Dhammarato Dhamma

Catch It Quick | Alex P #14 | 2.9.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss new skills of being in the present by paying attention happily and developing wisdom.
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00:00 What’s not here right now?03:23 Doubt: is this good enough?09:43 Come and join the joy15:14 Dispersion: pay attention to what you’re doing now22:29 Metta: change unwholesome thoughts by attention on the present25:27 Piti-sukha and a new skill to be developed33:15 Back to basics; joy as an anchor40:51 Sukha to upekkha45:49 Begin to notice how many thoughts are self-referential47:53 Practice getting out of the ditch; slipping without falling51:34 Dukkha declines in importance53:32 Get out of your frame of reference: the map is not the territory

Popular Culture, Consumption, & Practice | The Sangha UK #29 | 2.8.22

The Sangha chat about mindfulness in different settings, being aware of meaningless rules, wholesome practice and hindrances, positive feedback loops, and mindful news consumption.
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00:00:00 Sati at work; unmet needs and overconsumption00:08:07 Popular culture, trivia, and sports00:17:59 Rites, rules and rituals in daily life00:23:19 Enjoying the weather00:25:15 Experience of practice; good practice maintains itself00:31:25 Being at the right stage for retreats00:38:00 Addicted to being dissatisfied 00:45:58 Making happiness into a rule; fear of fear00:53:30 “No pain, no gain” is not a wholesome idea00:55:49 Seeing the house of cards01:01:30 The imaginary journey with its imaginary obstacles01:09:08 Dukkha and positive feedback loops01:16:02 The witness, the dreamless, and self-enquiry01:23:47 Boredom, time, seclusion01:28:13 Mindful news consumption

There’s Nothing to It | Ron #2 | 2.8.22

Ron and Dhammarato discuss how to deal with atypical experiences as just another mind moment, controlling the feelings, and spreading the joy.
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00:00 Elusive experiences, Mahasi, attainments05:45 We have to see dukkha to embark on the journey07:19 Dependently arising09:56 Experiences are ordinary - no superlatives required13:00 Getting stuck in the past (hindrances)17:04 Setting a standard, seeing the measure21:47 There’s nothing to it22:53 You can control your feelings and there’s a process for doing it23:46 The Buddha figured this out 2500 years ago but most will never listen27:07 Whistle while you work

What’s Not There? | Alex P #13 | 2.8.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the five aggregates as a basis for understanding anatta and conditionality.
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00:00:00 The arising and passing away — what’s not there?00:11:49 The five drivers of TA - the mechanisms of destiny00:16:02 The five aggregates - smoke gets in your eyes00:26:12 Products of the past - analogy of the library00:28:59 The delusion of being the body00:36:40 The delusion of being the feelings00:39:08 The delusion of being the memory00:49:00 The delusion of being perception00:49:36 The delusion of being consciousness01:00:38 The baby shower game - laughing at me, mine, I01:14:36 Pick yourself up, dust yourself off…01:19:22 I want to keep this and get more01:25:44 More naturally grown moments of joy - just be

Emptiness Is a Friend | Alex P #12 | 2.7.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the many forms of doubt, seeing emptiness and dukkha as friends, compounding wholesomeness, and coming technological change.
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00:00 Worrying about the hindrances is a hindrance05:37 The labyrinthine nature of doubt08:48 Arising and passing away: Nagarjuna’s sea foams11:23 Emptiness is your friend18:13 Attachment to joy25:17 Keep compounding29:02 Consistent wholesomeness34:20 Getting above the dukkha is nothing special42:27 Being grateful for dukkha as guidance44:16 The thoughts in your head are not you46:16 See the passing away49:00 Technological revolution is coming

Take 5 - Everything is OK | The Sangha UK #28 | 2.6.22

The Sangha discuss how the suttas are mutually reinforcing and give a coherent explanation of the path and how it should be practiced.
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00:00:00 Piti-sukha, the four elements, and sattipatthāna00:06:40 The Great Forty, Mindfulness of Breathing, and Mindfulness of the Body (MN 117-119)00:10:49 Understanding right attitude provides security00:16:29 The ordinary path works but Achan Pho wanted us to start at the Noble - graduate school00:20:33 Back to the three suttas00:28:48 If at first you don’t succeed look at what you’re doing00:32:07 Why the foundations of mindfulness are set out as a tetrad00:51:03 Things done with a noble mind are noble00:58:28 The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (MN 64)01:02:59 Connecting the ānāpānāsatisutta and the Great Forty01:04:31 Experience builds confidence01:07:40 Investigation starts when we have the fruits of 1st jhana01:12:16 The integration of ānāpānāsati, paticcasamuppāda, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, the satipatthāna, and the five aggregates01:13:19 Is the noble path path slow?01:17:55 Remember to take five01:27:46 It’s OK to ask for help - the Sangha01:30:39 Practice, performance, play01:32:22 How can my practice be this good?

