointment 00:29:57 Clinging and craving00:37:22 What’s unwholesome about what you want?00:38:44 Liking, clinging, woeful states; choosing your thoughts00:48:53 Anicca, dukkha, anatta; hunger & happiness; a broken heart00:58:30 Seeking self-validation; once I was nurtured and now I’m busy01:06:23 Be a different person in just a moment01:11:02 Developing rapid sati; avoiding anger and fear01:18:40 Sīla as perception to help understand consequences; noble sīla is active friendship; noble silence01:29:50 Surprise! Theravada vs. Zen scholarship; Emanuel Sherman01:48:13 Sangha; fitting things together; you come because you wanted something but stay because you’re not getting it

Remain Aloof | Scott #4 | 3.4.22

Scott and Dhammarato talk about sati under difficult circumstances, right livelihood, magical thinking in Buddhism, and helping people to understand the Dhamma by asking questions.
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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 Seeing in difficult circumstances and being adult06:36 Don’t take ownership of anything; not my business10:10 Remain aloof and separated; nurture yourself19:18 Mothers and Dhamma; Christianity and Buddhism25:35 Magical thinking: 31 planes of existence31:23 Jhānas have definable components35:31 Helping with confusion by asking questions37:50 We are milestone oriented; if at first you don’t succeed look at what you’re doing

Calling Again After Two Years, Reality Is Amazing | Dennis #21 | 3.4.22

Dennis calls Dhammrato for the first time in two years—they talk about the present moment and it's beauty.
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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.
00:00:00 Ignorance: everything is upside down00:01:45 The Dhamma ages us fast, 1 Corinthians 13:1100:04:13 Kahler's five drivers from Transactional Analysis, the only thing left to do is wait00:11:04 The feeling that someone is staring at us, vibrations00:13:49 Being in control; relationships; integrating the parent, adult, and child00:21:29 Wasting energy trying to meet standards, amazed by reality, time is an illusion00:27:44 The thoughts are not me, wanting to be a monk, life is marvelous00:32:51 The dhamma is very simple00:38:17 Doubts are cultural, "lila" in Hinduism00:40:00 Are you ready to die?,  Grief comes from those who are dear (MN 87), Dhammarato's Mom00:52:29 Sati to have insight into the nature of dukkha00:56:50 We teach children to be afraid, Kitty learning aboue fear01:02:00 Discipline to stay in the wholsome, Buddhadasa's death01:05:34 Courage vs. true fearlessness, martial arts develop speed and attitude01:12:55 Concluding thoughts: sangha

The Practice of Satisfaction | Connor O #3 | 3.4.22

Connor and Dhammarato talk about the Noble Eightfold method and being satisfied with satisfaction.
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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 Where next? ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ and the Western Mind07:38 Remember, look, see the unwholesome thoughts, substitute wholesome thoughts18:35 Applied and sustained thought; applying the mind to the wholesome19:11 Learn to control the mind by controlling the breathing19:51 From discursive thought to being in the senses23:30 Stay on guard to maintain satisfaction24:41 Dukkha: falling flat on your face in the mud - just get out

Having Permission | Alex P #25 | 3.4.22

Alex and Dhammarato talk about losing the critical mind, the development of practice, the origin of the “traditional” retreat in 1950s Burma, and the comparison with temple life. 
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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 Thoughts are not real; time; awareness04:08 Right effort; losing the critical mind10:15 The Dhamma as placebo; one leaf at a time16:07 You have permission18:34 Everything really is OK; from paranoia to metanoia22:16 Seeing change in practice and attitude24:47 U Ba Khin and the start of the 10-day retreat; temple life33:47 Congratulations on doing less work; stay there

Following the Rules | The Sangha UK #33 | 3.3.22

The Sangha discuss how to deal with negative emotions and the hindrances.
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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.
00:00:00 Being satisfied vs. resignation; truth; reality00:24:39 Seeing is always happening; experiential00:29:03 Categories, expectations, judgments, skilful observation00:42:41 Tricky thoughts; compass of human experience00:45:17 Formal practice vs. practice throughout the day00:50:11 Wakey wakey: rules, standards, shoulds01:01:27 Suffering to remove the hindrances01:09:58 Being OK with reality as it is now01:15:46 Sadness is an emotion; not a hindrance01:17:53 Being the victim

