29-12-19 |
Why do we let the kilesas trample all over us? |
Metta – a quality of heart
Metta is a primary aspect of our heart
Let’s become human beings again
Don’t become robots – become human beings
Turning off the kilesa radio
Nibbana is free from conditioning
Why don’t we do daily reflection?
A downward trip on a roller-coaster is fast |
Dhamma Talk |
1:23:37 |
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27-12-19 |
Stream-entry: a moment that changes your life |
How to change things for good
The knowledge of the heart cannot be found on Google
The fruit moment of stream-entry
Why do we deprive ourselves of the beauty of practice?
The emptiness itself reveals the rise of birth and death |
Dhamma Talk |
1:06:21 |
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25-12-19 |
Let’s learn the tricks of the magician-avijja |
What are we doing with our life?
What is our life about?
What is this voice in our ears?!
Learning to know the breath
We look for results, and forget to do our work
When practice is difficult - that’s when we learn
Going back to our natural state |
Dhamma Talk |
59:07 |
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22-12-19 |
Working to be alive... but forgetting to live |
What is the difference between robots and us?
Can investigation of pain bring up anger?
Daily reflection – first method for wisdom development |
Dhamma Talk |
39:59 |
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20-12-19 |
Life is very simple. Only WE make it complicated |
We make life complicated, but actually it is very simple
We forget the most important thing…
Important thing in our life – to know why we live
More wanting – more dukkha |
Dhamma Talk |
50:36 |
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18-12-19 |
Anicca, anatta, dukkha - the three doors to Nibbana |
The Three Characteristics which govern the Universe
Using anicca, anatta and dukkha in our daily practice
What is a ‘blackout’?
What is it like when consciousness disappears?
Living in a movie |
Dhamma Talk |
25:02 |
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15-12-19 |
Buddhism is the only religion which opens the gate to the deathless |
Working to live, to eat, to sleep, and to play around...
What makes us engage in conversation with others?
We have so much time on our hands – let’s kill it!
Teachings of the Lord Buddha are so simple!
Avijja places orders, but we have to pay the bill |
Dhamma Talk |
34:18 |
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13-12-19 |
How to deal with restlessness |
How to confuse the kilesas |
Q&A |
05:01 |
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11-12-19 |
Judging others for our own doing – not ourselves |
Ingratitude pervades the Western world
We do a lot of good and bad kamma in a single day
Kamma can be extremely scary
Samadhi is our primary inheritance |
Dhamma Talk |
49:22 |
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6-12-19 |
Hell is our most likely destination |
Wholesome characteristics make our life easier
Why are afraid of hell? Because we’ve been there so often!
Does a Sotapanna always come back as a human being?
Stream-entry opens the door |
Dhamma Talk |
27:21 |
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4-12-19 |
No past, no future – just this one moment! |
Calm your mind before doing anything else
Are we grateful for all the support our parents gave?
Parents are our worldly Arahants
Life was so much fun – let’s have another! |
Dhamma Talk |
31:08 |
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1-12-19 |
Once the heart understands, it lets go... |
So busy we forget the purpose of our life!
What kind of pleasure does the body give us?
Everything arises here in the heart
Look inside where the happiness arises |
Dhamma Talk |
29:13 |
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27-11-19 |
There is nothing to achieve in meditation! |
Just relax – There is nothing to achieve!
We cannot achieve experience!
Why are we so attached to the body?
What does the body give us that we don’t have? |
Dhamma Talk |
29:33 |
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24-11-19 |
Meditation practice means teaching the heart |
So what is the purpose of our life?
Find a real goal in your life!
This human life is precious – Don’t waste it!
The mind and the heart are 2 different things! |
Dhamma Talk |
36:45 |
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22-11-19 |
All our life we are running away from dukkha! |
The basics of Buddhism
The only way to get rid of dukkha!
Dukkha can be our motivation! |
Dhamma Talk |
37:23 |
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20-11-19 |
The right method to combat greed and hate |
Happiness is in the heart – We just have to find it!
Take the lid off your citta and let the knowingness out!
The way to remove the fetter of doubt |
Dhamma Talk |
18:45 |
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17-11-19 |
When we stop thinking, we start living! |
Getting the mind completely calm…
If we don’t think, there are no problems!
