Having Permission | Alex P #25 | 3.4.22

Alex and Dhammarato talk about losing the critical mind, the development of practice, the origin of the “traditional” retreat in 1950s Burma, and the comparison with temple life. 

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00:00 Thoughts are not real; time; awareness

04:08 Right effort; losing the critical mind

10:15 The Dhamma as placebo; one leaf at a time

16:07 You have permission

18:34 Everything really is OK; from paranoia to metanoia

22:16 Seeing change in practice and attitude

24:47 U Ba Khin and the start of the 10-day retreat; temple life

33:47 Congratulations on doing less work; stay there