Dhammarato Dhamma

What Is Sangha? | The Sangha US #23 | 1.29.22

Dhammarato and friends discuss the duties and benefits of Sangha, the lack of a Sangha in the West, friendliness and honesty as duties to the Dhamma, volunteering without the need to be in charge or to take ownership, a new model of Dhamma-teaching, and informal distribution of support through the mechanisms of an open Sangha.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljA5RYyRu88
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 Sangha is the gem in the crown00:03:22 We all have a duty to the Dhamma00:08:20 Friendliness and honesty00:14:05 Cultivating a wide variety of friends00:17:40 Western Buddhism lacks a Sangha00:29:53 The importance of monks and nobles00:48:09 How can we promote Sangha?00:58:46 No one needs to be in charge of have ownership01:06:11 The benefits of volunteering01:10:01 Work should not be too burdensome01:13:38 A new model of Dhamma-teaching01:19:23 Informal distribution of support & no formal ordination process01:22:37 The sotāpan has the highest duty01:32:29 Gaining benefit from volunteer work01:33:14 How to investigate the causes of depression

Friendliness, Honesty, Being in the Moment | Daniel R #1, Robert Co, Parker | 1.28.22

Dhammarato and friends discuss Sangha, rebirth, the four imponderables, the present moment, the future of Western Buddhism, Western wannabes, and meditation as competition.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m5-q1EDhxs
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 Friendliness, honesty, the power of being in the moment00:01:37 Rebirth (jāti) is moment-to-moment00:03:47 The four imponderables00:22:31 Zen, fearless, bushido and Samurai00:29:44 Future technology and the extent of the mind00:31:30 Metaphor in the lives of the Buddha’s disciples00:33:36 Suicide and ordinary right view00:37:05 Speculative futures and friendliness00:40:43 Rikyū being in the moment00:46:25 Lessons from jiu-jitsu00:49:57 Individualism & noise; impersonal Dhamma00:53:46 Three lifetimes: past, present, future01:01:38 The Dhamma goes meta01:10:46 Other techniques and Western wannabes01:17:23 Where will Western Buddhism go?01:18:40 Monastic life and sit-down practice01:25:10 Success and knowledge01:29:42 Being a Sangha teacher01:33:02 Meditation as competition01:44:22 The supramundane Dhamma is a breath of fresh air

Investigation Is an Active Process | The Sangha UK #28 | 1.26.22

The Sangha discuss the qualities of investigation, suicide & despair, growing confidence, and the value of the Sangha.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukduxQFaGLs
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 There’s no way to happiness, happiness is the way02:25 Hilarious suicidal thoughts08:35 Trying too hard17:49 Vipassana, Daniel Ingram, The Mind Illuminated21:45 Investigation has an active quality, more like a security camera than a photograph28:16 You have to use what you know33:00 Read the suttas; don’t beat yourself up36:47 Shifts in perception vs. habits become less effortful39:10 Che sarà sarà43:23 The Sangha has wonderful momentum45:02 It gets easier to notice wholesome thoughts47:02 Restlessness and conceit50:27 Doubt. The teaching is simple53:49 Wherever you are take a breath, everything is OK

Don’t Go Too Deep | Tommy #2 | 1.24.22

Tommy and Dhammarato discuss the difference between reality and thoughts of reality, thinking wholesomely, and the first step on the path.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XAavOXtSxI
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 Our thoughts of reality are not reality04:06 There’s always one more level of letting go07:45 Guide the mind into thinking wholesomely10:20 The first step on the path10:40 Don’t go too deep

Being OK | The Sangha US #22 | 1.22.22

The Sangha discuss the dichotomy of “good” and “bad" in the origin of our misconceptions, unwholesome thoughts, and fear.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFfNAfO0yRk
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 We are OK: permission, protection, potency00:03:56 “Good” and “bad” are part of the problem00:17:05 Practice like your hair is on fire00:27:44 Freedom from things and right noble viewing00:34:16 Allow yourself to be happy; body scanning; Covid-19 symptoms00:48:36 Everything is about paticcasamuppāda: nothing happens without conditions01:01:02 Childhood origins of fear01:12:18 The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off (Gloria Steinem)01:19:59 The key concept is wholesome vs. unwholesome thoughts01:29:16 Judging wholesome thoughts01:43:02 Two types of past: memories and habits01:45:21 Reacting and reactivating; gaining perspective01:51:33 Wake up, look, make a change, enjoy the change - success builds confidence

The Sangha UK #26 | 1.19.22

See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BexUdhyzE7M
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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.

Taming the Dragon | The Sangha UK #25 | 1.19.22

The Sangha discuss how we are conditioned to feel bad, being results-oriented instead of process-oriented, the meaning of dependent origination, sources of inspiration, and experiences on retreat.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCT-7dnUDcg
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 The Sangha is a joy; sati is the special sauce00:07:11 We are process oriented and don’t demand anything00:14:14 Freedom and dependent origination00:23:28 Investigation is a joy; laughing at the absurdity of the whole thing00:31:55 Work, music, wholesome thoughts, Beethoven’s ninth00:44:42 Pali canon, philosophers, monastics, inspiration00:49:17 Natthiko, reflecting on death and fear, cemetery meditations00:59:39 Experiences of Wat Suan Mokkh, retreats, seclusion01:17:59 It’s all in the mind; conditioned resistance to change

Sustaining 1st Jhana | Scott #2 | 1.19.22

Scott and Dhammarato talk about enjoying the 1st jhana, repressive rule-making, sustaining wholesome thoughts, and the meaning of “anatta”
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Ks_TlFk6s
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 Enjoying the 1st jhana05:45 Become aware of repressive rule-making10:20 Crash landing13:46 Catch it before it gets out of control18:40 Anatta is over-rated32:17 The three characteristics34:25 Does change need an observer?41:42 The Buddha taught one practice44:55 Sati is number one on the list45:40 Mind moments are not always thoughts51:05 The map is not the territory

Pain: Physical vs. Mental, Magical Thinking, and Right Attitude | The Sangha UK #24 | 1.16.22

The Sangha discuss the differences between physical and mental pain, life after death, magical thinking, and basic steps of the path.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOl45LwrSUU
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 Physical pain is a feature of our being; mental pain is a choice (Sallasutta)00:08:20 Nirodha-samāpatti; Delson Armstrong00:19:34 Life after death; emptiness and no-self; solipsism00:30:21 Does this help me see dukkha or not? Experiences of physical pain00:38:59 Happiness as an unnatural state; the first knowledge00:48:02 Change in identity; siddhis; magical thinking; spiritual materialism00:59:33 Five factors of enlightenment; controlling the breath; practicing with freedom and ease01:07:18 Gently practicing through existential angst; thoughts in the room01:32:46 The ānāpānasatisutta - 16 steps01:44:59 Seven factors of awakening (sambojjhanga); jhanas01:52:05 Lokuttara paticcasamuppāda01:54:50 Eightfold Noble Path; the Great Forty (MN 117); safety and security02:23:54 Nurturing ourselves; maintaining right attitude

Take a Deep Breath | The Sangha UK #23 | 1.16.22

The Sangha discuss whether certain philosophical ideas can be reconciled with the Dhamma.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtKLKvH44vE
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
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 Omnipresence and dependent origination01:23 Confusion of categorisation04:27 Philosophy as inspiration for investigation05:28 Is what I completely believe true?06:41 The philosophy spiral of death