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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Scoring Now | Joel #1 | 3.24.22 26.04.2022 52:56

Joel and Dhammarato talk about the nature of Sangha, the two kinds of games, using the breath to find joy in the present moment, and thinking about unwholesome thoughts as hindrances or obstructions to enjoyment of the present moment. #anapanasati #beinginthemoment #mindfulness See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhXLFec2arM Find the full...

Skipping Dark Night of the Soul | Gergo #1 | 3.24.22 25.04.2022 46:34

Gergo and Dhammarato talk about how Mahasi noting, choiceless awareness, and other Western meditation methods can encourage wallowing in dukkha (suffering, unsatisfactoriness) rather than learning to recognise dukkha from a distance and choosing satisfaction. #mahasi #meditation #darknightofthesoul See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq3k...

Finding Wisdom, Choosing Satisfaction | Thomas #2 | 3.22.22 24.04.2022 51:42

Thomas and Dhammarato talk about the wisdom that comes from investigating the present moment and the skills that support such investigation. #wisdom #mindfulness #relaxation #breathing See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snbbeXLz6oE Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/D...

Valuing the Present, Sharing the Joy | Laurent #3 | 3.22.22 23.04.2022 1:01:37

Laurent and Dhammarato discuss the analogy of the inverse square law as a way of emphasising the importance of new information over old information, friendship as the whole of the Dhamma, nurturing ourselves and others, and recommended reading. #friendship #mindfulness #unconditionallove See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tW76NKkt38 Fin...

Four Steps Out of Victimhood | The Sangha UK #38 | 3.20.22 22.04.2022 1:19:32

The Sangha discuss leaving victimhood behind and becoming a winner by following the Eightfold Noble Path or Eightfold Noble Method of which the first four steps are right viewing (samma ditthi), right mindfulness (samma sati), right effort (samma vayama), and right attitude (samma sankappa). These steps are practiced as four mutually reinforcing skills: remembering to look (samma sati); investigat...

Disagreement, Investigation, & Generosity | Matt H #21, Alex P | 3.20.22 21.04.2022 52:02

Matt, Alex, and Dhammarato discuss disagreement, belief, evidence, and wanting; the benefits of friendship and community, and the value of friendship over truth. #friendship #sangha #disagreement #generosity See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEblh7jlp3E Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https...

Understanding Jhāna & Nibbāna | The Sangha US #30 | 3.19.22 20.04.2022 2:03:49

The Sangha discuss the Visuddhimagga as the “grave of the Buddha” and the impact it has had on misunderstandings of jhāna and nibbāna, which are ordinary features of everyday life rather than mysterious, magical states; this leads to a consideration of the components of jhāna, free will, reflection & investigation, the speed of the mind, and the freedom implicit in the Buddha’s famous phrase “...

Gazing & Discursive Thought | Alex #28 | 3.14.22 08.04.2022 3:59:50

Alex and Dhammarato talk about leaving discursive thought behind. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRzVkSGvrNQ Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sang...

Talking to Ourselves & Buddho | The Sangha UK #37 | 3.13.22 08.04.2022 1:13:42

The Sangha discuss the threefold division of the sankhāra, the two types of consciousness represented by viññāna and salāyatana, coming out of the verbal sankhāra through use of chanting and mantras, the qualities of and similes for the jhāna, the popular Thai mantra Buddho, and reaction times in the absence of discursive thought. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - htt...

Flaws in Western Buddhism | The Sangha US #29 | 3.12.22 08.04.2022 1:51:41

The Sangha discuss mistranslations, delayed gratification, and lack of practical expertise as fundamental flaws in Western Buddhism, leading to a discussion of the meaning and qualities of “dukkha” and “samadhi”. The discussion concludes with a consideration of skill development, rationality, and the need for timely and correct information as foundations for wisdom. See the video version of this c...

An Organised Mind | Zach #8 | 3.2.22 08.04.2022 1:45:58

Zach and Dhammarato discuss the supports and features of an organised mind. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhQ89lgENp8 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO...

