Put Down the Shiny Objects | Laurens D #1 | 9.13.22

Laurens and Dhammarato talking about living in the here and now. #beinginthemoment #buddhadhamma #satisfaction

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00:00 Confusion and loneliness; nobles and others; waking up to the lies you’ve been told

14:55 Looking for something you don’t have; putting down the shiny objects

16:52 The four requisites

19:23 A two-step process; seclusion and practice; associating with nobles

23:21 Just completed a six-week retreat; throwing unwholesome thoughts out

27:36 Options for the future; don’t think too far in advance

30:06 Fear: recognising the thoughts that bring it on

33:12 Changing attitude: look at what you are doing and make a change

36:00 Suññata; nobody knows they’ve made it all up

37:56 Dialogue between parent and child; terrifying ourselves with rules and standards

42:46 Feeling nourished and taken care of; thinking of the future; get used to being in the here now

46:05 Sense contact with the world you live in