The Music of Life | Martin V #2 | 9.4.22

Martin and Dhammarato explore practice by analogy to learning a musical instrument: practice in seclusion, practice in front of others (performance, busking), and practice for the music #practice #seclusion #performance

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00:00 This is an active practice in three ways: seclusion, performance (busking), just the music 

06:55 Putting the Dhamma in ordinary life

11:27 The Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha; begin to think about where you can find nobles

22:48 Understanding how the mind works; the second noble truth

26:24 Looking at what we are doing and making a change; samma sankappa

30:52 Gladdening the mind: injunction, instruction, thought

33:02 The Life of Brian; never mind, start again

35:59 Catching unwholesome thoughts; using the breath; developing sati

39:45 Look into the five aggregates and paticcasamuppāda