Michael and Dhammarato talk about the development of the foundational skills of practice from the noble eightfold path to the five faculties and ending with the seven factors of awakening. #nobleeightfoldpath #buddhadhamma #beinginthemoment 

Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/an4.162 https://suttacentral.net/mn48

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00:00:00 Fast or slow, hard or easy? (AN 4.162) Strong determination sitting in Goenka practice 00:06:14 The five faculties; samādhi: the two types of concentration; skills to be developed 00:10:14 Saddhā: confidence; the quality of attitude: sammā sankappa 00:13:34 Investigation and sati 00:17:17 Taking the effort to make a change 00:20:35 GREB: Government, religion, education, and business; resisting change 00:28:26 The factors of awakening; enlightenment: light (knowledge), heaviness (deliverance) 00:42:32 Wholesome and unwholesome; past and future; right now…  00:56:34 Practice when you remember; sit down intentionally six times a day for ten minutes 01:00:43 The first step (MN 48); the eightfold noble path 01:11:26 Before (the noble eightfold path); now (balancing the factors); the end result (the seven factors of awakening)