Stop Struggling | Alex P #27 | 3.9.22

Alex and Dhammarato talk about doubt, struggling, asking too much, compatibility issues, and stubbornness.
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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.
00:00:00 Set that thing back down; stop00:03:20 Just drop it00:10:47 Stop caring what I think00:12:31 Doubt, resistance, heaviness, struggle00:17:07 Attitude change00:21:57 Is this normal?00:26:42 See that thought00:40:13 Expecting too much; just four skills00:47:41 Seeing stubbornness00:54:53 Compatibility issues and stubbornness01:00:27 Mullah Nasruddin does important things; helicopter moms01:07:37 Controlling the situation — just relax

Enthusiasm & Satisfaction | Alex P #24 | 3.1.22

Alex and Dhammarato talk about enthusiasm for the path and evidence of satisfaction.
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00:00 Movies, music, computers04:09 Sinister moustache08:15 Strong enthusiasm; spaciousness; changing perceptions22:52 Disorientation and fear; skill development28:32 Doubt; trust with evidence; you’re already good enough32:23 Comparing levels of satisfaction35:52 You do have evidence of satisfaction

Missing in Mahasi | The Sangha US #27 | 2.27.22

The Sangha discuss elements that are lacking in the Western practice of Mahasi Sayadaw’s vipassanā techinque.
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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.
00:00:00 History of the nimitta as training in photographic memory00:07:50 The fourth tetrad: vipassanā; Mahasi technique00:15:17 Essential to remove the hindrances - a mind fit for work00:18:58 Mahasi terminology is archaic and misleading to Westerners00:23:07 Arising and passing away: creating change; piti00:27:06 Looking at the features of 1st jhana; 4th jhana, upekkhā00:33:32 The Western Mahasi technique ignores “seizing the object”00:37:48 Indiscriminate noting vs. gladdening the mind00:44:11 Applied and sustained, sukha, upekkhā00:46:29 Sadie Hawkins success00:47:24 Piti comes from the realisation you’ve got it00:48:56 The delusion of the fixed me vs. the crowd; expansion00:55:29 Seizing the object, the importance of the body, right effort: gladdening the mind00:59:27 Jhāna is a normal state of mind01:06:47 A serious mind is dukkha - lighten up01:09:07 Choiceless awareness vs. practice and performance; being overwhelmed01:20:44 Letting go; skill development makes things easy01:25:12 Unwholesome thoughts are coffin nails; āsava01:28:11 The universe is a cosmic joke and you are the punchline01:30:25 We’re not supposed to be happy in our culture01:33:43 Anxiety losing its grip; Mahasi can have benefits01:37:27 In a Goenka/Mahasi retreat seize the object01:38:45 Balancing happiness and reason; choice is a reason

Developing Sangha | Alex P #23 | 2.25.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the unusual way in which the Dhamma spread in the West, the flaws in English-language translations of the Pali suttas, the need for a Sangha in the West, and efforts underway to provide a richer environment for teachers, prospective teachers, and students.
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To unite the growing interest in Buddhism with the hundreds of Buddhist wats in the West, we are in the process of starting the Open Sangha Foundation. If you want to learn more or volunteer to help, join the discord link above and navigate to the "open-sangha" text channel.
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 The lack of Sangha in the West04:43 The unusual history of Pali translation; bad dictionaries08:14 Teaching Dhamma in the West is difficult12:10 Meditation is slow for Westerners because there’s no Sangha16:29 Building a community of like-minded people17:51 Wats in the United States would welcome Westerners20:35 Abbots are open to this development22:46 A rich opportunity for teachers and students25:46 Helping teachers to learn from each other30:30 Looking for volunteers; Zoom calls for teachers and prospective teachers37:24 A clearing house for donations; making sure donors are informed and appreciated43:41 Bad feelings about unwholesome thoughts; adrenaline47:08 Paticcasamuppāda 48:56 The value of volunteering