The Sangha discuss common misunderstandings of the Dhamma and how a more realistic understanding informs the basics of daily practice. #knowledge #understanding #freedom
Yathā-bhūta-ñāna-dassana in context - the Upanisasutta (vital conditions for freedom)
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00:00 Informal structure around the noble Dhamma
02:14 Yathā-bhūta-ñāna-dassana: knowledge and vision of things as they are; lawfulness
07:12 Mistaking the Dhamma for an ontology; limitations to what we can know
13:01 Figure things out: what causes dukkha? How do the four noble truths work?
14:37 Analogy of athlete who practices without skill; active investigation and effort to understand and make a change
17:07 Cost-benefit analysis - when we remember
19:27 Advice for someone joining religious Buddhism; visit to Lao wat; the third fetter
24:58 Laypeople and the noble Dhamma; becoming a monk; the worldly winds; friendship
33:10 Flaws in practice; root misunderstandings; never mind, start again
38:44 Investigation vs. narrative; from dukkha to sukha
44:00 What are the foundations of practice? Waking up, the effort of letting go
45:31 Obvious unwholesome thoughts vs. under the radar thoughts; concepts and fabrications
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