Growing Wisdom | The Sangha US #20 | 1.15.22

The Sangha discuss elements of practice, magical thinking, wholesome and unwholesome thoughts, the everyday nature of the brahmaviharas, Sangha, faith, and dependent origination.

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00:00:00 Seeing past our sensations and feelings; there’s nothing new under the sun

00:12:48 Taking baby steps; experiencing piti; wallowing

00:31:22 The wisdom of knowing where things are headed

00:36:50 Trying to understand thoughts without conditionality

00:48:07 Wanting things to be different to how they are

00:52:01 The process only ever happens right now; brahmaviharas

01:01:02 States and boundaries; selflessness and selfishness

01:07:18 It comes back to dukkha dukkha-nirodha; there’s no unified self; magical thinking

01:23:40 Bypass magical thinking to be here in the moment

01:32:41 Understanding wholesome thoughts and why we think unwholesome thoughts will last forever

01:46:57 Sangha and being motivated by enthusiastic practitioners; brahmaviharas are everyday

02:11:23 Nobles have confidence based on skill development

02:28:55 Location, culture, tech; dependent origination; paradoxes