The Sangha chat about mindfulness in different settings, being aware of meaningless rules, wholesome practice and hindrances, positive feedback loops, and mindful news consumption.
See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-a27elHb3c
Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma
Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh
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 Sati at work; unmet needs and overconsumption 00:08:07 Popular culture, trivia, and sports 00:17:59 Rites, rules and rituals in daily life 00:23:19 Enjoying the weather 00:25:15 Experience of practice; good practice maintains itself 00:31:25 Being at the right stage for retreats 00:38:00 Addicted to being dissatisfied 00:45:58 Making happiness into a rule; fear of fear 00:53:30 “No pain, no gain” is not a wholesome idea 00:55:49 Seeing the house of cards 01:01:30 The imaginary journey with its imaginary obstacles 01:09:08 Dukkha and positive feedback loops 01:16:02 The witness, the dreamless, and self-enquiry 01:23:47 Boredom, time, seclusion 01:28:13 Mindful news consumption