Skillful Practice | The Sangha UK #31 | 2.24.22

The Sangha discuss experiences of practice, developing skills, differences between relaxation and investigation, and comparisons with martial arts, language learning, gaming, and social media.

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00:00:00 Vastness and lack of reference points; investigating

00:14:40 Dukkha; seclusion; ānāpānasati; anattā

00:22:26 Identification at different speeds; thought seems rapid

00:25:25 Video game analogy - increasingly rapid noticing - you are not anything you can experience

00:32:19 This is good enough; not hungry for a solution

00:37:26 Just more pattern recognition; dukkha dukkha-nirodha

00:42:21 Relaxation vs. investigation; the thorn that removes the thorn

00:45:08 Letting go of regimentation; ‘Mastery’ by George Leonard; skill and practice

00:51:04 Enjoy it! Learning a language by using phrases as soon as you can; collecting & showing

01:00:26 Every part of the path should be enjoyed; intensity of enthusiasm; effortless effort

01:08:15 Self-inquiry; you are the witness; subtraction not addition

01:11:22 Asceticism as escape

01:13:37 Being satisfied right now; maps and models as future orientation

01:17:11 Habit; addictions; seeing dukkha; no cost all benefit; sukha