Dhamma / Q&A: Recent Episodes
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/
Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/
Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support
"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
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This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
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"
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
01:16 Meditation Q&A
02:36 Meditate Together
15:39 What are the ways to be rooted in the present moment, apart from verbalizing mentally?
20:13 When I meditate I will notice that I'm distracted by thought, and I note “that was a thought about the past" or future, but I'm struggling to return to and sit with just sensation without words. Do you have any advice?
22:32 Can mindfulness aid in understanding other people's hidden motives when communicating with them, and help one become less naive or childlike?
24:26 Is the mindful moment I obtain forcefully different from the mindful moment I obtain naturally? Is it correct that meditating correctly creates merits?
28:23 I sometimes feel very low energy, to the point where I can't move and sometimes can't get out of bed. I meditate and try to be mindful most the day but nothing seems to help. Any advice?
33:31 By the same way that I put my attention in the movement of the Stomach while saying mentally rising/ falling, when I feel fear I will say, "fear fear" mentally but should I put my attention in the whole body not on the stomach?
34:48 Can you explain the mental narrator of physical and mental actions? It can sometimes feel very claustrophobic and schizophrenic when the actions I complete are narrated and judged upon in this mind.
36:42 When you have reached the root of just being, what does it then mean that the subject awakens to itself?
38:39 Is there a connection between meditation and loss of memories? I have noticed both loss of memory and planning and picturing the future.
40:04 How do I stop stress eating?
42:53 Is there a reliable way to determine what will lead to true liberation beyond short term personal preference? How can one know what interpretations to trust, given we all start at ignorance?
45:27 Is there a concept of recklessness in the first precept? I go for a long mindful walk every day knowing that there is a chance I might step on small ants and bugs by accident.
46:30 Is reflection useful in meditation for professional growth? Is there any art of reflection?
47:45 Every time I use a mantra to focus on an object, my focus goes on the mantra itself, not on the object but on me saying the mantra in my head, and it's very difficult to focus on the object. Do you have any advice?
55:20 When I meditate, I often get curious about "who" or "what" is directing my attention. This can sometimes cause disturbance as if I don't know myself on a fundamental level. Is this seeing non-self?
56:56 Sometimes when the feeling is intense, I look at myself in third person and the feeling as a separate entity, which then brings some clarity. Are these and other techniques skillful with noting practice?
59:36 When I note my fear, and say to myself "fear, fear" how does it help that the fear goes away? Isn't it much more helpful if I analyze the fear and try to change a belief?
1:02:27 How does one go about mindfully discerning delusions from one seeing everything in an empty perspective?
1:03:24 I've been noting for a long time and I've noticed that in sexual practices, early on a feeling of passion with pleasure would arise, but after noting there is nothing intrinsically pleasurable about the act and the feeling that arises. Sometimes the feeling no longer arises and it seems as if sexual activity is odd and futile and I wonder if it it's possible to partake in the act without the feeling. Is this correct perspective or am I reading too much into it?
1:04:30 How do I really remember something when studying, if only seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, feeling, thinking runs in my mind?
1:05:11 As a beginning meditator, what guideposts should one look for to help with progressing in their meditation?
1:08:37 Sadhu...
Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/
How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/
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This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Aq_9a84iOdc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally posted on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel. To watch it on YouTube kindly click here.
00:00 Welcome
00:54 Meditate Together
15:44 Is it enough for cultivating awareness to know you're breathing in and out?
17:44 How can you help a partner or family member who's depressed but doesn't want to meditate? Other than being a good example for them, is there anything you can do, other than being mindful?
20:08 I am a lay person and do not wish to be enlightened. However, I do wish for a more peaceful life and rebirth. Should I focus on cultivating the brahmaviharas jhanas rather than dry insight noting?
23:40 When doing samatha meditation, are we missing out on the information that we get when practicing Satipatthana vipassana? Is it important to know the types of experiences that we note or only to see the three characteristics?
24:39 Is it normal if by meditation you lose the appreciation and judgement of abstract concepts like love, compassion, honor etc. or am I doing something wrong, or Is it Some mental disorder?
26:55 During my daily meditation practice I experience a lot of Nihilism in daily life. Is this a result of being young, as I'm just twenty-three, or should I do something different?
29:07 I am addicted to Tiktok/music reels and I keep scrolling all day. I am addicted to the point where I neglected my meditation practice for days. How can I stop this addiction and start being mindful?
31:46 It's not intentional, but is it bad karma if I bike or run, etc. since bugs end up dying? I sometimes see them a split second before (unintentionally) trampling them. Would it be better to do it indoors?
33:28 Thoughts are karmically potent. Are mental formations on concepts “studying nature" such as quantum physics, neuroscience.... unwholesome? Does this create attachment, ignorance, delusion necessarily?
35:21 How does one not get depressed by seeing the three characteristics? Besides noting "depressed", can you have a conceptual framework?
37:04 I struggle to tell my husband that he needs to work around the house and children. He doesn't want to do that and we end up fighting. How can I avoid this vicious cycle?
49:04 Is it harmful in some way to meditate without first having strong sila and right view?
53:13 Assuming a situation where due to some bad past actions someone is in a situation where he is always on the run from authorities or has legal troubles, a lot of anxiety. Do you have any advice for meditation?
57:16 When meditating sometimes it triggers anxiety on how unrelaxed the breath seems, when focusing on the breath as an object of meditation. Sometimes I notice I am breathing from the top of the chest rather than the stomach and this also happens. What should I do?
1:00:33 How do we deal with making choices such as choosing clothing, meals, work after seeing the three characteristics? Beyond wholesomeness, what do we base our choices on when preferences fall away?
1:03:43 How can I deal with frightening experiences which come up with intense meditation and rapture, making me resistant In my meditation in order to not experience those things again?
1:06:10 Sadhu...
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00:00 Welcome
00:57 Meditate Together
15:54 When going through daily life and being mindful, will wise decisions come by themselves or do we have to intentionally try to be wise in some way? Like if I sit being mindful, should I keep doing that until some obviously wise action comes to mind, or is it something you have to actually still deliberately think about?
18:06 I am a lay-person and I am also responsible for my elder mentally-challenged sister. Sometimes, thoughts of getting enlightened before her death bother me. Any advice?
19:04 I've always been unmotivated in life but, after meditating for a while, I no longer feel like it's worth it: to go to the doctor, work, clean, shower regularly, or socialize. Am I doing something wrong?
20:35 I drifted away from my practice, as life was getting too busy and stressful. I noted on this but still succumbed to my luxury desires. They feel like addictions that help me cope. How dol beat this?
23:35 Negative thoughts of harming myself or others enter my mind. These thoughts are often directed toward family members and loved ones. Any advice on how to deal with such thoughts?
25:45 I have psychosis. Now I take Supplements, which helps me a lot, but interferes with practice. I don't want to quit them because of the benefits. Should I continue practice even if it's harder to see clearly?
27:58 There is a tension in the body and a huge anger about the tension. Both are very persistent. Is it reasonable to keep acknowledging the anger, or rather to try to focus on the tension itself?
29:22 Is meditating by listening to the sound of the breath used to gain Samatha or vipasanna?
31:23 In daily life, I recognize that I often don't know what I think, and only when I'm home at the end of the day can I analyse what I might have been thinking. Any advice on noting "thinking" at the moment?
33:06 Can one's diet hinder or help one's daily meditation practice? Would you recommend eating more natural foods over processed ones?
34:10 I find it hard to focus while sitting upright due to a medical condition, and have found that laying on the floor has led to more fruitful practice. Is this appropriate? Not done to escape discomfort.
35:53 What is the next teaching after knowing the five hindrances and noting the senses?
