Dhammarato Dhamma (Dhammarato Dhamma)

Dhammarato and Brandon talk about jhana.

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0:00 - The first jhana is the foundation of practice 4:00 - Jhanas are an imponderable 8:00 - The 6 jhana factors (6th factor = relaxation of the physical body) 9:30 - You need all of the jhana factors to get into jhana 12:30 - 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 thought 24:00 - Long knowing breaths are the foundation 25:00 - 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 two 28:00 - Right effort is the price of freedom from effort 28:30 - Source your satisfaction in thoughts of the present moment 30:00 - Delete dukkha BY replacing it with sukkha 31:15 - Confidence/Saddha 34:00 - Confidence leads to piti 35:00 - Piti is the antidote to victimhood 36:00 - Piti is playing by your own rules 38:00 - Allow yourself to enjoy meditating 39:00 - Satisfaction is the cookie 40:45 - Correctly practicing leads to all of the factors leads to the possibility for jhana 42:00 - Quick recap of 6 jhana factors 43:00 - High vs low quality mind moments 44:00 - Wholesome thoughts must be repetitive 45:00 - What is meant by a mind that is "fit for work" 46:30 - Best sutta to start with? there isn't one 50:00 - Transmission 52:00 - Wake up, rinse the mind, breath deep, repeat. 53:00 - Our thinking conditions our feeling 55:00 - The buddha was a lion  56:45 - Become like a cat, above it all 58:00 - The fundamentals are what is crucial

Dhammarato and the UK Sangha talk about the Eightfold Noble Path.

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Dhammarato defines main Buddhist's concepts in a fun and easy to grasp way.

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0:00 Satipattana Sutta. Practice of Anapanasati.  8:10 Body and mind: note, know, take control 17:53 Sati as the first step 22:16 Unremitting investigation of the dhamma 24:00 Piti Sukkha 25:01 Relaxation 30:28 Society and Solitude 35:25 Right unification of the mind. Upekha - dynamic balance 45:00 Wholesome mind in the first Jhana 47:20 How good you feel in the second Jhana.  52:12 Path and the ditch  55:08 Thich Nhat Hanh 1:05:00 Memory training, light gazing

Dhammarato answers Peter's questions about how the practice of Anapanasati plays into the 8 Fold Noble Path. In breaking down the building blocks of the Path, Dhammarato pays an acute attention to the Right Effort of "bending the limb" by intentionally getting rid of the "big gray booger" aka junk thoughts. Another metaphor Dhammarato uses as a result of the practice is "sea legs" of Upekkha - the dynamic balance that allows one to handle the high seas of life. 

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0:00 8 Fold Noble Path and Anapanasati way of practice 4:40 The Mahasi Method 12:00 The waking up: Sati; Mental formations; feelings and thoughts 26:00 The Right Effort 26:43 Bending the limb 30:02 Piti, Sukkha, Samadhi, Upekkha 32:38 Sea legs  38:54 Enlightenment: shedding a light and getting lighter 45:00 Letting go of "the big gray booger"

Scott and Dhammarato talk about the structure of good practice, which does not involve going on retreat or becoming a statue. #sitting #repetition #sukha

Buddhist Symbolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_symbolism

Sayagyi U Ba Khin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayagyi_U_Ba_Khin

S. N. Goenka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Goenka

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00:00:00 The actual teachings of the Buddha 00:01:45 Three symbols of early Buddhism; U Ba Khin, sitting meditation, and retreats 00:08:07 The word “meditation” does not appear in any sutta; the Buddha taught ānāpānasati; brahmaviharas  00:11:30 The body should be comfortable; listen to your body; sit upright 00:33:52 Knowingly doing something wholesome over and over again, not endurance 00:38:50 Practice often: six ten minute sittings; two types of sati 00:49:40 Ānāpānasati outside a formal sit; wakey, wakey; intentionally breathing in long… 00:56:00 The breath and the thing you’re doing; wake up and make a change: samma sankappa 01:00:39 More frequently rather than longer; developing continuity: congratulate, nourish, nurture 01:02:56 Significant change in ten minutes

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Talking with Pietro (epsiode #5 recorded 4/3/23) 

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Laurent and Dhammarato discuss the insights and practical methods we find from combining ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) with paticcasamuppāda (dependent origination). #dependentorigination #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment

