Dhammarato Dhamma

Jhana | Brandon #3 | 12.21.21

Dhammarato and Brandon talk about jhana.
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0:00 - The first jhana is the foundation of practice4:00 - Jhanas are an imponderable8:00 - The 6 jhana factors (6th factor = relaxation of the physical body)9:30 - You need all of the jhana factors to get into jhana12:30 - Select your terminology wisely: The problem with jhana as "Absorption"18:30 - Select your terminology wisely: The problem with jhana as "Concentration" 20:00 - Dry insight (trying to do vipassana without jhana) = a really stupid way to practice.21:00 - Enthusiasm becomes the fuel that replaces right effort.22:00 - Applied and sustain thought24:00 - Long knowing breaths are the foundation25:00 - Knowing the hindrances are present gives you your power over them (to chose to remain hindered or chuck 'em out)26:00 - Mindfulness is only step one, gladdening is step two28:00 - Right effort is the price of freedom from effort28:30 - Source your satisfaction in thoughts of the present moment30:00 - Delete dukkha BY replacing it with sukkha31:15 - Confidence/Saddha34:00 - Confidence leads to piti35:00 - Piti is the antidote to victimhood36:00 - Piti is playing by your own rules38:00 - Allow yourself to enjoy meditating39:00 - Satisfaction is the cookie40:45 - Correctly practicing leads to all of the factors leads to the possibility for jhana42:00 - Quick recap of 6 jhana factors43:00 - High vs low quality mind moments44:00 - Wholesome thoughts must be repetitive45:00 - What is meant by a mind that is "fit for work"46:30 - Best sutta to start with? there isn't one50:00 - Transmission52:00 - Wake up, rinse the mind, breath deep, repeat.53:00 - Our thinking conditions our feeling55:00 - The buddha was a lion 56:45 - Become like a cat, above it all58:00 - The fundamentals are what is crucial

The Practice Is Repeated Success | Alex P #3 | 12.20.21

Alex and Dhammarato explore the obstacles to waking up to what’s real.
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00:00:00 Having a more positive baseline00:03:23 Broadening the scope beyond Western Buddhism00:12:55 Cleaning makes us more aware of dirt00:19:34 One thing at a time00:24:42 Chemical cascades are slower than the mind00:27:06 Not liking it00:37:33 It’s your choice00:40:40 You have to wake up to what’s real00:57:19 See it, enjoy it, make it a toy, it’s not you01:00:32 The average Westerner works too hard01:08:58 Being satisfied or dissatisfied is your choice01:15:53 Each of us has to fix our own mind

Starting a Practice | Ray #2 | 12.19.21

Ray and Dhammarato discuss some good ways of starting a practice.
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00:00 The most important aspect of practice is seclusion; walking in nature01:57 Once a day is not enough: one hour split into four to six sessions04:06 Sati is the number one skill07:21 Being OK in this present moment09:39 Doing this we are practicing the Eightfold Noble Path11:38 Twenty minutes is too long for a beginner13:05 Examples of wholesome thoughts

Step by Step | Alex P #2 | 12.19.21

Alex and Dhammarato discuss resistance to success, the union of sati and right effort, doubt, and how to be nurturing.
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00:00 Disappointed by success04:52 You are already whole12:16 Seeing is the success15:15 Keep coming back 19:02 Spread your joy20:38 Painful thought, painful feeling, painful thought…23:50 Sati must be integrated with right effort28:19 Step by step30:59 Your irritation doesn’t own you; be nurturing35:41 How do you nurture yourself?37:36 You’re ok, you can do it, you can handle anything44:12 Feeling lost: three levels of doubt52:10 The woeful state of a dumb animal

Gladden the Mind Right Now | Verse #1 | 12.18.21

Corey and Dhammarato discuss the complexities of the simple practice of being satisfied.
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00:00:00 The cause of dukkha is greed, ill-will, and delusion00:03:29 Seeing the crowd inside00:06:13 The second noble truth00:08:10 We process data using faulty background information00:09:59 Salāyatana as internal senses; the mismatch between the internal world & the real world00:19:28 Getting out of time orientation: the eightfold noble method00:24:08 Extrapolating into delusion00:28:55 Ignorance is the cause of craving00:34:42 The highway to hell is paved with noting00:38:43 We are gladdening the mind right now00:44:11 Unworthiness and underlying fear00:46:36 Guarding is valuable when there’s something to guard00:50:53 Right effort is not work 00:53:23 Championship not surrender00:59:05 Don’t unravel the thoughts throw them out01:01:47 Get into the senses; pay attention; you are safe, secure, and happy

Watch Him Take It Easy | Scott #1 | 12.17.20

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The Crowd Inside Can Have a Rhythm | Joe #7 | 12.16.21

Joe and Dhammarato discuss the etymology of the word “anatta” and its relationship to the Greek “atmós” as a route to understanding the impermanence of the five aggregates, their role as a basis for paticcasamuppāda, and the potential for wholesome change through the reunification of mind in the Eightfold Noble Path.
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00:00 The concept of the five aggregates (khandas) is meant to emphasise impermanence08:08 You are responsible for the cause of suffering10:28 Change can either be erratic or it can have a rhythm22:25 The reunification of mind is the point of the Eightfold Path31:26 The whole is greater than the sum of the parts34:04 There is no self in any of the five khandas 43:57 The Dhamma is a beautiful jewel; not a new rule

Paticca Samuppada and Clinging | Andrew #5 | 12.16.21

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The Sangha UK #18 | 12.14.21

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Maps and Paths | The Sangha UK #17 | 12.12.21

The Sangha briefly discuss experiences related to the dukkha ñānas.
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00:00 Arising and passing away; Dark Night; lucid dreams03:35 Ingram makes you feel less alone on the path; harsh writing style05:49 Technical problems