37:15 I find myself using the word "liking" and "wanting" for the overwhelming majority of my practice and rarely using any other words. Is this a problem? Should I be trying to note more of the details?
38:04 After about thirty minutes in meditation, my foot always starts to "Sleep". I don't know what I'm noticing. Any suggestions?
38:42 A number of very coarse people now live directly opposite my front door. On weekends, they loiter about and shout. I experience violent aversion to them.
41:10 What is the difference between sati (reminding oneself) and awareness?
43:07 Should I move more slowly throughout the day with my muscles and joints completely relaxed (as part of maintaining the stillness and equanimity) as it is described in Mahasi Sayadaw tradition?
44:19 What do you think about the Book of the Dead? It said in the book that even a lay-person can achieve enlightenment upon death if they heard its teaching and had faith itn it.
45:14 Should I label Upeksha if I'm not sure whether what I'm experiencing is truly Upeksha? What Is the defining characteristic of Upeksha?
46:33 How does one find a balance between being strategic and logical versus being empathetic?
48:05 With supermundane foresight it is noted as "seeing" if seen. What is the point of the supermundane to Buddhists? I remember it referred to as a distraction to the practice.
51:33 Are monks receptive to compliments or is acompliment a distraction?
54:52 Do I need to decide how to dispose of my earthly possessions before I die? Are they a distraction for those who survive me?
56:21 Does using labeling to prevent running thoughts also lead to Jhana?
58:00 Is it necessary to do walking meditation when I walk a lot at work?
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00:00 Welcome
00:59 Meditate Together
16:00 Does this teaching allow for people to be happy in a mundane way? I've been eating in moderation for some time, which is uncommon, and felt happy. I reflected that maybe it isn't beneficial for me to feel this happiness, because it is impermanent and unsatisfactory.
19:29 When I sit to meditate, I keep thinking, "I have no idea what I'm doing anymore." How do I refocus? What intentions should I try generating?
20:52 I feel like mindfulness has made my life worse. I know no matter how successful, I will never be satisfied. I feel less motivated in my career. Advice for lay people who need to work for their family?
26:23 I can never concentrate; neither while studying, nor meditating. My mind is a complete wreck. Where should I start? I am new to meditation.
28:32 I have trouble with indulging in entertainment. I try to be mindful during these times, but I find myself repeating the same cycles. I would rather spend my time in meditation. Do you have any advice?
30:24 Why ts it that we can feel "burned out" after a meditation session?
32:01 How do I deal with heavy feeling Sankharas coming up all over my body? Usually I practice anapanasati, but I wonder if there is any way to help break up the tension. It's so dense now.
35:33 I'm very new to Buddhism and Meditation. When focusing on breath the mind goes from breath to other distractions. Should one focus on the distraction until able to focus again on the breath?
36:36 Is there any benefit in fasting? I've been thinking of doing it.
37:35 Is depression a real experience? Or is this a conceptual extrapolation?
39:05 Is socializing inherently unwholesome? It is inseparable from the realm of concepts, reifying self... therefore delusion. Will this always proliferate ignorance and bad karma?
41:02 Why does action based on craving cause rebirth, but Chanda (wholesome intention) does not cause rebirth?
42:48 Why are unvaccinated indivduals not allowed to attend meditation courses at your meditation center?
44:32 Is it better to hurry through our daily tasks in order to get an hour of meditation in, or should we prioritize being mindful in our tasks, even if it eats into our formal practice time?
45:46 I got asked what we mean by "mind" when I told others about our practice, as in "curing sickness in the mind" or "sending the mind to the stomach". I was unsure. Any advice on how to answer?
48:40 Is working at an online gambling business counter to right livelihood?
51:52 Can we meditate lying down or with eyes open?
52:24 How can one console a person who had their baby but it died before birth? Why could such thing happen?
56:10 I have a social phobia, and every time I am around people, my mind automatically watches the people around me, but I am not watching them directly. My question is: what Should I note?
57:40 Is it recommended to practice Samatha meditation directly before practicing vipassana meditation?
58:46 Is it OK to be aware of the stomach as it rises and falls during meditation? I find when I say the words rising falling internally I go on autopilot and can become distracted.
1:00:36 Some drinks contain very little alcohol (Kombucha, Orange Juice). One would have to drink so much that the stomach evacuates before any noticable effect of drunkenness. Are these foods problematic?
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00:00 Welcome
01:27 Meditate Together
15:39 Is it OK to focus on the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path during meditation?
18:52 When applying mindfulness after and during an argument, I note anger, irritation and upset both at myself and others. Should I try to understand my reactions or just try to stop and shun them?
20:06 Is observing the precepts and spiritual practice enough to stop the accumulation of negative karma is this lifetime in lay life, or is there more required?
22:46 While doing mental work that deals with words, concepts, etc. I can note posture but I can't note "thinking", despite most salient object. In theory, is it impossible to note thinking while thinking, because we use the 6th sense to note thinking -- are they exclusive? Should I always note posture when doing mental work because it is not exclusive to thinking?
24:30 I notice that my mind moves from mindfulness to losing mindfulness and back like a yo-yo unless I’m in a state of absorption. Is this the best one can hope for on the eight-fold path in lay life?
25:46 During meditation, I feel a desire to start noting sensations faster and I feel that the need to name sensations slows me down. Can I speed up in noting sensations?
28:09 Can you teach us how Buddhism views addiction? During meditation, I notice I have many different kinds of addictions that feel powerful. Will they diminish with practice?
31:06 I struggle with defilements of the mind. Partaking in my defilements causes me suffering, and aversion also causes me suffering. Is it true that abstinence and mindfulness will get rid of my defilements?
32:51 Since I practice satipatthana, I noticed that I have lesser defilements and more happiness. Does practicing meditation help one to achieve worldly pursuits as well, like building wealth, career, etc?
33:45 What is the suggested response, from the Buddhist perspective, to social injustice in the world?
38:43 Do you know any sotapanna or even arahants? How rare are they? What hope do lay people have if most full-time monks-for-decades haven't attained these?
39:44 I've been obsessed with a person for 6 years and have tried so much to get their attention, impress them... but they don't even care about me and even so, I can't let go. Any advice for unrequited love?
42:01 Are wholesome and unwholesome emotions related to good karma and bad karma?
42:55 Since one does not control the arising of cittas at the moment, do past negative tendencies that produce unwholesome cittas accumulate negative consequences?
44:56 As craving is the cause for suffering, when around non-Buddhists who indulge in craving as a way of life, I feel the pull towards craving (fear of missing out). Should I not interact with them until I get rid of craving?
47:45 If a cula-sotapanna would end up in the animal realm after attaining rebirth as a god, would that cula-sotapanna be able to very easily attain the precious human rebirth?
51:39 In meditation I sometimes don't stop to think or thinking arises and ceases, but I don't notice that and it lasts the whole meditation. What Should I do? Should I go back to the abdomen or watch it?
54:07 I have fear socially, and I become stiff and awkward. I've done a bad deed in the past and I fear how others will perceive me. How am I ever going to be free from social anxiety?
56:12 During my meditation, I find more liking with tracking my breath, the in-and-out of the breath, without saying "rising" and "falling". Is that OK, or should I continue with the noting?
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00:00 Meditation Q&A Starting Soon
01:52 Meditate Together
15:28 To further support my mindfulness meditation practice, can I sleep on my side as the Buddha did for lying meditation? I am not ready for sleeping upright. But I would like to expand my practice of the 8 precepts, if this can help my mindfulness overall.
17:39 I was at a children's dance competition, unaccompanied, with one hour waiting time before the start. How to be mindful and what to note while waiting at my seat? I did not know where to look without appearing inappropriate (ex. closing my eyes, looking down at the floor). There were many people as well as lights and advertisements flashing from different directions.
