Dharma Seed - Dharma Talks given at Cittaviveka

2008-10-19 Kathina Talk 2008-Great Heart 43:19
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Renunciation sounds painful, but it’s actually a very useful thing to be able to do. Rather than seeking the beautiful and the good where it can’t be found, we consider what is actually needed. We find the heart is enriched through acts of generosity and sharing, and through these, we get what we need.
Cittaviveka : 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-09-21 G.M. 40:02
Ajahn Sucitto	Download Listen
Beneath the currents of underlying thoughts lie the mind states. Thoughts will never take us to the end, to release. Relate instead with the mind states, directly handling them with sensitivity, understanding, receptivity.
Cittaviveka : 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-09-20 The Drunken Buddha 43:24
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As we cultivate and come to know citta more, we may find it to be like a drunken Buddha – partly still caught up in unskillful actions, partly with the clear potential for liberation. Using hiri (self respect) ottappa (concern for others) as a frame of reference, citta begins to discern skillful from unskillful. Continue to practice in accordance with Dhamma, and the Path will clear the defilements.
Cittaviveka : 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-16 Kamma Junkies And Dhamma Heroes 53:56
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A certain quality of heroism is called for in this practice. Not just as an act of bravado, but where one comes into their full potential for awakening; and not in a way of becoming anything – it’s overcoming any wish to become anything. Through overcoming this powerful drive, we shake the addiction of becoming.
Cittaviveka : 2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat