The First Wholesome Thought | The Sangha UK #90 | 10.12.22

The Sangha discuss the central role of the breath in practice. #mindfulnessofbreathing #anapanasati #buddhadhamma 

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00:00:00 Dhammarato’s teaching of the Dhamma

00:04:42 Building a positive feedback loop; exuberance; tension and good breathing

00:08:10 Guided breathing

00:10:05 Inserting a pause

00:12:51 Awareness of tensions in the body

00:16:49 Discussion; box breathing; thoughts; clarity — dukkha, dukkha-nirodha in practice

00:25:28 Being equanimous as a problem — back into first jhāna

00:30:26 Loving-kindness as an outcome of joy; next-best wholesome thought

00:36:35 Flickering; wispy thoughts; clearing the junk

00:43:09 The first wholesome thought is to remember to practice

00:55:08 Cultural representations of suffering and victimhood; drop out