The Sangha discuss mistranslations, delayed gratification, and lack of practical expertise as fundamental flaws in Western Buddhism, leading to a discussion of the meaning and qualities of “dukkha” and “samadhi”. The discussion concludes with a consideration of skill development, rationality, and the need for timely and correct information as foundations for wisdom.
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The Sangha discuss mistranslations, delayed gratification, and lack of practical expertise as fundamental flaws in Western Buddhism, leading to a discussion of the meaning and qualities of “dukkha” and “samadhi”. The discussion concludes with a consideration of skill development, rationality, and the need for timely and correct information as foundations for wisdom.
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Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome!
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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 Western Buddhism disadvantaged by language, delayed gratification mindset, and lack of experience
00:06:02 “Enlightenment” and ānāpānasati; paying attention in this present moment
00:19:43 “Dukkha” does not mean “suffering” - everything is a matter of attitude
00:28:57 Making a change; looking at the process
00:36:31 Wanting more; dissatisfaction; satisfaction from seeing
00:48:24 Don’t hang on - just balance by relaxing; juice not concentrate: samādhi 
00:57:25 Free from unwholesome thoughts; safety, security, comfort, satisfaction, success, relaxation: samādhi 
01:11:05 Right noble unification of mind: samādhi 
01:19:17 Understanding skill development; joining and pacing
01:32:10 Rationality, information, GIGO, and wisdom
01:45:46 Food (data) gets old quickly

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