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00:00 The Five Aggregates are the sum total of what you are; not something that stays something 04:14 Contact is where feelings arise; finding places where changes can be made 08:36 Not going all the way to dukkha; resting at feelings; catching thoughts and gladdening the mind 12:45 Right effort is the change; seclusion; enjoying the show 19:10 Wisdom at the point of contact - salāyatana, contact (phassa), feelings (vedanā) 20:47 The distinction between vedanā and upādāna; “I like it but I don’t want it” 24:36 Playing with things at an ordinary level; reframing good and evil 27:50 Feeling bad about feelings; anxiety doesn’t happen on its own 32:20 Why ānāpānasati and paticcasamuppāda fit closely together 35:12 The secret of paticcasamuppāda is that you can feel the way you want to feel: safe, secure, content, satisfied, successful 38:23 Not feeling successful because of distraction; never mind, start again

Gerry 5 4 12 23

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Talking with Scott and Alex P (recored 2/2/23)

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Justin and Dhammarato discuss the differences in meditative approaches practiced by the Buddhists and the Westerners. Justin shares that by adhering to the method of Anapanasati, he can see tangible results in his everyday lifestyle and ways of thinking. Dhammarato revisits the issue of safety and security as a starting point for developing satisfaction and, later, success in life. He gives a more accurate definition of "enlightenment" as an easily available yet not permanent state of mind. He then focuses on sustaining it through an everyday practice by using Sati, or "remembering to catch yourself" and Nurturing yourself back into it by gladdening the mind with wholesome thoughts. 

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0:00 Learning satisfaction 1:50 Meditation: origin and problems  10:30 Nothing Method. Choiceless awareness 16:40 The Right Effort 17:48 Distinction between critical and Nurturing thinking 21:30 Three ways of thinking: saying; feeling/sensing; observing 28:28 Making a change in patterns of thinking and building new neural circuits  41:20 Anapanasati - informal meditation 43:00 Waking up the Adult 51:40 First Jhana vs Mystical interpretation of it 58:45 8 Fold Noble Path 1:08:15 Feeling of success 1:09:30 Putting pieces together in practice - Tangible results (Justin) 1:16:05 Enlightenment as a state of mind 1:19:53 Attitude of the winner - the feeling of the winner 1:21:22 Sustaining the joyful state

The Sangha discuss the value of Sangha and change of lineage, knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path, maintaining practice in everyday life, and dreams, sense anchors, and the progression of the jhānas. #jhana #beinginthemoment #sangha  

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00:00:00 Communicating experiences and the value of Sangha; change of lineage 00:11:46 Knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path (MN 24 and MN 48) 00:22:49 Go into a state of practiced liking; maintaining your joy and happiness in everyday life 00:31:12 Our duty to the Dhamma is to spread joy; states of avoidance 00:36:41 Polishing the buckle 00:39:02 Direct awareness - seeing without processing; first jhāna is the base camp 00:45:57 Burning by day and smouldering by night; dreams and reality; anchors and habits 00:59:18 Sense anchors; thusness - interrupt habitual processes and find new combinations 01:10:42 The progression of the jhānas; the path and the fruit; wisdom at the point of contact

The Sangha discuss common misunderstandings of the Dhamma and how a more realistic understanding informs the basics of daily practice. #knowledge #understanding #freedom

Yathā-bhūta-ñāna-dassana in context - the Upanisasutta (vital conditions for freedom) https://suttacentral.net/sn12.23

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00:00 Informal structure around the noble Dhamma 02:14 Yathā-bhūta-ñāna-dassana: knowledge and vision of things as they are; lawfulness  07:12 Mistaking the Dhamma for an ontology; limitations to what we can know 13:01 Figure things out: what causes dukkha? How do the four noble truths work? 14:37 Analogy of athlete who practices without skill; active investigation and effort to understand and make a change 17:07 Cost-benefit analysis - when we remember 19:27 Advice for someone joining religious Buddhism; visit to Lao wat; the third fetter 24:58 Laypeople and the noble Dhamma; becoming a monk; the worldly winds; friendship  33:10 Flaws in practice; root misunderstandings; never mind, start again 38:44 Investigation vs. narrative; from dukkha to sukha 44:00 What are the foundations of practice? Waking up, the effort of letting go 45:31 Obvious unwholesome thoughts vs. under the radar thoughts; concepts and fabrications

Private chats with Dhammarato are available at no charge. Questions about meditation are welcome.

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Talking with Tomas (episode #1 recorded 4/1/23)

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Dean and Dhammarato talk about investigating tension in the body and learning to relax, misconceptions about the jhānas, the impact of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa, and searching for magical experiences and mystical teachers. #charlatans #magic #relaxation 

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00:00:00 Tension in the head and neck; working too hard on practice 00:04:19 Thinking something bad is going to happen; being pleased with experiencing the body 00:16:24 Analogy of a black cat in a dark room; right noble effort is just enough effort to get the job done 00:31:30 Relaxing the body 00:33:11 Western attitudes to the jhānas; applied and sustained wholesome thoughts 00:39:18 Never mind what the mind is doing; just relax 00:41:49 Spreading the joy; this is really easy 00:46:04 Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa and nobles; magic tricks and charlatans 01:02:07 Who is a noble? Who is enlightened?

