Dhammarato Dhamma

Enjoying the Practice Is Good Enough | Alex P #10 | 2.2.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss enjoying the practice, making friends, the real meaning of piti, relaxing from piti into sukha, whataboutism, and shifting cultural norms.
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00:00:00 Enjoying the practice & making friends00:07:55 Relaxing from piti into sukha00:12:32 The Dhamma is fast when practiced correctly00:16:56 Relax and stay on guard00:20:17 Whataboutism & OCD00:27:48 Skillful observation & being good enough00:42:40 Cultural norms are shifting01:01:06 What’s next & playing music you can play

The Bull | Alex P #9 | 2.1.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss how Right View develops as our Sati gets quicker. As Right View develops, we see through the lies, and we develop Right Attitude.
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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 Seeing more mind moments (samma ditthi)00:08:22 Observation and change00:18:09 Authority and stasis00:19:00 We draw to us the things we fear00:24:58 Out duty to the Dhamma is to stop spreading dukkha00:36:12 Internalised rules, tradition, & insight (Silabattaparamasa)00:39:55 Disgust & arrogance, being above the world (samma sankappa), feedback loops00:50:00 The Buddha was a bull elephant00:55:53 Seeing doubt. This moment is good enough01:07:30 Guarding the mind is sustained thought01:09:00 Protection, permission, potency

Can See Clearly Now | Alex P #8 | 1.30.22

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the basic principles of practice by analogy with cooking, whack-a-mole, pulling the plug, the cowherd, and the dog with ticks.
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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.
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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 I can’t get no satisfaction00:05:42 Frustration, anxiety, fear00:10:58 Don’t turn wisdom into a set of rules00:12:34 Dukkha or dukkha-nirodha?00:22:56 One by one as they occur00:23:43 Meditation is whack-a-mole00:31:01 I don’t want to do this00:36:40 I don’t want to do this wrong00:39:50 I can’t do this00:46:10 I can do this00:48:40 The analogy of the cowherd00:53:27 Being aware watching a movie01:01:57 I can master this01:04:05 Analogy of the dog with ticks01:06:58 I will keep practicing - I’m in control01:09:20 How the breathing comes into it

Wholesome Thoughts, Feelings, Relaxation — No Magic Required | Daniel R #2 | 1.27.22

Daniel and Dhammarato have a wide-ranging discussion covering topics such as how focus on an object of meditation is off-track, the seven factors of awakening, doubt as a hindrance, the lack of skill in determination without discrimination, the uselessness of magical beliefs, the map trap, and personality view as the first fetter.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfg5LE6s0tc
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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.
00:00:00 Focus on an object is off-track00:07:16 Objects worthy of attention00:10:25 A good chronological sequence: the seven factors of enlightenment00:17:13 Is this thought worth having?00:21:39 Wholesome thoughts, lead to wholesome feelings, lead to wholesome relaxation00:27:35 What’s the issue with the fire kasina?00:29:39 Doubt is a hindrance00:34:05 The Dhamma is a mosaic and Western Buddhism is missing pieces00:38:50 Be the lion of the Buddha00:44:15 We learn through observation00:46:14 Our language is riddled with impossibilities00:52:48 Determination without discrimination is unskillful 01:07:36 There’s satisfaction in small things01:08:27 Magical beliefs, tulkus, religion01:23:30 The Dark Night of the Soul is wanting what you don’t have01:27:39 We don’t need heaven to feel good01:30:52 The map trap is living in the past and the future01:36:10 After you awake go back to sleep01:37:56 Rebirth is moment to moment01:43:00 Personality view is the first fetter01:45:03 Half a second from heaven to hell01:47:20 Handling sensations and thoughts wisely

Sati in a Noisy Environment | Peter J #19 | 1.24.22

Peter and Dhammarato explore seclusion, dispassion, and cessation and how these English translations of the Pali terms imply a harsher interpretation than is intended in the suttas.
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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 Seclusion, dispassion, and cessation in the Samyutta Nikāya01:19 Seclusion from a noisy environment08:47 Dispassion is distance from greed, hatred, and delusion11:30 Sati is a handle for the whole Eightfold Path13:43 Dispassion should have a relaxed and friendly quality17:07 Atammayatā is throwing back with loving kindness18:43 Relaxation is a practical approach24:50 Cessation is the lack of struggle that comes with satisfaction

