Popular Culture, Consumption, & Practice | The Sangha UK #29 | 2.8.22

The Sangha chat about mindfulness in different settings, being aware of meaningless rules, wholesome practice and hindrances, positive feedback loops, and mindful news consumption.

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What do the numbers in the title mean? The number by the name of the student indicates the total amount of recorded calls with Dhammarato. The date in the title indicates the date the call was recorded.

00:00:00 Sati at work; unmet needs and overconsumption

00:08:07 Popular culture, trivia, and sports

00:17:59 Rites, rules and rituals in daily life

00:23:19 Enjoying the weather

00:25:15 Experience of practice; good practice maintains itself

00:31:25 Being at the right stage for retreats

00:38:00 Addicted to being dissatisfied 

00:45:58 Making happiness into a rule; fear of fear

00:53:30 “No pain, no gain” is not a wholesome idea

00:55:49 Seeing the house of cards

01:01:30 The imaginary journey with its imaginary obstacles

01:09:08 Dukkha and positive feedback loops

01:16:02 The witness, the dreamless, and self-enquiry

01:23:47 Boredom, time, seclusion

01:28:13 Mindful news consumption