Jumping with Joy | Cathal #2 | 7.7.22

Cathal and Dhammarato talk about the foundations of good practice. #mahasisayadaw #vajrayana #darknightofthesoul 

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00:00 Not taking right effort to make a change; many different kinds of thoughts; six-shooter senses

07:52 Wanting things we don’t have; not knowing what we want

11:52 Elation; jumping with joy; being successful; Mahasi noting

18:26 Samādhi is not concentration but unification of mind; repetition; 

25:17 Maps and right effort: 11 wasted steps out of 16; dukkha, dukkha-nirodha; not dukkha, dukkha, dukkha….

28:04 The real Dark Night of the Soul; vajrayana: choiceless awareness; Mahasi: the Popeye method

37:58 What to do in seclusion; playing with new toys; breathing really well; visualisations; change of attitude

45:07 From loser to lion; playing and gladdening the mind

50:14 Attitude and effort