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Episode Synopsis
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.
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDahuDFVpU
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel.
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To meet Dhamma friends or volunteer to help spread the Dhamma, join our discord.
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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 Gently relaxing into deeper practice
00:04:11 The tears of a arhat
00:09:01 Ajhan Maha Bua’s cry of relief
00:12:22 Complete conviction as a fruit of practice
00:15:28 Wholesomeness compounds
00:23:32 Welcome to the world of relief
00:24:50 How is your sati? Investigating your tools
00:28:22 The mind gets more settled
00:30:07 Being in the world but not of the world
00:33:09 The next trigger is seeing that a thought is already wholesome
00:37:56 The burden of delayed gratification fades away
00:40:22 “I’m afraid I’ll lose this” is our whole life story
00:43:31 Using a gentler image changes my being
00:44:35 Finding a spark and passing it on
00:46:56 Non-zero-sum games - everyone can win
00:49:10 Western meditation is dukkha practice in search of a reward
00:51:37 Optimism and pessimism are both delusional
00:55:14 Developing three triggers for sati
01:01:52 Being aware that there’s less to be aware of
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDahuDFVpU
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 Gently relaxing into deeper practice
00:04:11 The tears of a arhat
00:09:01 Ajhan Maha Bua’s cry of relief
00:12:22 Complete conviction as a fruit of practice
00:15:28 Wholesomeness compounds
00:23:32 Welcome to the world of relief
00:24:50 How is your sati? Investigating your tools
00:28:22 The mind gets more settled
00:30:07 Being in the world but not of the world
00:33:09 The next trigger is seeing that a thought is already wholesome
00:37:56 The burden of delayed gratification fades away
00:40:22 “I’m afraid I’ll lose this” is our whole life story
00:43:31 Using a gentler image changes my being
00:44:35 Finding a spark and passing it on
00:46:56 Non-zero-sum games - everyone can win
00:49:10 Western meditation is dukkha practice in search of a reward
00:51:37 Optimism and pessimism are both delusional
00:55:14 Developing three triggers for sati
01:01:52 Being aware that there’s less to be aware of
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