In this group call, the discussion goes into several different directions: the truth of reality; Westernized Buddhism and attainment; spirituality as an escape from (fake) reality; the evolution of consciousness; Holocaust survivors; development of a new paradigm and societal collapse and, of course, funny jokes uttered by Dhammarato summed up in one line, "Life is tough. Cheer up. Things can get worse". 

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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.

0:00 Law 32: Never appeal to the truth and reality unless you are prepared for the anger that comes from disenchantment 7:10 Fantasy world. Experience of harshness/sadness 18:45 A-do-nothing vacation vs a-do-everything vacation 21:57 Christianity and its demise 23:24 GREB 28:10 Buddhism and magic. Retreats and attainment. "Salty vs blend food" 32:10 Why turn water into wine? Why not just be happy with water? 40:00 Symptoms relief vs complete cure of spiritual disease 48:20 Buddhism in the world. 1830's USA. Alan Watts 1:01:03 Thai Monk and the Palace 1:06:45 "The erotic is the antidote to death". Wholesome motivation to keep you alive - friendship and caring for others 1:18:00 Holocaust survivors. Forgiveness in Christianity vs Nothing to forgive, just forget about the past in Buddhism 1:22:45 Individual responsibility 1:25:35 Life is tough. Cheer up. Things can get worse 1:26:07 Cycles of time. Can  you ride these cycles happily? 1:30:30 The act of the universe bends towards knowledge 1:41:25 A new paradigm and societal collapse. Wars. Knowledge. Ignorance 1:57:30 Is reality an algorithm? 2:03:00 Everything is in flux. Can you enjoy your ride? Stop sucking on life 2:07:15 Spirituality as an escape FROM or INTO reality 2:18:37 Psychedelics and seclusion 2:20:10 Fake monks as bad actors 2:29:10 Ugly reality is an option

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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.

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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.

Dhammarato and Brian talk about length of practice, and the formalities that oftentimes take away from one's meditation.

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00:00:00 Monks and Eating 00:04:22 The Buddha's Simple Instructions on Meditation 00:24:28 Training Differently 00:32:20 Metta and Wholesome Thoughts 00:41:19 Meditate for How Long? 00:54:22 Let Go! 01:01:49 Confidence in the Path

As a rule follower and a goal-oriented individual Tyler discovers how Dhamma allows him to relax and enjoy experience rather than compare and judge it to "the set of standards". Dhammarato accentuates on breathing as a key exercise to bring Sati to whatever you are doing. In the end, he reiterates that we are all already enlightened, it's time we enjoyed our enlightenment. 

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0:00 Rules and critical thinking  8:09 Judging meditation vs enjoying it 10:19 Dukkha and the critical parent creating the second Dukkha 15:10 Mindfulness 16:30 Sati: coming out of the mind and seeing reality through senses 21:10 "Wow" experience and Dukkha of comparing  30:10 Control the breath = control the mind 36:00 Frequency vs length of Anapanasati practice 36:50 Paying attention to what your hands are doing throughout the day 42:00 The body is a marvelous toy to play 44:30 "The world is a stage and people are actors" with their own scripts 48:18 Stamp of approval. Enjoy your enlightenment

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Dhammarato breaks down conceptual world and the real world of senses. He touches upon concept of time and infinity vs being here and now. He also shares secrets on how to make anchors for remembering "you are okay" and practicing Anapanasati (mindful breathing) as often as possible.

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0:00 Changes are hard to be made in the conceptual mind 1:19 Concepts of infinity and time 9:31 How to become aware of this moment 14:16 Meditation practice: what we are doing in the mind vs how comfortable we are in the body 15:59 Mind judgment of pain vs simple bodily sensation 18:20 Attachment to things  24:12 Parent-Ego state 27:10 How to develop the skill of being here and now: practice often in short spurs vs an hour of meditation a day 29:57 Sukha: safety, security, satisfaction, success or a WOW factor 31:04 Making anchors for practice, e.g.work commute, coffee break, smoke break

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Cathal, Dean, and Dhammarato talk about chanting, places to visit, and skill development during travel. #amaravatibuddhistmonastery #travelinspiration #rightattitude 

The Complete Book of Pali Chanting by Dhammarato https://dokumen.tips/documents/the-complete-book-of-pali-chanting.html?page=1

