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

Wanting is suffering.

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00:00 Ordaining in old age
02:27 Why was the Buddha so anti-sex?; Sexuality, dress codes, and age
10:40 Ajahn Samedho and Ajahn Chah—I like her but I don't want her, Christian conditioning around porn, Porn addiction and dopamine, Boredom is restlessness 
21:21 Boredom comes and goes: see it as it arises, Retreats, The average student has a seven-year gap between retreats, Meditation posture
31:20 Ambition and "who am I?"—wanting something makes you a victim
34:25 Real progress is progress that the student is satisfied with; Dhammrato's Dad: "I'm not afraid of work, I can sit down beside it and take a nap"
37:45 The Dhamma is all about letting go (AN 8.53), It doesn't matter whether you're a monk or not, The Supramundane Dhamma
47:30 Call freezes