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Dharma Talks given at Cittaviveka
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2008-10-19 Kathina Talk 2008-Great Heart 43:19
Ajahn Sucitto
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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
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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
Ajahn Sucitto
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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
Ajahn Sucitto
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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

2008-08-12 G.M - Centering On Goodness 48:57
Ajahn Sucitto
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One of our most important resources in mediation is basic well-being. We get distracted away from it. Mindfulness of body supports us to stay in touch with this sense of goodness.
Cittaviveka :  2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-10 G.M. 41:36
Ajahn Sucitto
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An invitation to relax, feel welcome, and meet what arises with ongoing interest, curiosity and goodwill.
Cittaviveka :  2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-08-02 Vinaya-A Universal Training 47:58
Ajahn Sucitto
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Vinaya isn’t just monastic rules. It is a set of teachings and guidelines that help check our actions so we can live according to our deeply held values – generosity, mutual respect, simplicity of needs. These values act as Path factors, to support the release into freedom.
Cittaviveka :  2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-07-26 Pinning Down The Shapeshifter 45:05
Ajahn Sucitto
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Meeting and transmuting the hindrances requires appropriate attention, knowing how one is affected. Referring to where body and mind meet as a base for investigation, come to know what starves the hindrances and what feeds the enlightenment factors.
Cittaviveka :  2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-07-21 The Five Hindrances 42:22
Ajahn Sucitto
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Use samatha – that which dispels passion – and vipassana – that which dispels ignorance – as practices that help overcome the hindrances. These themes of calming and inquiry are more than just techniques, they are a way to live all of life.
Cittaviveka :  2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

2008-07-20 Come Into The Body 44:34
Ajahn Sucitto
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When the cascade of thoughts and feelings come rushing in, rather than, ‘What am I going to do about it?’ ask, ‘Where am I right now?’ It doesn’t seem relevant, but it brings us out of the scenario and into the body. Steadied in the flow of feeling, we can then learn the particular skill of being with rather than being in them.
Cittaviveka :  2008 Cittaviveka Vassa Group Retreat

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