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00:00:00 Monks eat food; uses of chanting; memorising the suttas in the time of the Buddha; ‘The Complete Book of Pali Chanting’ 00:08:20 Being around nobles 00:11:12 Kadampa Buddhism; Dalai Lama; magical beings and ideal qualities 00:18:21 The effect of gladdening the mind; magical thinking 00:31:13 Cathal’s plans; Amaravati Buddhist Monastery; Chithurst Buddhist Monastery 00:39:35 Being in the world; developing character; smile; be where you are now openly and enthusiastically  00:47:36 Travel is valuable; meeting unhappy people; becoming delighted; smile 00:53:16 One step at a time; the path is easy; sammā sankappa ripens 00:56:13 Thinking about play; enthusiasm, joy, and remembering it’s ok to play; being around playful people 01:00:42 Being alive right here right now; four primary skills

Talking with Shubham (episode #1 recorded 3/30/23)

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Gavin, Tyler, and Dhammarato discuss the factors of the jhānas and how they relate to the 16 stages of ānāpānasati. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #jhana 

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00:00:00 The jhāna factors; piti and sukha: mastering them separately and together (MN 119) 00:04:51 Sukha is safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction; freedom from dukkha 00:11:05 The first three steps of the noble eightfold path 00:15:22 Jumping between the stages of ānāpānasati; sati; right view; right effort; confidence (MN 48)  00:27:34 Piti is very energetic, but can relax back into sukha; success; all five factors of first jhāna 00:34:06 Feeling becomes primary: second jhāna: piti; third jhāna: sukha; fourth jhāna: equanimity (upekkha) 00:37:51 Putting the horse into a corral; buddho - relax into second jhāna 00:41:41 Purifying the body and mind; wakefulness; lucid dreaming 00:51:24 Building sukha to get to the piti; everything is arising and passing away; Daniel Ingram; maps 01:03:38 Can you remember to come back to the first jhāna? 01:06:08 Anchoring and enjoyment; focussing on the entire experience; arising and passing away 01:14:00 Training ourselves to let go of things; samsara; easy come, easy go

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The Sangha talk about developing the discernment or wisdom-in-action to see the danger in gratification; anxiety as a rule-induced habit; seeing dukkha as early as possible, and being happy with being happy.

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00:00:00 Discernment - seeing beyond gratification 00:04:56 Wisdom in action: seeing the cost of clinging 00:10:02 Anxiety as a dangerous habit; sati is our guide; comfortable and confident 00:17:46 Becoming a winner (sammā sankappa); one wholesome thought after another 00:23:11 Ānāpānasati has got lost in tradition and translation; safety and consumerism 00:30:25 Maintaining a feeling of lightness; Thai mentality 00:37:30 Boredom is not paying attention; not practicing correctly; don’t let the dukkha see you 00:49:25 Three things run in circle around each other: sati, investigation, and effort 00:51:57 Being happy feels like cheating on a test; Western rules; permission, protection, potency 01:01:58 Investigation is looking with the attitude of a nurturing parent 01:08:05 Being happy as a counter-culture; being above it all and friends with everyone 01:14:12 Seeing the rules and setting your own: dukkha, dukkha-nirodha 01:23:14 Applied and sustained; what’s here right now? 01:33:06 Wanting 4th jhāna is dukkha

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Connor and Dhammarato talk about the Noble Eightfold method and being satisfied with satisfaction.

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00:00 Where next? ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ and the Western Mind 07:38 Remember, look, see the unwholesome thoughts, substitute wholesome thoughts 18:35 Applied and sustained thought; applying the mind to the wholesome 19:11 Learn to control the mind by controlling the breathing 19:51 From discursive thought to being in the senses 23:30 Stay on guard to maintain satisfaction 24:41 Dukkha: falling flat on your face in the mud - just get out

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Talking with Pietro (episode #1 recorded 3/22/23)

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The Sangha discuss the threefold division of the sankhāra, the two types of consciousness represented by viññāna and salāyatana, coming out of the verbal sankhāra through use of chanting and mantras, the qualities of and similes for the jhāna, the popular Thai mantra Buddho, and reaction times in the absence of discursive thought.

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00:00:00 Verbal sankhāra are discursive thoughts; citta sankhāra are feelings 00:15:24 Viññana & salāyatana - conscious recognition of input data 00:18:53 Value of these two consciousness concepts in ānāpānasati  00:20:57 Stopping 00:24:52 Similes for the jhāna (MN 119) 00:29:16 Bypassing verbalisation; mantras; chanting 00:39:01 Relaxing into 3rd & 4th jhāna; seeing the functioning of the mind 00:48:17 Noticing what happens at the end of the out breath 00:53:24 Reaction time out of discursive thought 01:10:27 Mahasi retreat

Brandon and Dhammarato talk about the practice of being in the body.

