Ambition (Part 1/2) | Robert/Nanrin (จันทร์)

Ambition is dukkha when it is unwise.

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00:00:00 The YouTube, Buddhadasa recordings, Teaching is the best way to learn the dhamma (AN 5.26)
00:07:35 Dark Night of the Soul, 16 Stages of Insight—the meaning was lost in translation
00:13:43 Pali to Thai translations, Thai language origin, Confucianism, Chinese/international technology and politics
00:32:04 No one going along to get along with the social system is happy, ambition vs. satisfaction, information is power
00:42:00 Seven weird philosophers: Bodhidharma, lions have a lion's roar, the nesting instinct—Angkor Wat and Buddhism
00:52:00 Parents don't like kids losing ambition; Christianity's downfall; "Once you see a lie to be a lie, you can't see it any other way."
00:59:10 Ambition is deep, because it defines the self; The Dark Night of the Soul is seeing the danger in ambition
01:05:30 Choosing not to pursue a PhD or other ambitious ways of life 
01:08:24 "What if I lose my ambition?" mistake, Buddha lying down in cold weather on hard ground story, The society is the collection of our instincts
01:12:53 The path is good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end when working correctly; Free of being told what to do—follow your wisdom; all lions are unique
01:19:23 MN 22—drop our banners/identifications to be free, 1990s American companies telling Thailand to adopt their laws, Thailand and China foreign policy
01:27:28 Are you going to be your own man, or are you going to be part of the society?, How do we deal with those who want you to be a sheep?, Lay disciples of the Buddha
01:33:37 Citta—the number one lay disciple of the Buddha, the four paths are just states of mind, Dhammarato supports lay people instead of monks (the monks have enough support)
01:39:54 The Buddha teaches for future generations, Giving up ambition does not mean one has to become a monk
01:41:43 Robert on becoming a monk, The formalization of the ordination process and the Vinaya, Requisites for the spiritual path (VISAs, food, shelter, etc.)
01:54:10 The story of the monk who disrobed seven times, Can a old man ordain?
02:00:25 Screen froze, below is the link for part two:
https://youtu.be/Ga9OZE64NWg