Sensations We Don’t Like | Dean #3 | 5.13.22

Dean and Dhammarato talk about sensations as a prompt for sati and investigation and recognising when we’re in a state of want.

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00:00 Jhāna is relief from tensions and headaches; problems with wholesome thoughts

03:28 Experiencing joy for the first time ever; substituting anticipation for joy

07:53 Learning to control a headache or sensation by creating it

17:53 Wanting a Plan B to wholesome thoughts; formal and informal practice

25:10 Asking worried questions; recognising when we’re in a state of want

29:04 Recognising old tensions and practicing wholesome thoughts

34:57 Becoming a noble; needing a sangha; seeing the wake-up call

43:26 Meditation is not a technique; “meditation” is a Western word

48:26 Process-orientation: everything is a tiny this or that