Gently Relaxing into Deeper Practice | Alex P #11 | 2.6.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the joy of gently relaxing into deeper practice, the tears of a arhat, investigating sati, non-zero-sum games, and Western meditation as dukkha practice.
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 00:00:00 Gently relaxing into deeper practice00:04:11 The tears of a arhat00:09:01 Ajhan Maha Bua’s cry of relief00:12:22 Complete conviction as a fruit of practice00:15:28 Wholesomeness compounds00:23:32 Welcome to the world of relief00:24:50 How is your sati? Investigating your tools00:28:22 The mind gets more settled00:30:07 Being in the world but not of the world00:33:09 The next trigger is seeing that a thought is already wholesome00:37:56 The burden of delayed gratification fades away00:40:22 “I’m afraid I’ll lose this” is our whole life story00:43:31 Using a gentler image changes my being00:44:35 Finding a spark and passing it on00:46:56 Non-zero-sum games - everyone can win00:49:10 Western meditation is dukkha practice in search of a reward00:51:37 Optimism and pessimism are both delusional00:55:14 Developing three triggers for sati01:01:52 Being aware that there’s less to be aware of

The Brain Is Built for Survival, Not Happiness | The Sangha US #23 | 2.4.22

 Dhammarato and other members of the Sangha discuss how to deal with finding more unwholesome thoughts, the evolutionary history of the brain, being raised as a victim, and the power we have to change our attitude.
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00:00 Finding more unwholesome thoughts02:38 Is more investigation required?12:25 Brains built for survival not happiness14:39 Escaping danger into fear16:35 Wisdom sees the difference between a real danger and a false positive17:48 Void - of unwholesome thoughts20:51 Anticipation of the future; recollection of the past25:28 Long-term thoughts and beliefs29:06 Mating and self-preservation32:25 I wonder what my next thought will be? (guarding the mind)38:15 From constant anxiety to bliss44:55 Being raised as a victim48:06 The power we have to change our attitude53:21 It’s great to have a community55:27 Right viewing or investigating; not “having a viewpoint”

Don’t Worry About a Thing | Robert Co #26, Sandra | 2.4.22

Sandra, Robert, and Dhammarato ponder the connections between food and mood, concepts and forms, moral issues vs. medical issues, having a child, and teaching for the benefit of future generations.
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00:00 Cooking, mood, music08:35 Chickens, eggs, and the Platonic Realm11:22 Reality, observation, copies, and gossip13:08 Bible stories18:24 Having a child; transformation of moral issues into medical issues25:29 Teaching children to be awake27:58 Why are we following this rule?30:01 “I teach for the benefit and the welfare of future generations”35:31 Don’t worry about a thing…

Accept the Power | Gavin #4 | 2.2.22

Gavin and Dhammarato discuss following rules and rituals instead of accepting our power to build the skill of sati with enthusiasm
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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 Peak experiences rarely repeat but being OK is the base00:02:27 “Aha” moments come from connecting the dots00:05:40 Lineage: it doesn’t matter where the information comes from00:10:00 Westerners “touch” one tradition & think they’ve seen the whole; the story of the ten blind men00:13:30 Your choice: to be the cause or the affect00:15:08 The Dhamma is small - there’s nothing to it00:23:50 Doing nothing; not being a victim00:28:06 Right effort: I can change00:33:19 Have yourself a merry little moment one by one they come…00:36:20 The Universe will welcome you home00:39:00 The solution is that there was never a problem00:40:40 Right effort is the least effort needed to get the job done00:45:38 Equanimity00:52:39 The whole Dhamma has been lost in translation00:56:42 Everything is different except our belief it is01:02:15 Rites, rules and, rituals - the big cat01:05:40 “I’m right because that’s how I feel”01:07:41 Nobility is not well-understood in the West01:16:20 You are the victim, the persecutor, and the one who sees the show01:17:56 Sati is a skill to be practiced with enthusiasm