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00:00 How to establish and maintain an easygoing practice 05:58 Come back into the here now; pay attention to what you’re doing 09:27 Process-oriented instead of results-oriented; cruising for a bruising 17:41 The body is magnificent; art and zen; paying attention to the hands 25:55 Intentions and movements of the body 38:22 Ways to spend mind moments; opportunities for practice; remember to pamper yourself

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The Sangha have a wide-ranging discussion about the three types of ignorance. #ignorance #wisdom #craving

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00:00:00 Needing information and near misses; paying attention 00:09:17 Having inadequate information; ignorance; recognising when we don’t know something 00:11:50 Wise ignorance; delusional ignorance; doubt 00:16:19 The delusion of things we have been told; ownership and control of information 00:24:04 Testing hypotheses; the four noble truths; learned mentality  00:32:48 The evil question; value judgments; wisdom at the point of contact 00:40:12 Using dependent origination; understanding what the feeling is 00:45:56 Biological drives and cultural conditioning; backing up one step: the salāyatana; the desirability of the new 00:59:04 How to recognise wise feeling; letting go; feeling heavy 01:14:14 Not fulfilling a want; reminiscing is wanting things to be new again 01:28:44 The wisdom of seeing where things are headed; wise reflection; the right direction

Talking with Alex H (episode #10 recorded 3/16/23)

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Dhamma Is All About Friendship, Friendship Is All About Trust

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00:00:00 Trust in 1-on-1 conversation vs. reading a book, The power of sangha 00:15:21 The rupa and arupa fetters 00:21:43 Lineage is sangha, Ajahn Pao sending Dhammarato to follow another monk 00:26:40 Education of children with children vs. children with adults 00:30:06 Westerners can spend time at the wats 00:36:55 Online sangha, trolls 00:42:00 Defensive driving analogy and watching where you're going 00:55:57 Magic is just things we don't understand 01:00:07 Developing friendship/trust/sangha in the west

The Sangha discuss how the suttas are mutually reinforcing and give a coherent explanation of the path and how it should be practiced.

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00:00:00 Piti-sukha, the four elements, and sattipatthāna 00:06:40 The Great Forty, Mindfulness of Breathing, and Mindfulness of the Body (MN 117-119) 00:10:49 Understanding right attitude provides security 00:16:29 The ordinary path works but Achan Pho wanted us to start at the Noble - graduate school 00:20:33 Back to the three suttas 00:28:48 If at first you don’t succeed look at what you’re doing 00:32:07 Why the foundations of mindfulness are set out as a tetrad 00:51:03 Things done with a noble mind are noble 00:58:28 The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune (MN 64) 01:02:59 Connecting the ānāpānāsatisutta and the Great Forty 01:04:31 Experience builds confidence 01:07:40 Investigation starts when we have the fruits of 1st jhana 01:12:16 The integration of ānāpānāsati, paticcasamuppāda, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, the satipatthāna, and the five aggregates 01:13:19 Is the noble path path slow? 01:17:55 Remember to take five 01:27:46 It’s OK to ask for help - the Sangha 01:30:39 Practice, performance, play 01:32:22 How can my practice be this good?

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about how the skill of seeing dukkha develops into wisdom-in-action. #dukkha #dependentorigination #wisdom

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00:00 We can’t knowledge our way into skill development; don’t worry be happy 07:55 Practice the Noble Eightfold Path; we only need the knowledge of dukkha 11:52 A tired mind is prone to dukkha; take a break; wisdom takes care of the situation directly 22:08 We can improve whatever is happening; tiredness is not dukkha  24:03 Hitting rock bottom and Dark Night of the Soul; skill in seeing dukkha early; wisdom is looking where things are going 32:26 Dukkha is not life itself but the product of greed, ill-will, or delusion 37:54 Dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda) backwards and forwards; making changes as early as possible

A call with the UK Sangha. Want to join in? https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO 

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The Sangha discuss whether certain philosophical ideas can be reconciled with the Dhamma.

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00:00 Omnipresence and dependent origination 01:23 Confusion of categorisation 04:27 Philosophy as inspiration for investigation 05:28 Is what I completely believe true? 06:41 The philosophy spiral of death

The Sangha discuss the meaning of the Bhayabheravasutta (Fear and Dread) of the Majjhima Nikāya 4. #seclusion #fear #insight

Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn4

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00:00 Fear and dread; the hero’s journey (MN 4) 05:34 Purification of bodily conduct; unwholesome fear and dread 15:44 First jhāna: applied and sustained thought (thinking and considering) 23:32 Second jhāna  29:42 Third jhāna; equanimity 30:43 Fourth jhāna; neither pain nor pleasure; the fundamental building blocks of experience 34:36 Darkness was banished and light arose; seeing with the eye of the Dhamma (divine eye) 40:05 Understanding other people; cause and effect for yourself and others 43:05 Direct insight into the four noble truths; a lamp in the darkness 50:23 An endless cycle; enjoyment of practice; good in the beginning, middle, and end

Alex and Dhammarato discuss the difference between attitudes and attainments, the pervasiveness of the first three fetters, and seeing that the present moment is good enough.

