Just Relax | Dean #1 | 5.3.22

Dean and Dhammarato talk about investigating tension in the body and learning to relax, misconceptions about the jhānas, the impact of Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa, and searching for magical experiences and mystical teachers. #charlatans #magic #relaxation 

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00:00:00 Tension in the head and neck; working too hard on practice

00:04:19 Thinking something bad is going to happen; being pleased with experiencing the body

00:16:24 Analogy of a black cat in a dark room; right noble effort is just enough effort to get the job done

00:31:30 Relaxing the body

00:33:11 Western attitudes to the jhānas; applied and sustained wholesome thoughts

00:39:18 Never mind what the mind is doing; just relax

00:41:49 Spreading the joy; this is really easy

00:46:04 Bhikkhu Buddhadāsa and nobles; magic tricks and charlatans

01:02:07 Who is a noble? Who is enlightened?