Dhammarato Dhamma

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These audios are recorded Skype calls with Dhammarato and friends. The Buddhist Religion has been prepared for a mass audience. The Supra-mundane Dhamma of the Buddha is best taught in a private setting where the spiritual friends can assist the students in correct understanding by way of question and answers, sutta comparisons, and instruction on correct practice that will lead to your joy, well being, and happiness for a long time. This Podcast has been started with the permission and full knowledge of Bhikkhu Achan Pho, abbot emeritus, Wat Shan Mokkh, Chai-ya Thailand, Home of Bhikkhu Buddh...

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Dhammarato Dhamma

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Loving Life | Agnes #29 | 5.22.22 16.06.2022 1:07:41

Agnes and Dhammarato discuss the joy of practice and of sharing happiness, as well as the ability to see dangers coming so we can avoid them and continue to enjoy the breath and to love life. #life #breathing #tranquility See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/gvnrymTuyCU Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https:...

Dealing with the Fetters | The Sangha US #39 | 5.21.22 14.06.2022 1:22:56

The Sangha discuss ways of approaching the fetters. #fetters #fear #competition See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/3Ebe2dJuBiA Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ►The Sangha US, Friday 7PM PDT - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUw...

Becoming Lighter: Nothing is Good Enough | Laurent, Scott | 5.20.22 13.06.2022 1:04:55

Laurent, Scott, and Dhammarato talk about the skill of being in the present moment. #enlightenment #beinginthemoment #mindfulness See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysLtJeUmB_s Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcom...

Learning from the Breath | The Sangha UK #51 | 5.19.22 12.06.2022 1:41:08

The Sangha discuss the benefits of using the breath as an anchor in formal practice and daily life, the meaning of “insight”, and learning from lineaged teachers and other members of the community. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #mindfulness See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rot2W_jRKZk Find the full video chats on the Dhammarat...

Challenging Fast Thinking | Eric R #4 | 5.19.22 11.06.2022 1:40:27

Eric and Dhammarato talk about how to challenge fast thinking with investigation and mindful slow thinking. #thinking #observation #contemplation See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G27JBgyikQ Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, eve...

Thinking, Fast and Slow | Aljoscha #3 | 5.19.22 10.06.2022 1:22:50

Aljoscha and Dhammarato talk about developing the skill of seeing things arise and pass away and how we add emotions to perceptions in a way that hinders reorientation to the present moment. #thinking #emotions #beinginthemoment See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJJn2ttphNQ Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube cha...

Gaps in Goenka; Shining a Light | Will #1 | 5.18.22 09.06.2022 57:30

Will and Dhammarato talk about central aspects of the Buddhadhamma missing in Goenka’s method. #goenka #nobleeightfoldpath #enlightenment See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5zIa2Kre8 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone i...

The Wholesomeness of Now | The Sangha UK #50 | 5.15.22 08.06.2022 1:39:26

The Sangha discuss the first four steps on the path, the hindrances, and rebuilding our natural skills through the senses. What is Mindfulness? What are the 6 Rs? https://www.dhammasukha.org/the-6rs See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6eiLtH-SWc Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.yo...

Awake to Being Alive | The Sangha US #38 | 5.14.22 07.06.2022 1:47:52

The Sangha enjoy a wide-ranging discussion of breathing as a tool and waking up in institutional settings. #awakening #religion #contingency How To De-Stress In 5 Minutes Or Less, According To A Navy SEAL https://www.forbes.com/sites/nomanazish/2019/05/30/how-to-de-stress-in-5-minutes-or-less-according-to-a-navy-seal/?sh=575461be3046 See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video...

Sensations We Don’t Like | Dean #3 | 5.13.22 06.06.2022 52:39

Dean and Dhammarato talk about sensations as a prompt for sati and investigation and recognising when we’re in a state of want. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uTgZqQ76M Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome. ...

Enthusiasm, Doubt, Relaxation | Dean #2, Robert Co | 5.12.22 05.06.2022 52:25

Robert, Dean, and Dhammarato talk about the connection between enthusiastic advocacy and doubt, pain and discomfort as symptoms of struggle, investigating the causes of sensations, and practicing relaxation instead of wanting. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npnXPaL6x0Y Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channe...

This is the Path | The Sangha US #37 | 5.6.22 04.06.2022 1:31:54

The Sangha discuss wakefulness, sleep, and consciousness as an object of meditation, mindfulness as profound contact, nibbāna, knowledge and vision of what is and is not the Path, the fantasy of enlightenment as an incentive for practice, and delight in practice and in the Dhamma. #enlightenment #sleep #saddha Majjhima Nikāya 2 Sabbāsavasutta - All the Defilements https://suttacentral.net/mn2/en/...

