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The greatest gift is the
gift of the teachings
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Dharma Talks
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2009-03-21
Volition and The Rut of i am
46:09
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Generally, mind becomes tangled with concerns for the future, planning, wanting things to be completed, finished. But nothing is solid or definite; it’s never quite right. This is the First Noble Truth. In meditation we take attention off the topic to how am I handling the topic: how am I affected, does this lead to more suffering or less? Open, soften, let it travel through.
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Cittaviveka
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Winter Retreat
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2009-03-18
Fading and Dispassion
47:07
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Cultivation is both about doing and not doing. Sometimes it’s about restraining and letting the roots of old habits die out. This requires the ability to step back and witness, and to stand firm against emotional pressure. When we can remain as the witness, there is the immediate fruit of freedom in that moment, and the long-term fruit of changing the tendency.
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Cittaviveka
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Winter Retreat
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2009-03-10
Viveka-Taking The Step Back
59:18
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Ajahn Sucitto
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We try to avoid suffering, but end up perpetuating it instead. In meditation, we can tap into two aspects of wisdom – the ability to unhook and the ability to see. These allow us to relate to the experience of suffering in a way that brings it to an end.
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Cittaviveka
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Winter Retreat
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2009-01-31
Patience With Views and All Else
51:31
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Ajahn Sucitto
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In meditation, rather than getting involved with liking and disliking, we practise letting things just pass through. The movements are just shifts in energy. Learn how to move with the changes rather than reacting with sorrow, resistance or craving. Cultivate patience with your mind as it rattles on, and with a life that isn’t going the way you want, until the mind becomes big enough to hold it all.
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Cittaviveka
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Winter Retreat
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2009-01-28
Leaving The Samsaric Home
49:22
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Ajahn Sucitto
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The mind drags us into places, and we easily locate ourselves there. This is what I’m stuck in, this is what I am. How to get a handle? The samādhi approach is to deal with the energy, not the topic. The sīla approach is to refer to the skilful. The pañña approach is to recognize this for what it is. We need to know how to handle the energy of the mind, and to practise ethical intentions and investigation.
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Cittaviveka
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Winter Retreat
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2009-01-27
Mindfulness of Movement
41:42
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Ajahn Sucitto
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The underlying bent of the mind is craving, that leaning of the mind to have, get, find, belong. In meditation we practise with loosening that craving energy, and introducing calming subjects for recollection. Walking meditation is a skilful means for loosening and gentling the mind.
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Cittaviveka
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Winter Retreat
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