Gavin and Dhammarato explore the depths of ānāpānasati and how it differs from the judgmental, bottom-line oriented thinking of the West.
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What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded.
00:00 Dukkha-sukha
01:18 There is only one practice of meditation
06:59 States of joy are a choice
08:15 It’s hard to repeal a law, but we can change
11:49 Using the breath helps us to wake up
14:30 Practice like your hair is on fire (piti)
18:49 The breath is a motivating anchor
21:10 The optimist and the pessimist
24:08 The anti-moral of the story of Adam & Eve
25:50 Judgment versus discrimination
27:43 The moral kick of our stories
32:45 The limitations of metta
41:40 Forgetting is forgiveness
47:15 This is how we practice
51:20 Bottom-line oriented thinking is not the Buddha’s Way
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