Experience the calm of samadhi |
Dhamma Talk |
28:54 |
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14-11-19 |
At the end of our life, what have we achieved? |
Don’t forget your goal in life
What can we take with us to the next life? |
Dhamma Talk |
33:46 |
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10-11-19 |
Sati sees – Like a CCTV |
A short reminder about sati…
Guarding our sense doors is of utmost importance!
See the dukkha in your life – It is your motivation! |
Dhamma Talk |
28:53 |
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6-11-19 |
Four ways to investigate the body |
Body investigation in four ways
Four different ways to investigate the body |
Dhamma Talk |
29:08 |
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30-10-19 |
Addicted to the game called “Life” |
Why is it so difficult to stop thinking!?
A thought is just a thought – It’s not reality!
Who is in control of the 5 khandhas? |
Dhamma Talk |
40:02 |
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27-10-19 |
Thinking about our purpose in life… |
Meditation isn’t easy – Just don’t give up!
Why are we here in this monastery?
Do we really only live one life?
Are we fulfilling our goal in life?
What can we take with us to the next life? |
Dhamma Talk |
23:52 |
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26-10-19 |
We have to sow before we can reap! |
The tomorrow of the next life…
Nothing in this world comes for free
Prepare your backpack for the next life! |
Dhamma Talk |
06:45 |
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24-10-19 |
The more teachers we have – The more we get confused! |
Forget memory – We need knowingness!
Rely on your wisdom – Not your memory!
Rely on wisdom – Not memory!
Drop your burden of knowledge and enter Nibbana!
The more knowledge we have – The more we get confused! |
Dhamma Talk |
26:17 |
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21-10-19 |
Experience subject and object becoming one |
Sati means knowing every moment of the breath
Getting back home to our real home
Be an everlasting tourist or find the way out?
Do we need someone to tell us what we experience? |
Dhamma Talk |
42:48 |
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18-10-19 |
Experience the Dhamma within your own heart! |
Dukkha is not only suffering
See, smell and taste dukkha!
Experience The 4 Noble Truths for yourself
Meditation starts the moment you wake up
Find the place where there is no dukkha… |
Dhamma Talk |
45:59 |
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14-10-19 |
As long as we get angry – We are at fault! |
What we see is a projection of our inner-self
The world is a projection of our heart
Our heart is a slide projector
Seeing others as a mirror of ourselves |
Dhamma Talk |
28:56 |
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7-10-19 |
3 things we have to understand about the body… |
The path to freedom is the 4th Noble Truth
Investigating the things we believe we are
Understanding the principle of anatta
Sharpening the knife of wisdom…
Knowledge won’t deliver us to freedom
We don’t need to speculate, we need to understand… |
Dhamma Talk |
46:11 |
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3-10-19 |
How do we start to develop wisdom? |
We really want to understand – What is pain?
Learning through experience – Don’t stay stupid!
Don’t look for anything but the Buddho! |
Dhamma Talk |
14:45 |
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29-09-19 |
We are here to change things – For good! |
Meditation gets interesting when we have to fight
When meditation gets interesting…
If we want freedom, then we have to fight!
Meditation is all about experience |
Dhamma Talk |
30:15 |
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27-09-19 |
If knowledge could set us free we wouldn’t need to meditate |
The perfect place to practice meditation…
The First Noble Truth is the truth of dukkha
Study your own heart, study the citta
Experience is what we have to rely on |
Dhamma Talk |
33:48 |
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22-09-19 |
The many benefits of Asubha meditation... |
See what lies behind irritation
Catch the stone that causes the avalanche!
Asubha meditation – See what is beneath the skin |
Dhamma Talk |
11:06 |
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15-09-19 |
Get interested how this mind-engine works |
Understanding what the hell is going on!
See the stone that causes the avalanche
See how the magician does his tricks |
Dhamma Talk |
13:16 |
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9-09-19 |
The kilesas make us believe we are them |
Don’t give the power to the kilesas
Are we so stupid to always believe the kilesas? |
Dhamma Talk |
10:20 |
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3-09-19 |
The moment we die we have nothing left but our kamma |
Reflecting on death...
