Stubbing Our Toes on Reality | Markus #1 | 6.27.22

Markus and Dhammarato talk about the four basic skills of practice #dukkha #nobleeightfoldpath #anapanasati

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00:00:00 We always start with the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path

00:05:05 Seeing dukkha and coming into satisfaction; learning to feel bad

00:12:27 The second noble truth: greed, ill-will, and delusion

00:17:04 The attitude of a winner, a lion: going into the third noble truth

00:19:40 Stubbing our toes on reality; everything is in turmoil; be here now

00:23:24 Memories have three problems; problems with translation; with right effort you can make a change

00:28:22 Right noble viewing, right observation: this thought could be improved

00:31:49 Right sati (wakey, wakey), right view, right effort, right attitude - the four skills for right unification of mind

00:38:40 Clarity of mind is the route to freedom; ānāpānasati; Western Buddhism lacks key ingredients

00:45:09 Examining the mind and gladdening the mind; breathing consciously: body and mind in unison

00:47:57 The value of seclusion; samma sankappa: coming out of childhood victimhood 

00:52:05 With a joyous attitude we can handle anything

00:53:54 The body is an electrochemical machine with slow features; changing the way we feel

01:00:24 Brief mind moments: ten things a second; developing fast sati

01:05:29 Habit is powerful: give yourself a break