18:32 Why should we be more precise than noting feeling? Why not "feeling feeling" instead of "rising falling”
20:59 I want to get in better physical shape, but I crave a lot of junk food and sweets. How do I manage my cravings? It seems like just noting "craving" doesn't work.
24:24 Sometimes there Is very strong hatred towards my body and it becomes nearly impossible to not act on these feelings of anger by doing harmful things to myself. How can I get out of this cycle?
26:09 For an activity involving pleasure, can we separate "enjoyment" (in the moment) from the "liking", as in can I still "enjoy" an activity without "liking" (compartmentalising) and "attaching" to it?
29:43 In your booklet, you advised entertainment should be in moderation. Is sexual activity in moderation okay too?
32:21 I lost someone I loved a year ago and I turned to meditation and soon went away from meditation when things got better. I realized that I only turned to meditation when I'm going through a lot of suffering. How can I make meditation a regular habit without it being subject to condition?
35:54 To practice mindfulness in daily life, what is the guiding principle for where one puts attention? Is breath always the anchor, with awareness on other sensations as they arise, exist, then pass away?
36:51 Every time I've tried to meditate I immediately get restless and can't focus on the meditation. I start thinking about stuff I have to do, etc. Any recommendations for people with ADHD?
39:44 Is it OK to utilize craving and desire to motivate oneself? I sometimes feel that the potential penalty of suffering is still worth the boost in energy and action.
41:27 When I am around a girl that I love in my class, I go crazy and lose my mindfulness. If I confess my love to her, there's a high chance her parents would punish me (I am from India). What should I do?
44:09 I feel it's very difficult to practice mindfulness all day without giving into craving. It seems to not improve. What can support my practice?
45:58 I have heard a monk Say it is best to meditate with eyes open slightly as it reduces the images that will often come up in meditation when eyes are closed. Do you see any disadvantage with this?
48:03 Are there gains in life through meditation practice even if one does not become a sotapanna in this lifetime?
50:13 How do we go about letting go of very strong attachments to people we develop?
52:04 Why do I feel guilty If I miss my meditation?
52:45 How do I be mindful when extremely sick and feel like I don’t have the stamina to be mindful?
54:07 Can we meditate on the image of the Buddha? Is it right meditation because seeing Buddha's image brings some calmness and tranquility on the mind?
55:14 Ever since I committed to keep the eight precepts, when I change my mind and go back to just the five, I lose a lot of peace of mind and go back to indulgence. Is this a sign I Should go back to eight precepts?
56:08 Whenever I begin to note the rising, I feel my jaw start to tense up. I note the tension and it relaxes. But the tension always comes back. I find it distracting, do you have any advice?
58:49 I have encountered entities during altered states. Are they generated by my mind? Will mindfulness make them go away?
1:00:41 I've noticed that feelings arise without my effort and it's not up to me, but I sometimes think, "should I consciously cultivate an environment that arises wholesome feelings or I should suffer through?"
1:02:34 In vipassana meditation, there is always a surge of emotions within the body on a daily basis. I observe it and it goes then comes back, over and over. What to do from here?
1:05:13 I’ve been sick with a condition and stuck in my house for a year. I’m someone who still lives a normal Western life, and I have many attachments. How much would you recommend I meditate?
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15:47 If we're practising in very cold weather would you recommend practising in thick socks or shoes?
16:38 How can someone prepare for the foundation course? I am almost finishing up my at-home course with a decent amount of dedication and concentration, but I feel like I am way behind in my practice as I expected to be at this stage. What are the things a student can lack in achieving strong will and calmness?
19:46 Is it possible to advance on the path to any significant extent by spending 20 to 30 minutes each day meditating? Or do you sooner or later have to increase the time spent meditating each day?
22:42 How do I stay in a meditative state durning a meeting with someone? Should I note seeing, hearing etc., during the conversation?
25:38 My spouse is soon going to leave me. The thought of living mostly in solitude is very frightening. I think this is going to be a hindrance. Do you have any advice?
30:07 When I note, I see that ill will, sensory desire, and restlessness eventually fades away. However, noting does not help with sloth and torpor, why? Should I practice yoga breathing before meditation for energy?
33:03 Is ordination always the most conducive option to practice the teachings?
34:13 When focusing on the stomach during meditation, sometimes I wonder what to focus on. When I focus on the muscles and the movements, in doing this sometimes I skip a breath. Do you have any advice on how to handle this?
37:17 I understand the reason for noting, but sometimes it feels artificial due to using words, as language is a construct and I feel aversion in noting it. I wonder if not noting and just being aware is more natural. Is this attachment to shamatha practice, where there are no words? Will noting using words one day feel "natural"? Should I have faith in this to overcome all my doubts?
43:14 If I have a lot of life challenges (trauma) that I didn’t consciously choose, from the perspective of karma, what is your suggestion on what is the attitude around karma?
45:19 Could you give any specific advice about the best way of meditating when you frequently wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep, but your mind is foggy?
47:07 Telling the truth to people can make them angry or defensive and they suffer because of it. If I agree with them, then I am lying to them and they will keep suffering. Do you have advice on dealing with delusions?
48:34 My short term memory is really bad. I have difficult memorizing even small sentences and I have mind fog all the time. How can I solve this?
49:54 I practice Anapana and Vipassana, however I find that my mind wanders much more during Vipassana than Anapana, even though both involve observing sensations. How should I work on focusing better?
51:51 After a recent bereavement, I found it impossible to sit in meditation (breath and body scan). Does this mean that meditation requires a somewhat stable state of mind?
54:32 What advice would you give to someone from India who wishes to pursue the life of a Bhikkhuni in the Theravada tradition?
57:09 How can I increase my level of dopamine by practicing meditation? What kind of meditation can replace low-level dopamine?
59:04 I see that saying "I am envious" kind of gives power to the emotion, while eliminating the label and just looking at it seems to be relieving. Why is that and why would be recommended to use labelling?
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15:35 What meditation techniques do you recommend?
16:59 I have a harder time to remember to note and be mindful when I'm not doing my sit/walk practice while I am moving around my daily activities. Do you have a recommendation on how to come back to the noting?
21:32 There seems to be a fine line between ignorance and trying to attain non-perception during meditation. How can I better tell the difference?
25:52 When I sit and focus on my breath during noting meditation I sometimes experience strong feelings of joy, lightness and expansive consciousness. I often note using these labels. Is that right?
26:57 What is the difference between being content and mindful and actual meditation? Why not just be meditative throughout the day?
29:52 What advice would you give to someone who tries to escape reality a lot?
32:18 I notice that when “seeing”, my mind becomes uncomfortable with the flowing out, and sense of a lack of boundedness; the seeing can just go on an on without a single object. It seems the appropriate response is to note “discomfort” or “uneasy”. Do you have any way to help me with “seeing” being “just seeing”?
34:49 How can we be mindful during the dying process? What happens if one Succeeds in noting the foundations of mindfulness throughout the dying process either partially or fully?
38:22 How do you improve equanimity? While meditating, after some time, the pain causes loss of equanimity.
40:14 I’ve heard you mention before that if you're mindful, you only need six hours sleep. Can you provide more information about why that is?
43:04 How can a person be a renunciate without going into robes?
46:50 What sort of explanation can Buddhism give to a near death experience?
51:15 In life, we set goals to accomplish. The hindrance of liking seems like goals, and I am confused between liking and goals. Can you help me understand the difference?
54:16 When meditating intensely in periods, I experience that people talking to me ask if I understand their questions or become annoyed because I don't react to them. What can I do?
