The Breath is Sweet | The Sangha UK #59 | 6.19.22

The Sangha discuss practical approaches to the Dhamma in everyday life, the importance of seeing childhood conditioning for what it is, and the difference between the map and the territory. #mindfulnessofbreathing #breathing #themapisnottheterritory

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00:00 Procrastination: good (I don’t need to do this) and bad (fear of doing this); numbing discomfort

05:47 Effective ānāpānasati: the air is sweet; breathing and morality

09:22 An antidote to being bogged down; sweet sensations; samādhi

14:03 Opportunities to become awake; transitions; less reactivity; triumphant aspect of the path

20:41 Pausing and clearing things out; goodies on the path; enthusiasm and joy is effective practice

26:03 The jhānas and fear; a deep-seated belief that we should not be happy; conditioned fear of the child (MN 111)

37:27 Scientific research into the flow state; coming out of magical thinking

43:19 The present moment is a miracle; experiential not intellectual; corporate culture

46:49 The map and the territory; describing the map of the Dhamma is wholesome; Dhamma bombs