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00:00 Sotāpan is not an experience or attainment 05:43 The first three fetters 11:18 We distort reality and cause dukkha; needing evidence and data 18:42 Adam and Eve destroy paradise through the dichotomy of good and evil; sīlabbataparāmāsa 25:32 Coming home; the Dhamma is a toy; this is good enough 28:55 A new way of looking: the territory is safe 32:04 We’re not making comparisons 35:39 Remember to look; take it easy 41:01 Life scripts & drivers: be perfect, try hard, be strong, please me, hurry up 44:52 Conceit and competition; ordinary and noble 53:52 Gratitude

A discussion with the UK Sangha (episode #108 recorded 1/8/23)

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The Sangha talk about the history, politics, and significance for practice of marijuana use, leading to a discussion of the precepts, vinaya, and the pātimokkha and understanding the difference between wisdom-based investigation and blindly following rules. #marijuana #wisdom #precepts 

Majjhima Nikāya 22 Alagaddūpamasutta - The Simile of the Snake https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi)

“Bhikkhus, this bhikkhu is called one whose cross-bar has been lifted, whose trench has been filled in, whose pillar has been uprooted, one who has no bolt, a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered. And how is the bhikkhu one whose cross-bar has been lifted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned ignorance, has cut it off at the root, made it like a palm stump, done away with it, so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose cross-bar has been lifted. “And how is the bhikkhu one whose trench has been filled in? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the round of births that brings renewed being, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose trench has been filled in. “And how is the bhikkhu one whose pillar has been uprooted? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned craving, has cut it off at the root…so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one whose pillar has been uprooted. “And how is the bhikkhu one who has no bolt? Here the bhikkhu has abandoned the five lower fetters, has cut them off at the root…so that they are no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is one who has no bolt. “And how is the bhikkhu a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered? Here a bhikkhu has abandoned the conceit ‘I am,’ has cut it off at the root …so that it is no longer subject to future arising. That is how the bhikkhu is a noble one whose banner is lowered, whose burden is lowered, who is unfettered.”

The Vinaya (The texts on Monastic Law) and the Pāṭimokkha (Code of Monastic Discipline) https://suttacentral.net/pitaka/vinaya

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00:00:00 Marijuana use in Thailand; introspective escapism 00:08:56 The fifth precept and heedlessness; wisdom not boundaries 00:16:11 Wandering through the woods; new opportunities for investigation 00:30:15 Dhammarato’s experience; how deep do you have to go into the dukkha? 00:35:36 Whatever you do, do it mindfully; dukkha dukkha-nirodha 00:48:06 Reframing experiences 00:49:44 Koh Pha-ngan’s Full Moon Party 00:54:55 Wisdom-based organisations; non-judgmental;  (MN 22 Alagaddūpamasutta) 01:05:29 Investigate your rules

Dhammarato answers a common question: why don't I want to meditate?

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00:00:00 Intro 00:00:34 Concentration and experiencing the body 00:07:50 Meditation is not work 00:10:33 Right Effort to develop sukkha 00:22:12 On the word "meditation" 00:27:47 Doing nothing 00:29:57 Brahmans saying "the world is a dream." 00:35:37 The Right Noble View is right now 00:50:23 Life is a play, just enjoy the show!

Tyler and Dhammarato discuss the benefits of practice within a larger community of friends. 

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00:00 Practice and the need for community 05:22 Many are interested in Dhamma and Sangha 06:46 Willpower vs. supportive environments 11:33 Many good monks in the West 12:49 Experienced Westerners 14:25 The Open Sangha Foundation  17:05 Making friends

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Aaron and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of good practice, building confidence, and enjoying the present moment. #freedom #knowledge #insight

All the world's a stage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_world%27s_a_stage

Māna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Māna

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00:00 Dukkha is even little dissatisfaction’s; dissatisfaction is taught by society 04:20 The second noble truth: we make ourselves dissatisfied; on stage, reading a script 08:45 Having to get things done; sati: remember to look and make a change 11:57 No matter what happens I can make a change: confidence (sammā sankappa) 14:08 Parent, child, adult; competition (māna) 17:56 Car exercise (a training to wake up) 21:41 Hopelessness has a lot of caring; don’t need no hope 26:12 Dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda); stagecoach analogy 34:41 Looking at how the mind works; looking for authorities instead of making friends 40:20 Be a good friend to yourself; we are the emperor here; supermundane Dhamma 43:11 Create something really valuable: a happy life; play 48:34 Learn to be satisfied in this moment; enjoy this next breath

Keyshawn and Dhammarato are investigating further into the reality. 