56:43 I probably owe more in taxes than what I have paid in the past, mostly due to negligence or ignorance, not intentional tax fraud. Would it be “dredging up the past" to redo them to pay what I owe?
58:02 After a longer period of vipassana meditation every day I am now not SO constant anymore and I am worried about it and see how uncontrollable it is to be constant. Any advice to get back on track?
59:22 Noticing my thoughts constantly make me tired. Is it okay if I allow all of my thoughts to flow through my mind, instead of noticing them?
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15:17 During sitting meditation, I have noticed that my breathing is not always abdominal and that the more prominent sensation of expansion and contraction varies in its location. I would like to know if I should choose a specific area of the abdomen to focus on or if it is appropriate to pay attention to the more prominent sensation of expansion of the breath, regardless of where it arises in the torso.
16:43 Could you explain the meaning of the term "kaya-gata-sati" and its relation to meditation?
18:05 I get very drawn in to projects that take a lot of time and commitment. The end result feels rewarding and that I've been of value. Should I have spent the time meditating instead?
19:50 In the context of the third precept what is meant by "protected by any relative"? Does it mean a person kept as a virgin by parents, or living with parents or having rent paid?
22:05 How do you explain people who are disciplined, focused, and stoic without any practice in mindfulness? Sometimes I get jealous because I meditate but they suffer less without needing to.
27:19 Does indulging in sense pleasures hinder my practice?
31:00 I used to meditate and left meditation for so long now. I've been trying to get back into meditation, but I find it difficult to be persistent because I prefer to be doing something else. Any advice?
31:54 What are the benefits of keeping 8 precepts in lay life? I hear some people say it is good for spiritual progress and others Say it is unnecessary and extreme. What do you recommend for lay people?
34:23 What is the best way to express gratitude when visiting a venerable monk in person? I feel very shy and unsure if I will say the right thing. I don't want to miss the chance to express gratitude.
37:40 Does one eat and drink out of attachment? That is, if we eat and drink to sustain ourselves and do not Starve to death out of attachment. It does definitely seem like a wrong view; I just cannot think of why.
42:56 My mind is somehow activating during meditation. It is not just thinking or distracted, I think. I try to observe this. Should I go back to the abodomen and ignore it?
46:13 I'm 13 and I see some kids doing very bad things like vaping. I don't want to report them because I don't want to cause them suffering, but isn't reporting them the right thing to do? What should I do?
56:26 I am finally getting the gist of meditation. I want to try to meditate for a longer period. Is it recommended for a beginner without a teacher (e.g., 6 hours)?
57:57 During sitting meditation, I try to note any distractions that arise including happiness, anger, disliking, etc. But I am having trouble proceeding through the touching points. Do you have any advice?
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15:43 In the Satipatthana Sutta we read: when sitting, he discern "I am sitting," and we label "sitting". Would it be correct to infer the following: when you breathe in, you discern "I am breathing in" and we label it as an in-breath. That is, theoretically change the rising and falling of the abdomen to the fact that you know and are aware that your body is breathing in or out in the present moment and label it accordingly.
19:14 If I let every thought come into my mind and mess around with anything they want during my meditation, then when am I going to tame my mind? Didn't Buddha say, “Those who control their mind will be free from the bonds of Mara?"
23:20 Is mindfulness when we note the activities that we are doing? For example, is it sufficient to say "typing at computer", "standing up", “eating apple" etc?
25:17 Would you talk about physical pain from long sits? Ignore it? Find a better posture?
28:51 When I’m anxious, I fidget and pinch myself with my finger nails without realizing it. How do I deal with this habit?
30:30 I've got an intellectual understanding of my own addiction patterns through mindfulness and journalling. How should I break these cycles, though, if they are ruining my life?
35:52 Some images about topics which make me anxious were arising and passing when I was noting the abdomen. Should I note ‘seeing seeing’? But they were arising and passing quickly.
37:16 How can I overcome my fears and take initial step on my goals?
38:55 I severed ties to my father due to a history of conflict and abuse with him. I have cut him out of my life and feel free because of it, but other family keep reaching out to me. Should I let them go?
47:36 Can mindfulness lead one to become more agreeable over time and not assertive enough due to the peaceful mind state it generally produces?
50:26 I have kidney failure and have decided to stop dialysis and die. I have seen Nibbana through practicing the light Jhanas many years back. I stopped meditation and after a few cessations over the last few years, haven't been able to get into Samadhi due to pain, fatigue, lack of integrity and practice etc. How does one die well?
57:11 How can I overcome something if I always fall into indulgence in that moment? In that moment, it's always like "this is going to make me happy" and I fall into it every time no matter what I do.
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15:35 How can I be mindful without wanting/expecting a future benefit? I often find noting unenjoyable, but my desire for future benefit is why I do it.
18:35 What roughly should be the proportion of time between practicing meditation compared to reading/listening to the Dhamma?
19:28 I may soon get a job where I drive long distance for many hours. What is the best way to stay mindful while driving, while still maintaining road Safety? Is noting "driving, driving" too ambiguous?
20:57 Are retreats neccessary to progress on the path, or can one progress just as effectively without retreats as a layperson?
22:36 My living situation isn't great. There's noise from neighbours TV, music, chatter, etc. With background music I'm undisturbed, but I can't meditate. "Hearing" doesn't work as sound is permanent. Advice?
26:17 I try to be mindful as much as possible during the day using the noting. I notice that whenever I have to talk to my female classmates I Stop noting and lust enters my mind. How can I be more mindful?
29:07 How much sleep is necessary as a layperson? Some Say three to four hours is enough.
29:57 What is the purpose of life? I have heard it is about finding meaning in life. Can you share your perspective so I can find my purpose or meaning in life?
36:12 Can one see evidence of nibbana in their mindfulness practice to help them feel more confident if committing to the practice?
40:42 Can we do meditation at night?
42:15 When meditating and watching thoughts of the monkey mind, that seems like a "higher self". What Is that? Is it just the mind split into two, or something?
43:57 Is Sotapatti Phalla attained at the Same moment as Sotapatti Magga? What is the view in the Mahasi tradition?
47:17 How does one respect and honor his/her teacher?
54:41 Until I can find a Buddhist community, are there any reflections that help solitude? My interactions with people condition me, leave me lost and doubt solitude until I watch your talks to bring clarity.
57:32 How can you tell that it is time to leave an abusive relationship (especially with parents)?
1:01:02 How do I remain mindful when I am procrastinating/don't want to do the work?
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16:32 If I do a two-month-long self-led retreat with your noting practice, is it possible that I can attain stream entry?
19:30 For a beginner in satipatthana Vipassana meditation method and Theravada Buddhism, where does one start to learn the Dnamma and not feel overwhelmed with the vast knowledge?
21:16 How do you let sound just be sound and not react to it?
22:29 I feel the expansion and contraction of my breath not only in the belly, but in the whole body, like a cylinder, in a strong way. Should I focus my attention on the whole body or only on the belly?
24:41 I am forgetful and seem to not know how to pick up on common sense ideas. Can mindfulness help?
25:52 If I don't have the possibility to go on retreat, how long do you recommend meditating daily at home?
27:31 Is there such a thing as too much meditation?
31:14 Walking brings wakefulness and sitting sometimes sleepiness. Is it okay to do 1 hour of walking in the morning and 1 hour sitting in the evening, instead of dividing 30/30?
32:55 Is the purpose of labeling the object of meditation to produce calmness (Samatha), or does it have another purpose?
34:39 What do you suggest when I note “wanting” that arises and then, after noting, it keeps coming back and I note again? Is there anything else to do, or just keep noting the repeated wanting?
36:30 I struggle being mindful outside formal meditation. I try to do as much as I can in formal meditation, but then it seem I am too tired to being mindful outside formal practice, any tips?
