Gavin and Dhammarato discuss following rules and rituals instead of accepting our power to build the skill of sati with enthusiasm
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00:00:00 Peak experiences rarely repeat but being OK is the base
00:02:27 “Aha” moments come from connecting the dots
00:05:40 Lineage: it doesn’t matter where the information comes from
00:10:00 Westerners “touch” one tradition & think they’ve seen the whole; the story of the ten blind men
00:13:30 Your choice: to be the cause or the affect
00:15:08 The Dhamma is small - there’s nothing to it
00:23:50 Doing nothing; not being a victim
00:28:06 Right effort: I can change
00:33:19 Have yourself a merry little moment one by one they come…
00:36:20 The Universe will welcome you home
00:39:00 The solution is that there was never a problem
00:40:40 Right effort is the least effort needed to get the job done
00:45:38 Equanimity
00:52:39 The whole Dhamma has been lost in translation
00:56:42 Everything is different except our belief it is
01:02:15 Rites, rules and, rituals - the big cat
01:05:40 “I’m right because that’s how I feel”
01:07:41 Nobility is not well-understood in the West
01:16:20 You are the victim, the persecutor, and the one who sees the show
01:17:56 Sati is a skill to be practiced with enthusiasm
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