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I'm so very, very grateful to Ajahn Sucitto. I haven't yet met him, I'm in Australia. But really pray I can attend a retreat he teaches one day. Very grateful to the internet where I find and listen to alot of his precious teachings.. Rejoicing! Thank you so much . 🙏🙏🙏
Alive beings are as ignorant, greedy, and desire lust. Therefore, they are reborn life after life. Sometimes they have a noble life because they know how to make the blessing. Sometimes they're in a low situation because they make evil karma. Sometimes they are reborn in the realm of heaven for enjoining good blessings. Sometimes they are reborn in hell for punishment. The round births and deaths are really terrible and miserable. The path to the cessation of suffering, putting an end to samsara, and entering nirvana. Those who practice the noble eightfold path can attain one of the levels of sainthood from Sotapanna, to Sakadagami, to Anagami, and the final one Arahant, which reaches the supreme enlightenment, being completely free from misery, and can stop reborn
A young man in the prime of life, after listening to Tathagata, finds the life full of sufferings and attachments. Thus, he asks his parent's permission to join and follow Tathagata's doctrine and discipline. When being bhikshu, this man restrains his mind and body; comprehends the causality, sinfulness and blessedness; avoids unwholesome deeds and practices the wholesome deeds; keeps the compassion, respect and humbleness; and satisfy with the life of begging for a meal everyday toghether three robes and bowl. This Bhikshu comes to the tree or an abandoned house and meditates with the complete clarity of awarness, starts dwelling in and senses the entire body. contemplates this body's impermanent and it will be old, sick and die, and destroy as the land dusts. This bhikshu attained the mindfulness and awarness so his mind becomes aware and can self-control himself. "At the state of y mindful and fully aware, he abandons five hindrances greed and desire, ill-will, sloth and drowsiness, doubt, restlessness & anxiety. That bhikshu enters into the first dhyana, he will secluded from sensual pleasures and unwholesome states, apply the thought and discernment, and feel the whole body blissful."
This is spot on.. just what I needed to hear. I had trauma surgery 8 months ago and am still recovering my nerve feedback in my body & how to do things I used to do with out thinking. It has helped me to understand my practice at a different level. Saddu, Saddu, Saddu. 🙏
John, I love your approach to Buddhism... but here is one issue that needs to be included in the equation of ethic and cultivation. Within us many times or should I say most of the times, there are barriers - emotional, wounds, distortions etc. Sooo, to me, we do not want to just behave as in performance but change inside out and outside in. So meditation on the cushion should help with the inside portion as well and also psychology or growth work definitely needs to be included, don't you think? I wonder what you thoughts are on those aspects? Namaste to you and I am always grateful for your approach to the down-to-earth Buddhist application of the principles. 🙏💖 ps. I may have spoken too soon....as I am still listening! Thank you John. Wonderful and a treat to hang with you and listen to your wisdom! 🙏🌿🌺🌱🕊
Thank you, Christina, for your wisdom. "Hard-earned" resonates as the continual challenging work of diligent cultivation, going against the current, ever going deeper. I heard a bit of tough-love in your recitation 'Life is a play of joy and sorrow. . . ' Thank you for offering that you use those lines in cultivating your own hard earned equanimity. Bowing out with gratitude.
.. Please do, if not, read Andy Clarks, The Experience Machine how our minds predict and shape reality. And Lisa Feldman-Barretts How Emotions are Made the secret life of the brain.
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu. I can't thank you enough for this talk. I have been struggling with the inner voices these few days and today it was quite unbearable. Then I recall your earlier teachings of not pushing whatever emotions away, rather just feel it, be aware of it and just stay with it. Breathe it in with acceptance. Many moments later, I feel more spacious and could feel my back expanding. Spaciousness and the inner voice no longer audible,.silent. I kept at it and finally when I emerged, the grumbling and complaints about this one thing, did not arise as I thought it would have earlier. Somewhere in all of this, I felt I can help instead of feeling repulse. I am still very much work in progress and I thank you for your guidance. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
You should stay clear of international politics , where you mentioned the treatments of Uighurs in Xinjiang , where you don’t have any facts and only rely on western MSN .
To simplify: There's 3 components here in this Idappaccayata equation : afflictions, kamma, and dukkha. Afflictions are 3: hate, greed, ignorance Kamma are 2: mental concocting, becoming Dukkha are all the other links - 7 out of the traditional 12 The circular chain reaction then goes according to idappaccayata as follows: When there are afflictions, afflicted acting arises (a.k.a. kamma) When there is kamma, dukkha arises When there is dukkha, afflictions arise again When there are afflictions... ---
Over 19 years I've done around 7000 hours of meditation. When I let go of grasping, there is not just clarity and peace, but deep and profound bliss in my body/mind and all I perceive. The false self is known to never have been real. The true self is known. This is my experience.
Why do Western monks gain more wisdom? It's probably very simple. He's open his mind and his knowledge. Educate himself and learn and understand the Dhamma principles easily, without egotism. Ajahn Brahmali , you spoke with beautiful Dhamma Amen.
Thank you for sharing this precious teaching. The imageries offered are simple but powerful and provided me with needful guidance at a time of confusion.
I enjoyed your metta dhamma talk. Thank you. Nice spin on words. Loving kindness is a perfect explanation it doesn't need changing. You built on that long standing foundation beautifully.
Wow, thank you. This explanation of letting go and nibanna is not the becoming dispassionate about everything and disappearing into a bubble. It's about being wherever you are with ease, not running away. Switching off. This is the most important thing I've heard in a while. thank you, Ajahn. I hope I can save this video and listen to it every day. What an important explanation to understand.
ty for your investment in teaching or sharing how ever you see it i shall try and return this energy to that which i took it from completing the circle knowing another link in my beautiful necklace that is my excestance is allowed to be itself