38:37 What causes the mind to become convinced of at least one of the three characteristics?
39:56 Do you teach asubha meditation? Is it okay to combine it with the Satipatthana meditation you teach?
40:46 If I recall correctly you mentioned that the Earth is not real, why does one need to be mindful of taking care of the environment?
44:27 I have been dealing with anger issues for the past few months, leading to bouts of sadness. I haven’t snapped at anyone yet and my job deals with bad customers. How can I manage my emotions better?
47:20 I have been working with an abusive father. He is not necessarily evil, but he is a difficult person to deal with. For some reason I feel like I am “giving up" if I leave him. Should I leave him?
50:43 Mindfulness has to do with remembering. Does it mean some people with neurological conditions like Severe amnesia are doomed and can't follow this path?
52:22 Is it helpful to bring up emotionally charged memories in meditation? The heaviness in my heart just seems to never go away. I feel like I need to go through some kind of catharsis.
55:30 If focused mental work mostly excludes mindfulness, is done without defilements, and is wholesome (right livelinood), is it still considered a hindrance to enlightenment? I have heard that an arahant couldn't work.
57:19 Is it normal for compassion meditation to make one sad at first?
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15:50 I have been meditating for about a month using mantras. I see that I am slowly getting dependent on meditation to live a life that I can tolerate... When I think of my meditation journey, I am afraid of depending my life on something. Can always depending on meditation be a good thing? If itis a good thing, how can I cultivate my mind so that I accept this dependence?
20:07 I go to school and all the other kids use harmful speech and do bad things. Instead of talking to them or spending time with them, I remain silent and keep to myself. Is what I'm doing right?
23:48 To what extent should sense restraint be developed before practicing meditation?
25:19 Does labeling have a positive impact on the development of panna? When we are labeling, can we Say we are observing with panna?
27:16 Even with the noting and naming, my mind wanders very often. I just Started this practice a month ago. Do you have any tips if I need to make any adjustments?
29:44 I have ADHD and have problems associated with that. Medication helps me concentrate better and that helps me meditate better as well. Is it wrong for me to meditate while taking medication?
31:48 Is there a way to help with tension? My tension in the jaws is literally moving my head in meditation and I hear my jaw clenching and crackling, and I'm a bit worried about that
32:58 How should we understand Sati? Is it focusing attention on the object to the exclusion of everything else, or is ita relaxed and open awareness in which a small part is focused on the object?
35:25 How does one go about being mindful of others testing and challenging one’s precepts beyond what might be one’s capacity to honor them?
37:08 During meditation, I will occasionally Slip into a state where I dream, but it doesn't have the same qualities as sleep, losing mindfulness. Inevitably it goes away and mindfulness returns. What shoud I do?
38:11 Is there a way to meditate without my legs going numb?
38:56 Can vipassana meditation make you more arrogant and angry? Sometimes I feel I am more angry than before when I did calming meditation or even when I didn't meditate at all.
43:19 While I label, I am also aware of the background of my consciousness. Should I continue labeling or how Should I proceed?
44:56 Should I meditate as much as possible if I have the time? I'm just getting so dispassionate about life through meditation that it feels like there's not much joy or point in engaging in senses too much.
46:32 Would it speed up progress to use willpower and force to keep the eight precepts?
47:22 Did you ever teach meditation to someone with some form of autism? How did it go and did you have to adapt the technique?
49:17 Pleasure and pain are intrinsically neither good nor bad. Why is it bad to suffer? Why should we wish to end suffering?
54:48 Should I note the experience going on as an experience or object of mediation where there is a watcher? Sometimes the experience just Is there with no experiencer.
55:56 Which would be more detrimental to the practice: intentionally killing a mosquito or indulging in a sexual act?
57:11 Mindfulness is better than maximizing pleasure. But being mindful is still all about myself. What is Buddhism's perspective on altruism? Why shouldn't I give altruism priority over my mindfulness?
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15:46 Is there a stage of letting go that happens together with different stages of meditation? When one gets disenchanted with old habits, will they no longer arise?
18:51 Why do all my Karma, even from childhood, come up in my meditation time? I thought I had moved on from those mistakes and wrongdoings in my later life.
21:41 How long should I note an emotion if it doesn’t go away before returning to focus on the rising and falling of the stomach?
23:04 In walking meditation, I don't notice arising and ceasing of experience when stepping. Should I forget about that and just focus on the movement of walking?
23:54 When I do the metta meditation to a special person, will he receive it? Often I think about a person in meditation, then this person reaches out to me soon. Why ts that happening?
25:15 What are some of the steps one can take to ensure one practices daily?
26:27 Is the study of the texts imperative or Should one focus on the practice?
27:35 I heavily struggle with self-control, and I am unwilling to exert the slightest effort. When I make a choice I betray it hours after, could meditation help?
31:21 When sitting and keeping my hands in the lap I feel discomfort. However, when I hold my legs at the point where they are crossed, meditation is much easier. Is it appropriate doing so?
34:11 Can the insight knowledges be achieved at home by a layperson that practices intensively and holds the 5 or 8 precepts?
35:32 Are the volitional formations habitual? I have overcome wrong view but still slip into delusion alarmingly often.
37:43 How do you know that meditation is actually real and not the mind playing tricks?
41:59 Sometimes there Is rising and falling of experience and there is just the experience without the experiencer, is this right noting practice?
43:27 Should one not stop unwholesome emotions and thoughts when they arise like revenge and just note them as experiences or should one not entertain them and cultivate wholesome thoughts?
45:35 How do you live happily without anxious dependence upon the future?
46:28 Is it ethical to value one’s own Interests over others if done mindfully? To what extent is selfishness compatible with mindfulness?
51:19 Do I need to be a Buddhist to be a bhikkhuni nun?
52:17 If the mind doesn't exist, only momentary mindstates, then when we develop the 7 factors, a mind doesn't have 7 factors, rather, the factors may arise aS momentary mindstates. Is this correct?
54:29 Is the pineal gland relevant to meditation? Buddha usually has a mark between his eyebrows; does this have some value or importance?
56:19 Did the Buddha practice and teach the noting technique as we practice it? The closest sutta I've read, spoken words by the Buddha, is "let the seen be seen, heard be heard, etc."
58:02 In order to protect my pets and plants from pests, I spray them with various insecticides. The pests die when they come in contact with the substance. Is this considered as breaking the precept?
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15:53 How can I deliver a notion that I aquire in meditation practice with others, in order to deliver a message which is clear, trying to let the person with whom I interact feel a sense of security; in other words "at-ease"?
17:36 What thoughts can help me forgive my enemies and maybe, at some point, help them as well? When you give blessings to all living beings, can you keep your enemies in your prayers?
18:59 My meditation teacher says that all Buddhist monks from the West teach wrong. I used to like meditation, but since he proclaims this one right way to go, I feel a lot pressure meditating. Any advice?
23:45 If I'm seeing a picture in my mind while hearing a song in my mind and thinking about it, should I note seeing, hearing and thinking?
24:14 When I leave the rising and falling to note, say "angry", and then the physical component of "tense" becomes more clear, should I switch from noting angry to tense?
25:16 Is it very important to meditate in the morning and the evening? Morning and afternoon fits my schedule better.
25:55 Is it right to observe the nature of everything to be transient and so everything is 'worthless' or not of high value, but just cause and effects? It feels I am understanding something wrong here.
27:26 I am the victim of discrimination. Tell me how to respect the time I have to go forth until I am fully healed.
29:18 Do we never focus the breath at the nostril cavity because this is Samatha practice? Impermanence is seen in breath; cold in and warm out. So why not valid? This focus point can never lead to Nibbana?