Don't waste your time on useless things
Sati & panna are the powers that lead us out of samsara
The 3 columns on which we build our house of nibanna |
Dhamma Talk |
06:33 |
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1-09-19 |
Learning to use the principle of anatta |
Fight by bringing the mind back to one point
There’s nothing difficult about observing the breath!
Bring up the power of the Dhamma!
The kilesas are the hooligans in your heart |
Dhamma Talk |
20:08 |
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28-08-19 |
How many lives does it take to become an Arahant? |
This is not our first life practising meditation…
At the forest university our only interest is meditation
Dukkha is our motivation to find the way out
Take a holiday from the ego
We’re living in a ‘Hollywood dream factory’! |
Dhamma Talk |
35:20 |
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25-08-19 |
Meditating in a monastery makes a difference |
No matter who we are – we all have kilesas
Separate yourself from the world for a while
See what is going on in your heart |
Dhamma Talk |
18:04 |
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23-08-19 |
We see what we want to see, but it’s not reality! |
Use the body to train the citta!
Do we really want to stay on the merry-go-round of life?
When will you get sick of the hamster wheel of life?
Enter the room of samadhi and lock the kilesas out! This world is nothing but an illusion |
Dhamma Talk |
32:58 |
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18-08-19 |
Why do we deprive ourselves of happiness? |
When will we understand – Thoughts don’t solve problems!
Show the heart what is actually going on
Is it really nice to be a robot?
You don’t have to run away from pain!
Desire to find the way out is of utmost importance
Desire for freedom is of utmost importance
Meditation – Too simple for the Western mind! |
Dhamma Talk |
21:54 |
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15-08-19 |
We are here to follow the Dhamma of the Lord Buddha |
Take off your dark glasses and see reality!
See what is really going on in your citta!
Sati - panna are the only weapons to defeat the kilesas |
Dhamma Talk |
18:55 |
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7-08-19 |
Make a choice – the door to freedom is in front of you... |
Stop running and just be…
Find the way out of the hamster wheel!
We can’t change the past, so live in the present!
We have to understand how the citta is working!
When do we want to end the cycle of rebirth? |
Dhamma Talk |
33:23 |
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4-08-19 |
Invest in the citta - Not the body! |
Accepting our kamma - Rooting out the causes
Find the source of kamma within your own heart
The most important thing is to accept our kamma
Death is coming and Kamma is our inheritance
Fighting the kilesas of attachment to the body
Why are we so attached to this body?
Is working for the body such a good investment? |
Dhamma Talk |
24:05 |
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31-07-19 |
A practitioner is a recluse! Don’t forget this |
Dhamma doesn't say that 'practice is too difficult'
It is only the kilesas who say that 'practice is too difficult'
It is the Dhamma that wants to practice – not the kilesas!
The only thing that is important is sitting and walking meditation
The only important thing is staying with the meditation object
Dhamma doesn't talk! It just knows |
Dhamma Talk |
37:00 |
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28-07-19 |
Don't meditate like running on a treadmill |
Running, running, running - but going nowhere
We are here to develop sati!
Don't just Meditate hard, meditating correctly!
Too lazy to open our eyes
Without sati we are blind |
Dhamma Talk |
42:00 |
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17-07-19 |
The effort that is needed to get out of Samsara... |
Drive out the kilesas that occupy your heart!
Jump into the stream that leads you to Nibbana! |
Dhamma Talk |
57:00 |
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12-07-19 |
Getting sati up to the speed of the bullet-train! |
Why do we still like to live in this illusion?
Who says laziness is an enlightenment factor?
See how the kilesas constantly trick you!
When we have to fight, we can really learn something! |
Dhamma Talk |
42:00 |
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10-07-19 |
If you don't find the way out - You're stuck in the hamster wheel! |
Every Buddho and every breath is different
It takes a long time to open our eyes
The longer our meditation, the more we see |
Dhamma Talk |
00:00 |
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9-07-19 |
Why do we need to investigate pain? |
What is the purpose of pain investigation?
Getting to the truth of 'Pain' |
Dhamma Talk |
09:00 |
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8-07-19 |
Develop the riches inside your heart |
Use your heart, not your head!
