Sīla-samādhi-paññā Is the Beginner’s Path | Robert Co #25 | 1.7.22

Robert and Dhammarato discuss the beginner’s path, the path of the nobles, Siddhartha’s decision to leave his wife and child, and the qualities of mental strength.

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00:00 Seclusion and sīla go hand-in-hand

05:20 After 1st jhana we can explore how the mind works through paticcasamuppāda

09:30 When wisdom arrives the path inverts

11:43 Sīla is the outcome of noble practice

15:15 Taking a mental hike and the Buddha’s own story

25:54 You don’t have to go deep into meditation

29:56 Mental strength is knowing you can handle anything

32:00 The zeroth step is to recognize that you have to control your own behaviour