David and Dhammarato discuss the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path: right unification of mind with its supports and features. #nobleeightfoldpath #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment
Majjhima Nikāya 117 Mahācattārīsakasutta - The Great Forty https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
“Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus thus: “Bhikkhus.”—“Venerable sir,” they replied. The Blessed One said this: “Bhikkhus, I shall teach you noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites. Listen and attend closely to what I shall say.”—“Yes, venerable sir,” the bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this: “What, bhikkhus, is noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites, that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, and right mindfulness? Unification of mind equipped with these seven factors is called noble right concentration with its supports and its requisites.”
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00:00:00 The reasons and rationale for the practice: Western Buddhism’s bad translations 00:07:20 Change the mind right now; take the struggle out of things 00:09:33 Life is not dukkha; the first noble truth 00:12:01 The second noble truth; paying attention to dukkha 00:16:17 The third noble truth; the end of dukkha 00:17:20 The fourth noble truth: right unification of mind with its supports and features (MN 117) 00:21:46 The supports for right unification of mind: right view; right sati; right effort; right attitude 00:26:26 Conceptualisations, past, future - unwholesome thoughts; changing gets easier; right thought, intention, attitude (samma sankappa) 00:39:37 How to practice this: ānāpānasati, the body, feeling, mind, mind objects - right now 00:44:56 Gladdening the mind: safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction - sukha - piti 00:53:21 Conditioned states and skills; gratification, danger, and escape 00:57:57 Be a Tathāgata: the one who is in the present moment 01:01:28 10-15 minutes five or six times per day 01:03:47 What kind of word is an “always” word; hindrances 01:05:43 Jhānas and being satisfied with what you’ve got