How Much is Enough? | Robert Ca #5 | 3.1.22 08.04.2022 26:46

Robert and Dhammarato talk about how much satisfaction is enough, whether there are levels of satisfaction, and the way political parties and companies manufacture and make use of fears in pursuit if their own agendas. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRKt6JQ-rag Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouT...

Stop! | Eric R #5 | 3.7.22 08.04.2022 30:02

Eric and Dhammarato talk about the subtleties of being satisfied. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfoDjvjO4eM Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►The Sang...

The Dhamma in Christian Language | Asher #1 | 3.7.22 08.04.2022 55:33

Asher and Dhammarato discuss similarities and differences between Christianity and Buddhism and how the rich core of practice in the Dhamma can enrich our understanding. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa8PQhJGouk Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma...

Heavy Stories | Alex P #26 | 3.8.22 08.04.2022 56:17

Alex and Dhammarato talk about how to remember to have wholesome thoughts. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jUtOEfGCE0 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO...

Is this Dukkha? | Thomas #1 | 3.8.22 08.04.2022 52:42

Thomas and Dhammarato talk about the value of seeing Dukkha in the context of the Four Noble Truths. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5grV0Nd8X24 Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://jo...

From Work to Play | The Sangha UK #34 | 3.7.22 08.04.2022 1:42:38

The Sangha discuss the difference between results-oriented and process-driven activities, the impact of visual thoughts, the three phase system, an analogue view of the hindrances, and throwing back events as soon as they’ve happened. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mRC97RyM2g Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTub...

Staying Joyful, Traveling Light | Scott #5 | 3.7.22 08.04.2022 59:20

Scott and Dhammarato discuss how to deal with difficult people, how to face death with equanimity, setting down the burden of unwholesome thoughts, and using the eightfold path to develop the seven factors of enlightenment. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng_BRZ2ElZY Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel....

Persist Without Striving | Laurent #2 | 3.7.22 08.04.2022 48:41

Laurent and Dhammarato talk about the first steps of the Noble Eightfold Method and taking a playful approach. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDXKQladYg 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 -...

The Practice Is Here and Now | Karthik #1 | 3.7.22 08.04.2022 58:57

Karthik and Dhammarato talk about the knowledge required to establish practice. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGIZ53Zq0mk Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3...

Intro to Practice | Laurent #1 | 3.5.22 08.04.2022 1:13:51

Dhammarato explains the four noble truths and the eightfold noble path. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FwouZRjNCs Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join.skype.com/uyYzUwJ3e3TO ►Th...

Smash that Broken Heart | The Sangha US #28 | 3.4.22 08.04.2022 1:57:32

The Sangha discuss magic as anything that’s not here right now, the ego’s ultimate disappointment in the lack of transcendence and knowledge of ultimate reality, the difference between clinging and craving, rapid sati, noble sila, and learning through Sangha. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2HC21UPGps Find the full video chats on the...

Remain Aloof | Scott #4 | 3.4.22 08.04.2022 40:39

Scott and Dhammarato talk about sati under difficult circumstances, right livelihood, magical thinking in Buddhism, and helping people to understand the Dhamma by asking questions. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QrNwbCmV4I Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/Dhamma...

Calling Again After Two Years, Reality Is Amazing | Dennis #21 | 3.4.22 08.04.2022 1:16:16

Dennis calls Dhammrato for the first time in two years—they talk about the present moment and it's beauty. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIMc4fdfMQE 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 - http...

The Practice of Satisfaction | Connor O #3 | 3.4.22 08.04.2022 30:10

Connor and Dhammarato talk about the Noble Eightfold method and being satisfied with satisfaction. See the video version of this call on YouTube. ►YouTube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO8lCZf-xRU Find the full video chats on the Dhammarato Dhamma YouTube channel. ►YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DhammaratoDhamma Weekly Sangha calls, everyone is welcome! ►The Sangha US - https://join...