31:04 Is it beneficial to note intentions to move foot during walking meditation?
32:27 How do you balance a worldy life with a spiritual one? I feel like a lot of people in my life rub against the Buddhist lifestyle, how can one balance personal boundaries and social inclusion?
34:17 You mentioned not jumping around with noting. But as one gets more practiced with noting, is it appropriate that one's skill is more developed and thus faster?
34:58 What kind of meditation centres should I seek out in my country when I follow this tradition? Should I look for Vipassana, for mentions of the venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, or anything else?
36:19 How much should one force the attention to stay with some object (e.g. pain or certain feeling, which is disliked) and not let the mind move to another object? Which objects are worth this?
37:49 Can meditation purify someone's mind?
39:09 If meditation is seeing what it is, the reality surrounding me, then how does it help motivate helping others?
43:04 When a line is crossed and people are treating us so badly because we never stand up for ourselves, is it Okay to be firmer than we ever have been before, when standing up for ourselves?
44:37 What's the difference between focusing attention on the movement of belly and having an open, non-selective awareness at the 6 sense doors during Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw?
46:52 I have noticed that noting twice or with two words (like "right foot", “left foot") enables me to notice a sensation arising then passing away; that is: impermanence. Is this to be developed?
49:36 Once we get to days of determination in our tradition more than once, is it possible for our mind-state to become unpure by coming back to a fast-paced society?
52:45 Is working as a psychiatrist and doing compulsory treatment on psychotic patients wrong livelihood since the Buddha says that any forced imprisoning is wrong? What about forced medication?
54:40 What's the difference between focusing attention on the movement of belly and having an open, non-selective awareness at the 6 sense doors during Vipassana meditation according to Mahasi Sayadaw?
55:05 What is the relationship between compassion and no-self? How can compassion arise when there could be nothing inherent to generate the compassion? Is it the mind to generate compassion?
56:39 What does an enlightened being note? Could thoughts arise? If there is an absence of thought, are us worldly practitioners that use thoughts, concepts to navigate life, condemned to samsara?
57:35 Is it a different degree of mindfulness or number of moments of mindfulness in daily life vs formal practice?
58:11 How to overcome falling asleep during sitting?
59:37 Do I correctly understand that attention becomes more open and inclusive (like an open awareness) as one progresses in the stages of perception according to the "Manual of Insight"?
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01:12 Meditate Together
15:41 Often during a formal session, I perceive that the mind is shifting altogether and changes structure at the physical level. When this happens, my vision arises inwards. It is possible that this is part of the purification of the mind; that the mind purifies itself at the physical level, when one meditates?
17:55 I am in a community that is catholic and I am not comfortable with things about Buddhism, but I can't really talk about my self without including Buddhism. Any advice?
22:01 Does metta practice lead to piti? I can't distinguish between the two feelings...maybe they are the same?
23:40 Currently put the at home course on hold. Should I continue with your last instruction? I saw In a video you mentioned something about progressing each instruction. Should it be discussed in Discord?
24:27 Why does our tradition dismiss the importance of Jhanas? Can ‘momentary jhana’ (that we practice) achieve the 8th jhana? Should we forget Jnanas altogether?
28:37 Does the timing of the noting of the breath matter? I tend to control the breath as I note instead of noting the rising and falling of the breath.
30:26 While awake and conscious, I experience incredible emotional pain. I want to escape and hide. Can you offer some relief from this?
33:22 How to deal with over-thinking?
35:25 Is it possible to have strong mindfulness and experience strong emotions? Sometimes, it seems that these abate on retreat. But in daily life showing emotion seems to be necessary, at least socially.
38:04 Should all thought be abandoned? Is the assumption: all discursive thought is unnecessary and ultimately everything is "resolved" by letting go and there is nothing in need of resolution through reasoning?
40:38 When noting an experience (like fear), we should also note the physical component (like tense) and also our reaction (disliking). But how to do this, given we can't note three things at the same time?
42:14 Is it possible to stay mindful during the day when your job involves thinking? I find it impossible to think and be mindful at the same time.
43:30 How do I deal with traumatic events that keep coming up during meditation?
47:13 Do you have any advice for dealing with abusive so-called friends? I know neither of these things are important, but we have a lot of fun together & I care for them, but I kind of want to cut them off.
51:31 I’ve experienced a few years of relatively quiet and mindful living. But lately there has been a desire for more activity. Could this be another cycle of Samsara?
52:30 Sometimes when meditating, I experience what I believe are microdreams; images that last a few seconds and the transition is instantanous. I don't fall sleep. Is this significant, or just lack of sleep?
54:27 Would you explain the difference between bhava and jati in the Paticcasamuppada?
56:26 My work requires a lot of analysis and reasoning, thus during meditation I often have to note "thinking" and "distracted". Besides changing careers, what can I do to aid concentration on the present?
59:23 How to deal with denial? Especially when someone realizes that they were in a denial mode? What can meditation teach us about it?
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01:52 Meditate Together
15:45 When a song or image or memory is stuck in your head, do you note thinking, or hearing/seeing?
16:13 I am facing a lot of failures in life right now. I struggle to get a job, my parents lost all wealth and need my support, my girlfriend left me. I keep trying hard, but its getting harder. Any advice?
23:21 When I note, I notice I reflexively mouth the words of the noting, making it hard to stay at the stomach when noting rising, falling. Am I doing something wrong or do I accept it as out of my control?
24:40 Does one know when Buddha Meitreya will come? Can we wish to meet him in the Metta meditation?
26:32 Are sankharas the cause of rebirth?
29:22 What books do you recommend I start reading on Buddhism?
31:56 I have an upcoming event that’s making me anxious. I keep thinking about it. How do I stop myself from always thinking about it?
35:28 Following an intensive retreat, I feel anxiety, huge tension in different parts of body and lot of fear. In meditation, it is possible to watch them. But what to do outside of practice? It's overwhelming.
39:51 I think I'm in a position now where I can safely ween off antidepressants with assistance from my doctor. Is this required before I do an at home course, or should I jump right in now?
43:03 I am very scared of cockroaches. Every time I see one I run away. Any advice?
47:09 With mindfulness I was able to keep my environment clean and tidy for the first time. How best may I apply the same to procrastination? I would like to be able to get things done, mindfully.
50:20 Is the noting practice you teach best understood as a form of sense restraint?
51:55 Are existential threats to the environment something we as meditators should think about, or is it another distraction?
54:12 There seem to be studies that show that positivity or good moods can lead to happiness long term. But you said that happiness doesn't cause happiness, that goodness does. Why could those results be?
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14:54 My dog died. How do I get over the grief and sorrow?
24:50 If I am happy, I note 'happy' and the sensations that arise. But I can’t see/note dukkha in those moments. Thus is dukkha just a concept and not real?
32:10 When thinking doesn't stop for long time, should I go back to the stomach or stay with thinking all the time?
33:23 How to balance concentration and effort?
37:50 How can I return to the practice? I had broken a 2 year long habit of meditation of about an hour or two, but now have not meditated consistently for over 7 months. Any advice? I stay mindful at times.
41:34 I am slowly letting go of media filled with sex, violence and high sensual desires. But whenever I come across it again, my mind becomes turbulent. Am I doing something wrong?
43:23 Awareness, during meditation allows us to notice the rising of thoughts and letting them go. Of course, by thoughts I also mean emotions, perceptions and sensations. Is that the purpose of practice?
46:01 I still control my abdomen rising/falling, with my muscles pulling itin and pushing out; also it is uncomfortable. Does it get more smooth with time?
49:44 A neighbor plays extremely loud music often. The authorities have been involved but it persists. It prevents meditation due to its severity. I fear talking to him. What is a Buddhist to do?