Finding Home | Laurent #6 | 5.6.22 03.06.2022 32:13

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about the value of anchors for finding satisfaction in the present moment, taking actions that end action, a minimalist life in keeping with the Dhamma, and the Dhamma as entertainment. #beinginthemoment #naturebeauty #minimalism See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLV2fRbCufk Find the full video chats on the...

The Prison of the Person | The Sangha UK #49 | 5.12.22 02.06.2022 1:14:02

The Sangha discuss the freedom that comes from understanding everything as completely empty and transient. #emptiness #transience #delusion See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRELRtg-Lo4 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone...

The Destination is Here | The Sangha UK #48 | 5.4.22 01.06.2022 1:30:43

The Sangha discuss being in the present moment, the benefits of sangha, happiness as a power, dealing with praise and blame, and enjoying life without schedules and time-keeping. #mindfulness #beinginthemoment #satipatthana See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP-yevnod50 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel....

Just Relax | Dean #1 | 5.3.22 31.05.2022 1:07:51

Dean and Dhammarato talk about investigating tension in the body and learning to relax, misconceptions about the jhānas, the impact of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa, and searching for magical experiences and mystical teachers. #charlatans #magic #relaxation See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSiQSu8a0rE Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato...

Right Effort: Just Let Go | The Sangha UK #47 | 5.1.22 30.05.2022 1:31:59

The Sangha discuss right effort, stream entry, Dark Night of the Soul, and the seven knowledges of the sotāpan. #darknightofthesoul #enlightenment #enlightened Majjhima Nikāya 117 Mahācattārīsakasutta - The Great Forty https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn11...

Being Satisfied | David Ma #1 | 5.1.22 29.05.2022 1:07:59

David and Dhammarato discuss the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path: right unification of mind with its supports and features. #nobleeightfoldpath #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment Majjhima Nikāya 117 Mahācattārīsakasutta - The Great Forty https://suttacentral.net/mn117/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhi...

Using Anchors | Laurent #5 | 4.30.22 28.05.2022 33:45

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about taking practice off the cushion by using anchors such as hand movements and body postures. #satipatthana #mindfulnessofbreathing #mindfulness See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXSQ3ht28Xg Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Dhammarato...

Anticipation & Right Attitude | The Sangha US #35 | 4.29.22 27.05.2022 58:58

The Sangha discuss maintaining right attitude (samma sankappa) in a society that promotes anticipation, relaxing the body by knowing the body, and ways of coping with laziness and sleepiness. #rightattitude #hindrances #nobleeightfoldpath See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5rrGC5h3nY Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma...

Educating Dhamma Teachers (The Open Sangha Foundation) | Parker, Dad | 4.28.22 26.05.2022 57:33

Paker, Chris, and Dhammarato talk about aspects of Western Buddhism that create a need for an organisationa like the Open Dhamma Foundation. #opensanghafoundation #buddhadhamma #buddhateachings See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0UElB1j0uc Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtub...

Pain, Investigation, & Change | Karl #2 | 4.25.22 25.05.2022 43:39

Karl and Dhammarato talk about pain as an opportunity for investigation and change. #pain #beinginthemoment #mindfulnessofbreathing Majjhima Nikāya 9 Sammādiṭṭhisutta - Right View https://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin (Bhikkhu Sujato) https://suttacentral.net/mn9/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=fal...

Marijuana Musings & Wisdom vs. Rules | The Sangha UK #46 | 4.24.22 24.05.2022 1:11:13

The Sangha talk about the history, politics, and significance for practice of marijuana use, leading to a discussion of the precepts, vinaya, and the pātimokkha and understanding the difference between wisdom-based investigation and blindly following rules. #marijuana #wisdom #precepts Majjhima Nikāya 22 Alagaddūpamasutta - The Simile of the Snake https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/sujato?layout=pl...

Staying Awake | The Sangha US #34 | 4.23.22 23.05.2022 1:21:50

The Sangha discuss the value of Sangha and change of lineage, knowledge and vision of what is and what is not the path, maintaining practice in everyday life, and dreams, sense anchors, and the progression of the jhānas. #jhana #beinginthemoment #sangha See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG2U05cJED0 Find the full video chats on the Dha...

Stop the Fight | Danny V #1 | 4.23.22 22.05.2022 37:12

Danny and Dhammarato discuss the practice of ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) by analogy to music and sports commentary to appreciate that it’s an active process of intervention and choice. #mindfulnessofbreathing #nobleeightfoldpath #meditation See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B72jL6shQ84 Find the full video chats on the Dhamma...