Friendliness, Honesty, Being in the Moment | Daniel R #1, Robert Co, Parker | 1.28.22

Dhammarato and friends discuss Sangha, rebirth, the four imponderables, the present moment, the future of Western Buddhism, Western wannabes, and meditation as competition.

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00:00:00 Friendliness, honesty, the power of being in the moment

00:01:37 Rebirth (jāti) is moment-to-moment

00:03:47 The four imponderables

00:22:31 Zen, fearless, bushido and Samurai

00:29:44 Future technology and the extent of the mind

00:31:30 Metaphor in the lives of the Buddha’s disciples

00:33:36 Suicide and ordinary right view

00:37:05 Speculative futures and friendliness

00:40:43 Rikyū being in the moment

00:46:25 Lessons from jiu-jitsu

00:49:57 Individualism & noise; impersonal Dhamma

00:53:46 Three lifetimes: past, present, future

01:01:38 The Dhamma goes meta

01:10:46 Other techniques and Western wannabes

01:17:23 Where will Western Buddhism go?

01:18:40 Monastic life and sit-down practice

01:25:10 Success and knowledge

01:29:42 Being a Sangha teacher

01:33:02 Meditation as competition

01:44:22 The supramundane Dhamma is a breath of fresh air