Here Now | The Sangha UK #74 | 8.10.22

The Sangha discuss the hindrances, how Western misconceptions impede practice, Buddhism in society, the timelessness of the Dhamma, and the lawfulness of nature. #buddhadhamma #beinginthemoment #buddhiststory 

Suttas mentioned in this discussion

https://suttacentral.net/mn36

https://suttacentral.net/mn38

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00:00:00 Arising and passing away; personality view; seeing the reality of things (MN 36, MN 38)

00:13:44 The five hindrances; sati; wisdom at the point of contact

00:18:46 Western insight meditation and concentration; separating samatha and  vipassanā

00:21:05 The fiction of access concentration; samādhi as unification of mind

00:23:29 The bad example of education

00:27:30 Restlessness: perceiving things with greater clarity and greater subtlety; āyatana vs. fabrications

00:33:18 Retreats and restlessness; Amaravati; going into nature; finding a state of comfort

00:39:05 Dhammarato’s farmer story: fixing the fence; seeing restlessness

00:44:16 Being around wise people on a daily basis; time to relax

00:46:57 Permaculture and farming in a Buddhist setting; Sepp Holzer

00:52:04 Integration of Buddhist institutions and the community; adjusting to the local culture

00:56:25 The Buddha’s Dhamma as the science of experience; lawfulness; how dukkha arises