Listen "Practice Being Satisfied | The Sangha US #41 | 6.4.22"
Episode Synopsis
The Sangha discuss wholesome thoughts and emptiness, the value of interactive communication, the qualities of the jhānas, and learning to live by the law of nature in friendship and satisfaction. #friendship #jhana #enlightenment
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00:00:00 Investigating thoughts and feelings; anxiety as a concept; having wholesome thoughts and feelings
00:07:17 Wholesomeness, emptiness, and happiness; is this dukkha or dukkha-nirodha?
00:14:38 Emptiness all the way; the Tathāgatha
00:19:32 Gladdening the mind and Sangha; communication-intensive media; meditation competition
00:24:52 Insights come through conversation
00:26:46 The Alex Channel; the need for live dialogue; there is a path and a method
00:30:54 Improvisation and the Dhamma; the natural method and the organised method
00:35:00 First jhāna is everyday; byproducts of being satisfied; second, third, and fourth jhāna; arūpa jhānas
00:49:23 Empty thoughts; living by the law of nature; fear; self-preservation; existential threats
00:59:39 The Buddha was a homeless person who learned how to feel good
01:01:01 There’s nothing magical about satisfaction; friendship is the path
See the video version of this call on YouTube.
►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_YCuk9iuAc
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.
►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO
►The Sangha UK, Sunday 10AM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
►The Sangha UK, Wednesday 8PM BST - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—join our Discord Sangha. Everyone is welcome.
►Discord - https://discord.gg/epphTGY
These videos are also available in Podcast form on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more.
►Podbean - https://dhammaratodhamma.podbean.com/
00:00:00 Investigating thoughts and feelings; anxiety as a concept; having wholesome thoughts and feelings
00:07:17 Wholesomeness, emptiness, and happiness; is this dukkha or dukkha-nirodha?
00:14:38 Emptiness all the way; the Tathāgatha
00:19:32 Gladdening the mind and Sangha; communication-intensive media; meditation competition
00:24:52 Insights come through conversation
00:26:46 The Alex Channel; the need for live dialogue; there is a path and a method
00:30:54 Improvisation and the Dhamma; the natural method and the organised method
00:35:00 First jhāna is everyday; byproducts of being satisfied; second, third, and fourth jhāna; arūpa jhānas
00:49:23 Empty thoughts; living by the law of nature; fear; self-preservation; existential threats
00:59:39 The Buddha was a homeless person who learned how to feel good
01:01:01 There’s nothing magical about satisfaction; friendship is the path
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