52:55 What basic teachings of Buddhism is recomended to know for practicing vipassana meditation?
53:35 I suffer from the thought that at any point in time, there is immeasurable suffering being experienced by humans & animals. I understand it's a thought but the suffering is true. How to reconcile?
54:22 Are there some drawbacks of using a mantra in vipassana meditation?
55:24 I didn't apologize to someone for reacting angrily to them, because I didn't want to encourage their original and more egregious wrong. Does that sound reasonable? Things seem to have blown over anyway.
56:22 I have been struggling with doubt during meditation for many months, to the extent that I doubt I am doubting, and don't know what I am feeling at some times. Would you have any advice?
57:01 When the rising & falling feels forced, should I say "feeling" and focus on the physical feeling? Or should I say "knowing" and focus on the mental awareness of it feeling forced? Or are both fine?
57:41 Since I started with meditation, I can feel other peoples energy, but they can’t feel bad vibes as strongly as me et cetera. Why can’t they, and why do I become sensitive to other people's energies?
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15:13 How can I note thoughts that lead me to more confusion during the meditation and correct them later or use wisdom to learn from them? If I just keep noting, do I not get any new insights for myself?
19:06 How do I get rid of lust? The hardest attatchment for me to get rid of is sex. I'm trying to be celibate, but it's very hard because of how over sexualised society is and societal pressure, et cetera.
26:53 Sometimes while working, I get distracted by the hindrance of dullness. I note the tiredness but it takes over and sometimes I’m forced to listen to music to gain energy. How do I deal with this?
28:57 I find the thought of meditation boring. I understand the benefits but the resistance behind the thought of its boringness often prevents me from practicing on my own. How can I overcome this?
31:50 Sometimes I get thoughts about important stuff from daily life and I make decisions during meditation and they are really important. Even if I note, I go back to making decisions. What should I do?
35:16 In meditation sometimes I am angry, and then angry that I am angry. How can one let go or overcome anger or sadness like this? By seeing the three characteristics? When wanting something, is it important why?
40:59 How can I let go of obsessive thinking about a person who rejected me? I feel addicted and my energy goes there during meditation. How can I label it?
44:35 If not in the mind, where do we note the rising and falling of the breath?
45:13 All I can do is 10 minutes per day (5 walk, 5 sit). I made a resolution of it and I am sticking to this to build the habit. I try to never skip, but it's still tough many times. Is it OK for the moment?
49:52 Should we practice reflection about Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha. Is it helpful?
52:38 I've communicated some thoughtless, stress-induced thoughts to some business partners and I fear it has affected their respect for me. I feel ashamed. How can I overcome this?
55:50 Sometimes I get very tired and it becomes hard to do sitting meditation. Should I switch to lying meditation or just label ‘tired’ and is there any way to avoid sleeping during lying meditation?
56:52 Is there a concept of an eternal self in Buddhism? Or is that impermanent like everything else?
58:04 I might get invited in front of a class of teenage pupils to introduce Buddhism. What could I talk about to make this fruitful? I am familiar with buddhist concepts and have done the at home course.
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15:53 I am trying to let go of an ex-partner who left me and I am able to locate a strong pain in my chest when I try to let go.
19:25 I took a break from formal meditation practice and now find that there is a lot of resistance to starting again. I always tell myself I'll start tomorrow but never do. Can you please give advice?
21:17 When the mind moves to its object during noting, that union of mind and object can be shallow or deep. Until the next object arises, is it beneficial to try to dwell more deeply with the object?
22:45 I meditate but more in the moment than in a designated time. Is this appropriate? I also find that in the moment, I need the peace of meditation the most. Is this acceptable?
26:42 How should we deal with holiday distractions while meditating?
29:12 I always used to experience severe anxiety when I am around people. During meditation I'm able to note my anxiety to some extent and it helps me calm my nerves. When I am in actual social situations, I am not able to note my anxiety like I do while meditating and my body and face reacts wildly announcing my anxiety to others. Do you have any advice to help?
34:03 Even though I understand the wisdom and can see things clearly, I still keep making the bad decisions for myself, falling into pleasures, addiction.
37:23 I heard that when one gets deep in meditation practice, one's past karma can bear fruit. Does this mean there may be events in the world that come about from meditation or are worldly events unrelated?
39:04 I do walking meditation in the forest, and I know that I am killing ants because I am not looking down. Now I feel remorseful because of killing. Should I always look down when I walk in nature?
40:43 Is there a time table when a human passes on and reincarnates?
42:02 Buddhism takes a perspective of experiential reality, not one with concepts. If the body is just a concept, then shouldn't it be fine to kill?
45:20 Sometimes disliking arises but I'm not exactly sure what thoughts triggered it, which triggers more curious thinking. Is it important to map out exactly what thoughts triggered the disliking?
46:27 When trying to cultivate clear comprehension itn daily life, is there any advantage to retaining a peripheral awareness of the breath when doing actions like studying Dhamma?
48:00 Can enlightenment bring about Supernormal powers (abhinna) developed in previous existences?
49:16 What are the consequences of speaking untrue words without harmful or serious intent?
52:26 Should we stay in the city and work with defilements within distractions (noise, people, work, etc.) or go to the forest secluded with better conditions? Ultimately, is there any difference?
54:56 According to Buddhist view, do we know if AI has the potential for consciousness? This is a practical question, what if it's a possible rebirth?
58:23 When I learned about the 12 links I was surprised to see that consciousness results from ignorance. Is there a positive view of consciousness that householders can have?
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15:23 When I begin to note sensations like “anxious, anxious" or "afraid, afraid" or any bodily sensations, I tend to react way more quickly before I could see those sensations clearly. Am I missing something here? Please advise.
17:34 How long should one stay with uncomfortable feelings before returning to stomach, and should one go back and forth between Stomach and those feelings if they persist?
19:02 Why should we note "calm", "still", or "quiet"? If the defilements stop arising, why can't we abide in stillness, knowing it's impermanent and not note it? This is very important to know what is/isn't the path.
22:52 If I can't feel a touch point, do I stay with the point until I feel something, or just note the lack of sensation and move on?
23:29 Can I note stepping right, stepping left in rhythm with my breath or should I keep noting and breathing separate?
27:11 We are visual creatures. I struggle to know when to note "seeing", as it is a ubiquitous occurrence. You say we must stick to one object, how to mediate the commutation of objects? What is the general principle?
28:04 How does meditation help one to socialize better?
29:27 How do we eradicate the misery and lack of abundance in this planet with the habit of meditation?
33:09 I’m confused about Buddhist morality. If pleasure is not inherently good, then would doing acts toward others that cause pleasure (giving gifts) be no more ethical than doing acts that cause pain?
35:55 Ending the suffering of all sentient beings was the ultimate goal of the Buddha, right? However, it seems unfeasible. So, is taking a bodhisattva vow more or less beneficial to one's progress?
39:05 How do I practice mindfulness towards someone I see daily at work whose actions and words annoy me often?
41:25 Do you have tips on how to deal with stagnation due to contentment?
43:53 What did the Buddha say about dealing with relationships with women in your life?
46:05 How do we make effective decisions with mindfulness? Do we note how we feel or do we assess pros and cons or both? Should I base it on my current state of mind and information, or think about the future?
49:33 When having no time, I worry and I am restless and angry through the day about doing 2 hours a day of formal meditation. I know it's about moments, not hours, but that's not solving the problem. What should I do?
51:53 Is mindful meditation enough to cultivate compassion and metta?
53:33 Often I am aware of multiple things happening in rapid succession and unable to note everything. Would attempting to do so be a hindrance to mindfulness? As mindfulness increases, does this improve?
