Playing with Dependent Origination (Paticcasamuppāda) | Laurent #9 | 6.2.22

Laurent and Dhammarato discuss the insights and practical methods we find from combining ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing) with paticcasamuppāda (dependent origination). #dependentorigination #mindfulnessofbreathing #beinginthemoment

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00:00 The Five Aggregates are the sum total of what you are; not something that stays something

04:14 Contact is where feelings arise; finding places where changes can be made

08:36 Not going all the way to dukkha; resting at feelings; catching thoughts and gladdening the mind

12:45 Right effort is the change; seclusion; enjoying the show

19:10 Wisdom at the point of contact - salāyatana, contact (phassa), feelings (vedanā)

20:47 The distinction between vedanā and upādāna; “I like it but I don’t want it”

24:36 Playing with things at an ordinary level; reframing good and evil

27:50 Feeling bad about feelings; anxiety doesn’t happen on its own

32:20 Why ānāpānasati and paticcasamuppāda fit closely together

35:12 The secret of paticcasamuppāda is that you can feel the way you want to feel: safe, secure, content, satisfied, successful

38:23 Not feeling successful because of distraction; never mind, start again