Four Steps Out of Victimhood | The Sangha UK #38 | 3.20.22

The Sangha discuss leaving victimhood behind and becoming a winner by following the Eightfold Noble Path or Eightfold Noble Method of which the first four steps are right viewing (samma ditthi), right mindfulness (samma sati), right effort (samma vayama), and right attitude (samma sankappa). These steps are practiced as four mutually reinforcing skills: remembering to look (samma sati); investigating or “checking out” the hindrances or unwholesome thoughts (samma ditthi); changing from an unwholesome state to a wholesome state by throwing out the hindrances and gladdening the mind (samma vayama); these three skills are like dance steps and constantly reinforce one another until we begin to develop a new attitude: celebrating achievement; becoming a winner; becoming a lion (samma sankappa). The four skills working togther produce right unification of mind (samma samādh). This is the Buddha’s method. #mindfulness #meditation #enlightenment

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00:00:00 Westerners are obsessed with what dukkha is 

00:01:50 The Eightfold Noble Path: remember to practice; check things out; remove the hindrances; celebrate

00:13:55 Experience on retreat; entertaining ourselves with things we usually ignore

00:19:34 Ānāpānasati is a pincer movement on the feelings; coming out of victimhood

00:33:10 Painful rites, rules, and rituals on retreat - stay comfortable!

00:38:44 Wholesome noting; sensations as messengers and friends

00:49:39 Your attitude is moving not your feeling tone; take control (samma sankappa)

00:56:10 Wakey wakey; pay attention to your attitude

01:01:37 Relaxing is taking control; you are already enlightened; joyful; wealthy

01:06:04 A victim is a crowd; the four skills are unification of mind (samādhi)

01:11:00 Wholesome - being whole; your choice: right view; right sati, right effort; right attitude