54:15 What is the optimal duration and frequency of meditation? How does one figure it out?
55:08 Do all relationships eventually lead to suffering?
55:21 How do we stay mindful in the present moment, when the mind is racing with lots of thoughts? The thoughts are moments of anxiety, Shame, guilt and depression.
59:13 Sadhu...
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16:07 How can I be more patient with my thoughts? I usually tend to catch a thought and day dream everything the thought leads me to.
18:35 During meditation, as soon as I begin to see clearly that every sensation is not me and is not controlled, my body begins to shake. How long will this stage of meditation last?
20:18 I can be quite mindful in the short term, but after several hours, the defilements and hindrances start demoralizing me and I lose my motivation. Is there a practical way to overcome despair?
22:27 Since stopping the at-home course around a year ago, I struggle so much with practicing consistently. I am either "all in" and practice an over an hour per day or hardly at all. Sometimes a week or two goes by without meditation. How can I break this habit of going to extremes? I approach most things in my life this way, and can not seem to find balance.
24:55 I have been practicing Vipassana for 3 years now. Are you saying you can't progress on psychiatric medication like antipsychotics? I think I have made quite a bit of progress. What is your advice if I stay on them?
27:34 Can you go into a bit of detail about ‘substitution of opposites' (tadanga-pahana) or give an example please?
29:12 I feel that I need to lie or I will lose my job. I struggle to get places on time and without an excuse, I'd be out a job. I know this isn't OK but isn't lying sadly essential in the modern world?
30:21 When I do sitting meditation I practice Samatha, but then during day to day activities I practice noting/vipassana. Is this type of practice effective?
31:52 Can mindfulness aid in getting worldly things that might arise out of greed, lust, or anger?
37:23 Do you think alcohol, when used in moderation, can be of medicinal value?
39:12 Is there benefit in learning about the 16 Stages of insight before experiencing some or all of them?
40:25 Regarding livelihood, I've had this idea in my head that there would be too much trying to control other people in managerial positions. Is there merit to this idea? I guess maybe it could vary?
41:34 I have very pleasant days at my job, other days are very unpleasant. I am generally similarly mindful in both situations, and external stimuli are similar. How can this be?
43:57 To what extent can one be said to be "meditating"? Is general mindfulness sufficient to be called meditation?
44:44 I am rather stingy. Should I do something else apart from meditation?
45:57 when should I start noticing more stages of movement during walking meditation or is stepping right stepping left all I need?
46:53 Is tranquil abiding, Samadhi?
48:49 How much practice does it take for an average layperson to be a stream enterer?
52:31 Is it ever beneficial to indulge in pleasurable habits or should they be denied at all cost?
53:38 Do you have any advice on using meditation to get off intoxicants? I don't really have the ability to get into rehab, and it's not a dangerous withdrawal from the vice I have.
54:53 Is regarding things we perceive as unreal useful when in our experience they are 'real enough' that we have to contend with them as we perceive them?
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This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/TgxaqrO6Vu0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/jf7zZVTJ_so. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Gq_pDTYG-FA. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/20-j6nCl5kw. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/YmOqpAaoo9c. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/DTXnGnnSJXU. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/5YjVBe6s-8k. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/_Rg7RQNMg4w. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
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This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/-zjvZ-KxV1A. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/-fchTrBHKUY. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/rRPEcE6QfGg. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/8YhkNBVEBiE. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/k3--xwDWnz4. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/kVCdtwpiJfw. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/IhLCPUD1SB8. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/x58zfRw5RX8. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/3-m0mHXdIsI. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/UrkjzmDOMt4. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/-649B0ThQs8. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/bb3Dj_SE5Oc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/BUMCn_733rQ. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/FkVBZvgrhyE. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/_2F_YkybCPA. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/l7kRSbQveRA. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/2Qfud1HGlec. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/WPhquwPxMts. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/__8Ggm7694I. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/K86QEnBk3XE. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/ywxJa6IAJ50. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/rbi9qEd8QeA. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/6LSdgckq1iM. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/51drpuCSwAo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/XgEEXSkNJzQ. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/MBAA4ivipAs. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/T2zo874ANxs. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/rI0lZ6_KNTk. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/VqCNZzUU5ns. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/CiuqEpHlq_0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/gps_CHvUM_w. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/gqwrezxicgE. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Tol210cPuTo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/2X7D2r499oI. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/CnSBpY9P23M. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/LzEeaiI3eGY. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/0SZe3I02uds. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/28EzP9bT7lI. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/P8Ho1sBZbBA. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/HZ7PvwbN6g8. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/It-PeF9ZU-M. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/UbkpWMa58bE. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/aW06bfzQ-WI. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/A3c6Nha3e9o. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/loJPqemgQi4. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/EqYu0pySOf0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/a4_oxHhAe3U. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/oPTe4Yz48iI. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/TWhtkpSvnAQ. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/OE7oON0X7vo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/aJabRA6dU4g. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/3Rhi35uuDuA. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/JhIZF8t9GLU. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/QPohBt8O3P0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/lVmgI3pLLLo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/a7FvvMC7slY. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/PfMKmjkxwbw. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/sZjgcvc2o8E. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/iXNSXPkLO_U. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/HwI_ds2NiHg. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/sddqD9NOLsk. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/two9U3M_nIs. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/7W5WH5UY99Q. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/j4DpAciRXO4. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/gTiMgN-gK5w. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Kqukzrf0dYw. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/_Qa0OYQ4UTs. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Xnacc7IbBng. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/qTZiDb2YD2k. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/BE1TX9_WyRY. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/oCb8qu64vAk. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/s4bC-qM7VMo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/-AyaJXzyKJk. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Fi5NQ_J32uY. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/3YV7MZ9zThY. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/NUzVCRe8C4A. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/kKgE6us5YB0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/2OBO9oCsuhI. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/fVxJ6nM_ZX0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/vxvK329ZR1U. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/qIMhi6ohYkc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/_ZqRBgbJ4co. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/gpa4qhKPz-k. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/rkXZta1A3Lo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/08_7bHqkZps. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/LIxzLJaDJ4c. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/ZaNyBb8bVlU. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/osuqCUWTn7E. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/VsxIc3taU5E. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/LtBq-9hN7Sg. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/LqJWXYXhOxU. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/hdMlqcJ1xr0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/EkFtBW32tDc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/knwkYBy2e0U. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/rtvEUuXFe4k. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/RH6txg1YqEU. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/_0N2AMIh2jI. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/EWVHkoC4MUg. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Of7cnAdls4w. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/GxHUpFQdRm4. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/L4jzVWkPpu4. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/ksYXlf7Nbgw. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Jhfq_dx1A00. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/f6X13Ar9Cfw. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/W6wHkfolnhc. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/xBAUrAQhPYY. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/wfdF8kVchtk. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/98HHeZ6iVJU. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/MgzRNhgGJAw. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/WJ0m7EdfsN0. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/v08nbHJ9v7c. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/193yPJAshhk. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/06FnA9TdJ_c. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/C4qU9oshH24. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/BZ73sQCWn-w. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/p7ph-stHTTg. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/ZStbKBzI780. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/R7CKWsU6nLo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/dxQm7gXiZPM. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/_fOBzm-MxjQ. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/hP0nC2YaZtM. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/0VkuX_2EwRM. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/vCFwi8yK-xo. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/_AkHmBW3dEM. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).
This talk / Q&A was originally uploaded on Ven. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/wuoCfpDYgsg. Also see: How To Meditate Booklet (https://htm.sirimangalo.org), Podcasts (https://podcast.sirimangalo.org), Website (https://www.sirimangalo.org/), Meditation+ (https://meditation.sirimangalo.org).