Wholesome Thoughts, Feelings, Relaxation — No Magic Required | Daniel R #2 | 1.27.22

Daniel and Dhammarato have a wide-ranging discussion covering topics such as how focus on an object of meditation is off-track, the seven factors of awakening, doubt as a hindrance, the lack of skill in determination without discrimination, the uselessness of magical beliefs, the map trap, and personality view as the first fetter.

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00:00:00 Focus on an object is off-track

00:07:16 Objects worthy of attention

00:10:25 A good chronological sequence: the seven factors of enlightenment

00:17:13 Is this thought worth having?

00:21:39 Wholesome thoughts, lead to wholesome feelings, lead to wholesome relaxation

00:27:35 What’s the issue with the fire kasina?

00:29:39 Doubt is a hindrance

00:34:05 The Dhamma is a mosaic and Western Buddhism is missing pieces

00:38:50 Be the lion of the Buddha

00:44:15 We learn through observation

00:46:14 Our language is riddled with impossibilities

00:52:48 Determination without discrimination is unskillful 

01:07:36 There’s satisfaction in small things

01:08:27 Magical beliefs, tulkus, religion

01:23:30 The Dark Night of the Soul is wanting what you don’t have

01:27:39 We don’t need heaven to feel good

01:30:52 The map trap is living in the past and the future

01:36:10 After you awake go back to sleep

01:37:56 Rebirth is moment to moment

01:43:00 Personality view is the first fetter

01:45:03 Half a second from heaven to hell

01:47:20 Handling sensations and thoughts wisely