Cathal and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of good practice. #mahasisayadaw #vajrayana #darknightofthesoul 

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00:00 Not taking right effort to make a change; many different kinds of thoughts; six-shooter senses 07:52 Wanting things we don’t have; not knowing what we want 11:52 Elation; jumping with joy; being successful; Mahasi noting 18:26 Samādhi is not concentration but unification of mind; repetition;  25:17 Maps and right effort: 11 wasted steps out of 16; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha; not dukkha, dukkha, dukkha…. 28:04 The real Dark Night of the Soul; vajrayana: choiceless awareness; Mahasi: the Popeye method 37:58 What to do in seclusion; playing with new toys; breathing really well; visualisations; change of attitude 45:07 From loser to lion; playing and gladdening the mind 50:14 Attitude and effort