Alex and Dhammarato discuss the joy of gently relaxing into deeper practice, the tears of a arhat, investigating sati, non-zero-sum games, and Western meditation as dukkha practice.

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00:00:00 Gently relaxing into deeper practice 00:04:11 The tears of a arhat 00:09:01 Ajhan Maha Bua’s cry of relief 00:12:22 Complete conviction as a fruit of practice 00:15:28 Wholesomeness compounds 00:23:32 Welcome to the world of relief 00:24:50 How is your sati? Investigating your tools 00:28:22 The mind gets more settled 00:30:07 Being in the world but not of the world 00:33:09 The next trigger is seeing that a thought is already wholesome 00:37:56 The burden of delayed gratification fades away 00:40:22 “I’m afraid I’ll lose this” is our whole life story 00:43:31 Using a gentler image changes my being 00:44:35 Finding a spark and passing it on 00:46:56 Non-zero-sum games - everyone can win 00:49:10 Western meditation is dukkha practice in search of a reward 00:51:37 Optimism and pessimism are both delusional 00:55:14 Developing three triggers for sati 01:01:52 Being aware that there’s less to be aware of