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00:00:00 The feeling of hell is created in the mind, wake up! 00:11:20 Every office has potholes so watch for them 00:14:45 Notice the dissatisfaction before the boss 00:42:19 Keep your eye out for the pity parties so you can act wisely 00:55:14 People reveal more about themselves than others in complaints, ask questions 01:11:37 The job in the workplace is to make friends and be part of the team 01:16:30 How to converse with the boss 01:20:43 Seeing more Dukkha is progress! 01:26:04 Potholes are in the mind 01:31:47 How to read the bosses email 01:45:31 Summary

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Agnes and Dhammarato discuss the joy of practice and of sharing happiness, as well as the ability to see dangers coming so we can avoid them and continue to enjoy the breath and to love life. #life #breathing #tranquility

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00:00:00 The profound happiness of practice; fear as a primary motivator 00:10:36 Seeing dangers coming so we can avoid them in advance; importance and emptiness  00:19:32 Danger and willingness to make a change; limits and boundaries 00:21:35 The four requisites: housing, clothing, food, medical care - plus entertainment and transportation  00:29:28 Life as the most important thing; what we can do without; breath is life itself 00:37:10 Love of life is the gateway to the first jhāna; doubt and not needing to know 00:44:28 The first thing to realise about the hindrances is that they are interrelated  00:51:34 Tune into the rules you are following 00:55:25 Being friends with people; gratitude for parents 01:03:09 Happy, joyous, and free; boredom and restlessness

The Sangha discuss the apparent allure and function of self-pity and how we can give it up to find success in the breath. #anxiety #fear #selfpity

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00:00:00 Self-pity is not a route to happiness; truth vs. pattern recognition; waking up to unwholesome thoughts 00:27:17 Rules and resistance to change; exaggeration; separating from unwholesome thoughts 00:31:20 What’s the point; giving up; relinquishing to success; taking a deep breath 00:52:21 Practice when you remember to do it; resistance and live scripts 00:56:33 Success is immediately available; long-term goals and pity parties 01:04:50 Changing focus; being distracted from distractions by the breath 01:08:29 Positive reframing of situations; noticing the success; remember, remember, remember 01:18:09 Just thoughts; using discrimination; suññata; meaninglessness 01:24:57 Practice enjoying being alive by taking a deep breath; wisdom, not commiseration 01:30:45 It’s not important 01:33:13 Open Sangha Foundation; community and friendship

Dhammarato, Keyshawn, Joe, and Parker help Alex out of his frustration.

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00:00:00 We’re all beginners - with the same problems 00:04:40 The James Brown Meditation and meaningful mantras 00:13:58 Stay in the present with the senses 00:19:41 Doubt always shows up 00:24:55 We practice or lose the skills 00:30:58 Gladdening the mind 00:41:04 Friendship is the whole Dhamma 00:42:59 Make friends with the frustration because it’s not you 00:48:48 Each breath is a point of sati 00:51:25 I have been doing that… but (life is not a marching band) 00:55:20 There are several levels of sati 00:58:15 I see what I can’t do 01:01:47 Get an anchor that you like 01:05:31 Feeling overwhelmed and fed up 01:11:02 What about realizations? 01:26:54 Becoming accident prone (analogy of the safe cracker) 01:34:02 Feel the frustration

Dhammarato gives a definition of Dukkha and conceptual thinking. He outlines the causes of suffering and ways of ceasing it by bringing joy into the moment through the right noble view. 

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0:00 General Systems Theory: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, i.e. a car or a grandfather clock 4:45 Unification of the mind, i.e. congruent thoughts 5:25 The common mistake about Buddha's main teaching 9:07 How to take pleasure at the present moment  10:21 When is joy going to be good enough? 15:05 How big is your real world? The world of your senses vs conceptual world 20:00 Politics is the source of suffering. The second noble truth 21:48 The third noble truth: fixing what doesn't need to be fixed 26:16 Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy heart, thy strength, and thy might 27:30 The Right noble view, i.e. invesigation

Dhammarato and Peter talk about the Kalama Sutta, in which, the Buddha describes the percussions a student should take to confirm that he is learning the right Dhamma. The application of these teachings lead one to investigate, and re-investigate, whether or not they are learning the right Dhamma.

