Learning from the Breath | The Sangha UK #51 | 5.19.22

The Sangha discuss the benefits of using the breath as an anchor in formal practice and daily life, the meaning of “insight”, and learning from lineaged teachers and other members of the community. #anapanasati #mindfulnessofbreathing #mindfulness  

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00:00:00 Relationship challenges integrated into practice; wholesomeness in the moment

00:14:50 What should be the object of awareness? The breath as an anchor

00:24:02 The benefits of meditation; investigation and staying satisfied

00:33:06 The importance of sati; mental stability and clarity; cultivating satisfaction and success

00:37:09 Psychedelics and jhānas; not getting caught up in any particular experience

00:50:04 Philosophical verbiage and practical experience

00:53:47 Enjoying the silence

00:55:18 What is insight? Connecting the dots; being quenched first; samatha and vipassanā together

01:02:28 Meditation mode vs. being awake in daily life; blurred and blended

01:08:47 Relaxing out of craving; the desire for liberation is a hindrance

01:12:30 Dhammarato’s lineage; everyone is a teacher

01:16:40 Self-help as an intellectual pursuit vs. mindfulness as a practice

01:19:32 Throw out the categories; return home to this place of safety and satisfaction (MN 117, MN 118)

01:35:05 Playing with the breath