Anticipation & Right Attitude | The Sangha US #35 | 4.29.22

The Sangha discuss maintaining right attitude (samma sankappa) in a society that promotes anticipation, relaxing the body by knowing the body, and ways of coping with laziness and sleepiness. #rightattitude #hindrances #nobleeightfoldpath  

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00:00 Anticipation and expectation in meditation; hunger and happiness

04:36 Society manipulates our instincts; differences and hierarchies 

08:39 Religion amplifies; leaving us in a state of desire

10:31 Unwholesome thoughts are about anticipation; samma sankappa

15:05 Look at your anticipation; enjoy what you’ve already got

26:33 Back pain; relaxing the body by knowing the body

39:36 Kāyānupassanā is playing with the body to find relaxation

44:23 Never mind, start again; repetition (samādhi)

49:22 Sloth and torpor; laziness (why bother? doubt), sleepiness (craving); take a deep breath