Goenka | John #2 | 7.23.22

John and Dhammarato talk about the Goenka method, right livelihood, morality and the precepts, the differences between the beginner’s path and the supermundane path, cultivating sukha, and being in the present moment. #dukkha #nobleeightfoldpath #goenka

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00:00:00 Right livelihood — something to revisit throughout your life; right speech - the four kinds; right action

00:15:53 The crowd inside; incongruent rules and laws; child ego state - compliance and rebellion; we can’t fix the world

00:31:10 Sila, samādhi, pañña is the beginner’s path; sila and solitude; seclusion and camping; the path of the nobles

00:55:52 The wrong definition of samādhi; we don’t practice concentration; gladdening the mind

01:11:53 Staying awake because of mindfulness; the Buddha teaches wakefulness

01:19:15 Is the lotus posture important? Postures and comfort; sukha: safe, secure, comfortable, and satisfied

01:27:10 The desire for worldly things diminishes; scholarship; meditation apps

01:32:11 Childhood traumas and old stuff; stay out of the past and the future; never mind start again; the three watches

01:41:28 Sati: being in the present moment; interpretation of the three watches; the Tathāgatha 

01:47:00 Get rid of the dukkha