Gladdening Minds | Gregory #3 | 9.18.22

Gregory and Dhammarato talk about waking up (sammā sati), looking at what you’re doing (sammā ditthi), making a change (sammā vayama), and building right attitude (sammā sankappa) as the foundations for right noble unification of mind (sammā samādhi). #samadhi #thusness #gladdeningthemind

Suttas mentioned in this discussion

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00:00:00 Appreciating Dhammarato’s dedication and joy; Western Buddhism and Buddhist symbols

00:09:03 Gladdening the mind; four skills and their outcome: sati, investigation, improvement, success, samādhi

00:15:15 Hindrances are things preventing you feeling the way you want to feel

00:25:06 Wake up, look at what you’re doing, and make a course correction - attitude (MN 48)

00:37:28 Instant understanding of the Buddha’s words; being able to handle anything

00:44:32 Gathering together the factors; unification of mind; sila

00:52:14 Dukkha, dukkha nirodha; friendship; nurturing; gladdening other minds

00:54:43 Upekkha: equanimity or dynamic balance; the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune; rules & bad speech

01:07:52 Practicing paticcasamuppāda in reverse order; waking up to the truth of the situation

01:12:37 Feelings precipitate thoughts; inter-relatedness of body, feelings, mind

01:21:47 Being sure about unwholesome thoughts and gladdening the mind - attitudes and feelings

01:27:23 Analogy of training a wild horse: pasture (wholesome), corral (chant - ‘Bolero’ example), stall (mantra), no words

01:36:09 Discursive thoughts and sensory awareness - observational thoughts (diamond cutter example)

01:43:38 Reality is thusness; salāyatana: internal representation of the external (the nun)

01:53:54 Monkey see, monkey do: being taught to be unhappy