Dhammarato Dhamma

Laurens and Dhammarato talking about living in the here and now. #beinginthemoment #buddhadhamma #satisfaction See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWesoEwRHkc Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out...

The Sangha talk about abandoning Western goal-orientation and concentrating on safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction right here, right now. #mindfulnessofbreathing #ānāpānasati #meditation  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn19 The 16 stages of ānāpānasati  https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/article/mindfulness-of-breathing-anapanasati-sutta-mn-118/ See the video ver...

The Sangha discuss how to take control of thoughts, feelings, the body, and the breath. #mindfulnessofbreathing #control #freedom  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn48 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9M0vaYd7U Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO...

Scott and Dhammarato talk about the structure of good practice, which does not involve going on retreat or becoming a statue. #sitting #repetition #sukha Buddhist Symbolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_symbolism Sayagyi U Ba Khin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayagyi_U_Ba_Khin S. N. Goenka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Goenka See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube...

The Sangha discuss how practice perfects one skill: seeing dukkha, dukkha-nirodha and how the jhāna fit into this training. #training #naruto #jhana Suttas mentioned in this discussion (Bahiya of the Bark-Cloth) https://suttacentral.net/ud1.10 Scott and Dhammarato talk about the four jhānas https://youtu.be/P3mxq8h8o4I Naruto https://youtu.be/74C_v098Gls Dragon Ball Z - Fight Against Gravity https...

Dean and Dhammarato talk about guarding the senses, virtue, avoiding transmitting dukkha, misconceptions about the jhāna, attainments, mindfulness, and Dhammarato’s hobbies and activities. #virtue #craving #satisfaction See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwlpqs9QmAI Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join...

Martin and Dhammarato explore practice by analogy to learning a musical instrument: practice in seclusion, practice in front of others (performance, busking), and practice for the music #practice #seclusion #performance See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo9wHYN-RiI Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join...

Markus and Dhammarato talk about how gladdening the mind leads to a change of attitude. #mindfulnessofbreathing #confidence #jhana Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn118 https://suttacentral.net/mn48 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqWhEWnYFeM Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - http...

Markus and Dhammarato talk about the subtleties of sati. #mindfulness #nurturing #selfcriticism See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1Ha63JhVY Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, hang out, or volunteer—...

The Sangha discuss how Buddhism spread to the West. #ashoka #blavatsky #thoreau  Buddhism in the United Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_United_Kingdom Buddhism in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_United_States Helena Blavatsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky Henry Steel Olcott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Steel_Olcott Pali...

Robert and Dhammarato reflect on the difference between wise ignorance and foolish ignorance across a variety of social circumstances and relationships. #ignorance #evidence #happiness Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn139 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SteQ9iWc3U Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome...

The Sangha discuss power as a proxy for safety, security, comfort, and satisfaction. #power #ideology #gratification See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ZX71ca_As Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet Dhamma friends, ha...

The Sangha discuss various analogies providing insight into the nature of skill development during practice of the noble Dhamma. #skilldevelopment #mindfulness #experiment  See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7Z2OyEr-Zk Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https:...

The Sangha discuss how dependent origination has developed over time, the power of repetition, and learning to use triggers and anchors as part of wisdom at the point of contact. #dependentorigination #triggers #anchors Suttas mentioned in this discussion: The Udāna The Udana - part of the Khuddaka Nikāya - is composed of eight chapters (vagga) of ten discourses each. The chapter titles are: Bodhi...

Robert and Dhammarato talk about anatta, insights from Zen, competition, and change. #zen #anatta #change Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn38 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP5ksgwBsW4 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https:/...

The Sangha discuss the simplicity of the Dhamma and make analogies with scientific enquiry and the mindset of various professions. #buddhadhamma #scienceexperiment #investigation  See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTcwbKRThzc Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK -...

The Sangha discuss how Dhamma helps us to change the habits of mind from dukkha to sukkha using the analogy of the leading a horse from the world, to a pasture, to a corral, and finally into a stall. #fournobletruths #eightfoldpath #mantra Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn12 https://suttacentral.net/mn19 https://suttacentral.net/mn111 Dhammarato’s mantra video https:/...

The Sangha talk about family and friendship and finding the best place to practice during each phase of life. #wat #bhikkhu #seclusion See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2u2W9usBLg Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sangha UK - https://join.skype.com/w6nFHnra6vdh To meet...

Markus and Dhammarato discuss how the Dhamma helps us out of the wrong lessons we learned as a child by explaining how the mind works.#dependentorigination #transactionalanalysis #fournobletruths  See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuzNcQkP7S8 Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO...

Scott, Dean, Laurent, and Dhammarato talk about the skills of entering first jhāna and re-entering it fromsecond jhāna. #jhana #mindfulnessofbreathing #samadhi  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://sutacentral.net/mn19 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBWbofvB5-M Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome.  ►The Sangha US - https:...

The Sangha discuss the hindrances, how Western misconceptions impede practice, Buddhism in society, the timelessness of the Dhamma, and the lawfulness of nature. #buddhadhamma #beinginthemoment #buddhiststory  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn36 https://suttacentral.net/mn38 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Michael and Dhammarato talk about the development of the foundational skills of practice from the noble eightfold path to the five faculties and ending with the seven factors of awakening. #nobleeightfoldpath #buddhadhamma #beinginthemoment  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/an4.162 https://suttacentral.net/mn48 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Vid...

The Sangha discuss the background and lineage of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa and nobility in the context of Buddhism’s historical background. #buddhism #dhamma #buddhadasa  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://www.suttacentral.net/mn48 Sanghanayok Somdet Phra Buddhaghosajarn (Buddhadāsa’s teacher) https://www.suanmokkh.org/articles/8 Prince Watchirayanawarorot / Manusyanagamanob (Supreme Patriarch S...

The Sangha discuss the twelve links of dependent origination from ignorance to dukkha. #dependentorigination #beinginthemoment #wisdom  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentra.net/mn117 False memory syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory_syndrome See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA18nQ9qJJw Weekly Sangha ca...

Laurent, Dean, and Dhammarato talk abou practicing during covid19 and other illnesses and whether students should aim for fourth jhāna. #jhana #mindfulnessofbreathing #recuperation  Suttas mentioned in this discussion https://suttacentral.net/mn19 Bhikkhu Vimalaramsi https://www.dhammasukha.org/ven-bhante-vimalaramsi Hillside Hermitage https://www.hillsidehermitage.org See the video version of thi...