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00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Kālāma Sutta Summary 00:07:37 How To Find the Right Dhamma 00:12:58 How the Wrong Path Works Correctly 00:23:25 How Do To Know If You're Practicing Correctly 00:33:53 Right Attitude Makes Right Effort Easy 00:37:50 The Order of the Noble Eightfold Path 00:48:08 Investigation of and in the Jhanas 00:58:15 Being Friends with Your Teacher 01:09:10 Changing the Bad Habits

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Dhammarato talks to Zack about one's progression along the path when they are practicing correctly with anapanasati.

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00:00 Intro to Anapanasati 07:00 Using of First Jhana Investigate Anicca 20:50 Putting Gaps Between the Thoughts for Second Jhana 27:53 The Five Aggregates and Paticca Samuppada 37:00 The Middle Path 44:50 The Practice Is in This Moment. 46:56 The First Three Knowledges of the SotÄpanna 51:11 Concluding Thoughts

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This was Dhammarato's and Joni's first skype call. They covered Right Effort, Right Attitude, Right View; the first step of the sotāpanna, and correct breathing.

See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl9SrJLnKiY

Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma

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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 Introduction 01:00 What Western Buddhism Is Missing... Put Skin in the Game! Right Effort, Right Attitude, Right View. 08:00 Two Kinds of Thoughts, Gladdening the Mind 17:50 Story of the Cow Heard 23:00 Seize the Breath 26:00 The Practice is Always Joyful, Lighten up! 31:00 Joni's Practice 34:00 Unification of Mind, Noble Practice 37:15 Insights & Right View 41:00 The First Knowledge/Step of the SotÄpanna 49:00 Anattā, Find Out What You Are Not 1:00:00 What to Do Once One Is Fit for Work 1:10:25 Diaphragmatic Breathing & Posture 1:25:30 Concluding Thoughts

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Talking with Alister (recorded 2/22/23 episode #3)

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Dhammarato and Anna talk about operating on wisdom vs. operating on instinct.

See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFHA5zANLjs

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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 Wisdom doesn't appeal to those operating instinctually 00:05:16 How do we know which scientists to trust?, Wisdom vs. Instincts 00:23:35 You can live happily once you know how to die happily 00:26:00 What's the meaning of life? 00:34:52 Movement of the body 00:39:15 Don't skip beyond the fundamental skills 00:49:09 Reasons people don't want to hear the Dhamma 00:51:55 Unlearning the lies you've been told 01:05:50 Wisdom vs. Instincts 01:21:07 How do we get good data?

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about being satisfied with dissatisfaction. #satisfaction #dissatisfaction #samsara

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00:00 Being ok with dissatisfaction; cycles of samsara; caring is clinging 09:50 Caring for and caring about; breaking the cycles; so what? Victimhood and mercy 21:03 Feelings, wanting, caring — dependent origination 38:06 Old information; adding new sankhāras  40:08 Keep looking without trying to make sense of anything: enjoy the show

Don't Strive, Enjoy! Dhammarato talks about a common delusional thought in the west.

See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlWNzntcawc

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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

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00:00:00 Delusional thought: If I stop doing what I'm told to do, I'll never do it again. 00:11:03 It's not what you're doing, it's your attitude about it 00:18:08 Give yourself permission to be happy 00:27:23 We don't need to keep striving, just enjoy 00:38:40 The power of making others happy 00:49:57 Music to gladden the mind 00:54:52 Wholesome vs. unwholesome thoughts 00:56:42 Open Sangha Meeting

Marie and Dhammarato talk about changing our default state one step at a time.

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#chill #relax #repeat

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00:00:00 One step at a time

00:05:00 Just chill - there’s nothing to it

00:07:21 Being satisfied

00:08:36 Buddhism has many windows

00:09:50 Old pot belly stove and the four foundations

00:11:40 The five aggregates are the four foundations

00:15:52 The first fetter

00:20:45 Collecting a me by wanting

00:24:27 Caring takes us into hell: paticcasamuppāda

00:31:22 Now we know what do we do?

00:34:03 The weak self and victimhood

00:35:37 Waking up and being in the present moment

00:42:18 Relinquishing the jhānas and austerities

00:49:27 The first jhāna and slowing the mind down

00:52:07 Sammā sankappa and changing our default state

00:59:15 Five per cent of the Visuddhimagga is useful

01:02:47 Any thought can be improved

01:05:02 We use the shampoo technique: rinse and repeat

See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL14RwJTmgY

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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.

Dhamamrato gives Brady an introduction to anapanasati—emphasizing the differences between anapanasati and the typical western meditation practice.

See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfXswHF0WgE

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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 Intro 00:00:31 Key Ingredients Missed in Western Meditation 00:25:53 The Practice of Anapanasati 00:44:34 How, Where, and When to Practice 00:48:33 Breathing to Prevent Dozing off 00:56:05 Concluding Thoughts