The Practice of Satisfaction | Connor O #3 | 3.4.22

Connor and Dhammarato talk about the Noble Eightfold method and being satisfied with satisfaction.

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00:00 Where next? ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ and the Western Mind

07:38 Remember, look, see the unwholesome thoughts, substitute wholesome thoughts

18:35 Applied and sustained thought; applying the mind to the wholesome

19:11 Learn to control the mind by controlling the breathing

19:51 From discursive thought to being in the senses

23:30 Stay on guard to maintain satisfaction

24:41 Dukkha: falling flat on your face in the mud - just get out