Down with the Dharma

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the practice of taking refuge in the Three Jewels of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha as well as the Buddhist values in the Discourse on Blessings (Mangala Sutta). These teachings are correlated with the ACT process of Values.

Rev. Dhammabodhi talks about Self Inquiry (atma vichara) practice aa taught by Sri Ramana Maharishi and then he and Upasaka Dustin discuss.

Rev. Dhammabodhi gives instructions on Self Inquiry practice (atma vichara) as taught by Sri Ramana Maharishi

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the technique of mantra practice coordinated with the breath and focused on the source of the mantra.

Rev. Dhammabodhi gives instructions for the mantra Ma Om coordinated with the. breath.

Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the bodyscan meditation from the Ledi Sayadaw Vipassana lineage. They compare that with early Buddhist teachings and Yoga asana practice.

Rev. Dhammabodhi offers Buddhist chanting. https://muktivihara.org/three-refuges-and-five-precepts-liturgy/

Rev. Dhammabodhi offers a guided bodyscan meditation practice.

Lopon Dorje Khandro (Lourdes Arguelles) and Rev. Dhammabodhi (John Freese) discuss the book The Theory of Moral Incentives in Cuba by Robert Bernardo. Lopon Dorje Khandro grew up in Cuba during the revolution. Her father was the technical head of the Institute of Agrarian Reform under Che Guevara. Bernardo's book focuses on the Guevara-led effort to use moral incentives instead of financial in...

Rev Dhammabodhi gives a Dhamma talk on the practice of counting the breath in the belly.

Rev. Dhammabodhi gives instruction on counting the breath while focusing on the belly. 3 bells Instructions for a few minutes About 17 minutes of silence 3 bells

Rev Dhammabodhi (John) and Upasaka Dustin talk about Pluto having just entered Aquarius, the Plutonic generational groups, and the need for spiritual communist revolution. From "The Cut" website https://www.thecut.com/2023/03/pluto-in-aquarius-2023-transit-meaning.html#:~:text=Pluto%20will%20be%20in%20Aquarius,and%20addressing%20any%20unfinished%20business Because Pluto moves so slowly,...

Rev Dhammabodhi (John) and Upasaka Dustin discuss two discourses from the Samyutta Nikaya on the Eightfold Path and the Five Precepts. SN 45.8 Vibhaṅgasutta (Analysis) https://suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/sujato?layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 14.25 Pañcasikkhāpadasutta (The Five Precepts) https://suttacentral.net/sn14.25/en/sujato?layo...

John, Chris, and Dustin discuss the teachings on the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha and the Mangala Sutta as core Buddhist values. SN 11.3 Dhajaggasutta (The Banner's Crest Discourse) https://suttacentral.net/sn11.3/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin Kp.5 Mangalasutta (Discourse on Blessings) https://suttacentral.net/kp...

SN 22:1 https://suttacentral.net/sn22.1/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin AN 3:33 https://suttacentral.net/an3.33/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false Everyday Consciousness and Primordial Awareness by Thrangu Rinpoche https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Consciousness-Primordial-Awareness-Khenchen/dp/1559393793

Rev Dhammabodhi (John) talks about heart-mind practice in early Buddhism, the Thai Forest tradition, Chan Buddhism, and Advaita Vedanta with Upasaka Dustin.

John compares the theory and practice of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka from the Ledi Sayadaw lineage to Somatic Experiencing developed by Peter Levine. He talks about them as the process of acceptance in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).

John presents the early Buddhist teachings on four establishments of mindfulness and the early Daoist teachings on nutritive essence, breath energy, and the heart-mind as yogic teachings that get at the ACT process of contact with the present moment. Then he, Corey, and Dustin discuss.

John presents his theoretical framework of the four modes of knowledge production and then Corey and Dustin discuss the framework with John. The four modes are the village shamanic, the city-state yogic, the imperial clerical scholastic, and the nation-state academic.

John talks about the Discourse on Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakkappavattanasutta) from the Chapter on the Four Noble Truths (Saccasamyutta) of the Great Book (Mahavagga). Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakkappavattanasutta) SN 56:11 https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/sujato?layout=linebyline&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin The Re...

John talks about the chapter on the Eightfold Path (Maggasamyutta) from the Great Book (Mahavagga) in the Samyutta NIkaya. He breaks down the Pali terms for each of the eight limbs that make up the Eightfold Path. SN 45:1 Discourse on Ignorance (Avijjāsutta) https://suttacentral.net/sn45.1/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin SN 45:4 Dis...

John is joined again by fellow former monks from the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition Dat and Jem for the second part of their discussion on Buddhist monastic life. In this episode they talk about their experiences going from being monastics to returning to lay life. Jem's website from Sweden https://hjartatsgladje.se/sun-of-wisdom/ Dat's website from France https://maisonauxcedresbleus.com/

John discusses the Chapter of Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasamyutta) from the Book of the Path (Maggavagga) in the Samyutta Nikaya. He compares the 16 exercises of mindfulness of breathing with the 12 links of dependent origination.  Here are the discourses (suttas) discussed. SN 54:1 https://suttacentral.net/sn54.1/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=fal...

John talks about teachings on the 12 links of dependent origination from the Chapter of Links (Nidanasamyutta) from the Book of Links (Nidanavagga) from the Samyutta Nikaya (Conncected Discourses). https://suttacentral.net/sn12.1/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin https://suttacentral.net/sn12.2/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=non...

John talks about teachings on the six sense bases and on body sensation in the chapter on the sense bases (Salayatanasamyutta) and the chapter on sensations (Vedanasamyutta) from the Book of Sense Bases (Salayatanavagga) from the Samyutta Nikaya (Connected Discourses). The Interior as Impermanent SN 35:1 https://suttacentral.net/sn35.1/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&a...