Becoming Lighter: Nothing is Good Enough | Laurent, Scott | 5.20.22

Laurent, Scott, and Dhammarato talk about the skill of being in the present moment. #enlightenment #beinginthemoment #mindfulness 

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00:00:00 “Importance” in the Western mindset; weight; heaviness, coming out of being a victim

00:06:43 Satisfaction; it’s so easy; lighter; we remember to change our attitude about stuff

00:11:23 The teaching of the Buddha is about subtraction; become lighter

00:17:20 Boredom is agitation, restlessness; there’s nothing to do

00:24:21 Imagining instead of looking at what’s real

00:30:00 Being in the present moment and knowing you can handle anything (samma sankappa)

00:33:53 Knowing enough; the four noble truths, the noble eightfold path, ānāpānasati 

00:37:53 Samādhi and piti: collecting together the things that are needed; applied and sustained wholesome thoughts 

00:42:07 A mind fit for work: superior investigation

00:44:49 An analogy with reading; reading what’s real; first jhāna

00:56:31 It’s so simple; nothing is good enough; there’s nothing to it