Friendship, Community, & Change | David O #1 | 1.21.22

David and Dhammarato talk about friendship, community, the influence of companions, and the capacity for change that comes through right effort and remembering to look.
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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.
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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 Teaching and friendship00:05:10 Just one spark is enough00:07:35 The supramundane dhamma only exists in a community00:09:25 Our duty springs from the nature of reality00:15:19 Sangha is the missing element in the West00:25:19 The influence of nobles and companions00:33:30 The first fetter and believing you can change00:37:24 There is power in the dhamma00:47:30 Life sucks because we’re sucking00:52:30 Ending suffering is easier done than said00:55:00 The metaphor of the woeful animal00:58:40 We can have satisfaction01:03:39 Noble right viewing01:07:55 Remembering to look01:14:34 Right attitude01:21:02 Right effort

Joe #8 | 1.20.22

Joe and Dhammarato discuss how confidence grows through an understanding of conditionality as explained in the Upanisasutta and the knowledges of the stream-enterer detailed in the Kosambiyasutta.
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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 Understanding dependent origination in the Upanisasutta00:03:40 There are many words for “satisfaction”00:07:30 Conditionality vs. causality00:09:10 Dukkha leads to wisdom00:10:45 The first knowledge of the stream-enterer00:13:20 Links to the stages of insight00:15:18 Confidence comes from understanding conditionality00:20:08 Links to the 1st jhana and seven factors of enlightenment00:26:50 The qualities of the four jhanas00:34:48 Unification of mind (samādhi)00:36:54 “Access concentration” is a bad translation00:39:10 Fourth jhana and seeing how the mind works00:40:40 “Truly knowing and seeing” 00:45:17 The sankharas as stored data00:47:24 The meaning of “disillusionment”00:55:20 “Dispassion” step 16 of ānāpānasati 00:57:10 Freedom and “ending the defilements”01:00:05 The analogy of the mountain river and silabattaparamasa01:04:00 How to read the suttas; advances in translation

Relationships, Right Livelihood, Teaching & Learning | The Sangha UK #27 | 1.26.22

The Sangha discuss ethical and practical issues surrounding relationships and earning a living, teaching and learning, and the difficulty of maintaining a practice in the restaurant of samsara.
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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 Friendship, relationships, dependency, compatibility 00:20:52 Liking, wanting, clinging, greed00:32:17 Right livelihood, day trading, gambling00:51:43 Teaching, using the Dhamma, languages, learning01:20:34 Social priorities, assessment, measurement, fear01:25:06 Struggling to maintain a practice; doing it unmotivated01:39:13 Social conditioning and choosing dukkha

Relax into Practice | Tyler #7 | 1.6.22

Tyler and Dhammarato discuss the right attitude to practice, weaknesses in the Mahasi method as taught in the West, and the optimal duration of practice sessions.
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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 Everyone struggles too hard - except for those who think they’ve already arrived05:22 Actively relax into practice10:04 Hating a hindrance is a hindrance14:30 Investigate wholesome things16:49 Playing with anxiety20:50 The Mahasi technique gets too close to dukkha23:20 The breath is an anchor against waves of extraneous thoughts24:52 Satisfaction not equanimity27:06 Relax & soak in the reality of the moment31:24 Satisfaction will grow36:36 The Mahasi method in the West39:50 An hour is too long

Talking to Others, Enlightenment, Intro to Anapanasati | Corey #1 | 1.20.22

Dhammarato gives Corey an introduction to anapanasati.
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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 Talking about things we hide from00:02:13 Peace, teaching, “enlightenment”00:11:40 Just chill (nibbana)00:17:00 Seeing the cycles00:20:02 Using better language00:23:08 Why ānāpānasati helps00:28:48 Unwholesome thoughts trigger instinctual behaviours00:46:02 Don’t use automatic pilot00:53:05 Sati, right viewing, right effort, right attitude01:06:15 Sharing dhamma with others01:19:26 Mind moments