Just a little meditation and we can find happiness
The happiness we can't find in the world
We don't need a lot to be happy |
Dhamma Talk |
23:00 |
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5-07-19 |
Samadhi - A holiday from our 'Self' |
Experience something beyond the world
How the kilesas lure us out of meditation
It's good to know your enemy!
Undermine the power of Avijja
Are you willing to fight the onslaught of the kilesas? |
Dhamma Talk |
52:00 |
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2-07-19 |
3 virtues we must develop to progress in meditation... |
The development of generosity is very important
It's not our right to stay at this monastery!
Find the truth within your own citta |
Dhamma Talk |
09:00 |
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28-06-19 |
Constantly defining who we are - What a waste of time! |
Use your time wisely - Practice meditation
Becoming a Monk means learning everything anew
How does it feel when 'We' are not here?
Are we really afraid of freedom?
Living without views and opinions...
Get comfortable with the uncertainty of the present
Ask yourself - What is the body? |
Dhamma Talk |
40:26 |
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26-06-19 |
We want to know what 'Pain' really is |
Sleeping is not meditation!
What is pain - Where does it come from?
Samatha is important - We need to get the mind calm
When the world becomes too hot - Find a safe haven in meditation
The faster we run - The faster we reach the goal |
Dhamma Talk |
20:55 |
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23-06-19 |
Don't fall into the trap of automatic living |
The world holds you faster than you think;
Think about what you are doing - Is it important or not?;
Retreat means going back inside ourselves;
We have so many choices every moment - We just don't see them |
Malaysia |
01:34:12 |
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22-06-19 |
Stand up for your right to be happy! |
You can only change your life in the present moment!;
A clever way to cut-down on greed;
Don't forget your evening reflection!;
Reflection brings us back to the human realm;
Make boredom interesting! |
Malaysia |
55:05 |
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22-06-19 |
Only few people have little sand in their eyes... |
What is so difficult about meditation practice!?;
Think about what is important in your life;
Nothing is difficult when you really want to learn;
The quickest way to get into samadhi... |
Malaysia |
53:26 |
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21-06-19 |
It's easier to fight a whole army than to fight one's 'Self' |
Show the kilesas who is the master!;
Whatever we want, we have to give first;
Use the laws of the universe to your advantage;
Buddhism is the only true religion |
Malaysia |
47:42 |
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21-06-19 |
The biggest hurdle in meditation is the body! |
If you are tired of life then find the way out!;
So busy we forgot to be human;
Get out of the body and see that it's not you |
Malaysia |
59:58 |
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20-06-19 |
All our life we work for the body - In the end it dies! |
The human realm is the perfect place to find the way out ;
The first thing we have to learn is concentration;
Don't expect to learn to concentrate in 5 days!;
Give your citta a rest! |
Malaysia |
01:03:52 |
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20-06-19 |
So many different teachings - How can we not get confused? |
The importance of understanding dukkha;
There's only one power ruling you - The kilesas!;
Fighting the kilesas in our quest for liberation |
Malaysia |
01:24:14 |
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19-06-19 |
Do we have a choice in life or not? |
Where do we end up if we don't keep the 5 precepts?;
How many people on this earth know the true religion?;
Have you ever heard of dukkha?;
Samadhi - The free happy-pill! |
Malaysia |
59:12 |
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16-06-19 |
We are enticed by our own thoughts |
We're not here for the body - We're here for the citta!
The only thing to do right now is 'Buddho'!
See that 'we' are not the body
Get the insight that you are not your body
Do you like to make yourself unhappy? Do you like to worry?
Stay with the heart - Whatever happens will happen |
Dhamma Talk |
38:55 |
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14-06-19 |
What can you take with you when you die? |
The world of reality is the present moment
There is a way out of dukkha...
Getting more aware of dukkha
Trying to control creates dukkha
To overcome dukkha we must understand dukkha
The kilesas: Creating a world that doesn't exist
Likes and dislikes are where our problems begin |
Dhamma Talk |
42:24 |
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9-06-19 |
Opening the clock of 'self' |
Stop dreaming and live in reality
There's nothing difficult about just one Buddho
We can't control the weather - We can't even control our thoughts |
Dhamma Talk |
26:04 |
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31-05-19 |
Meditation is about trial and error |
Problems with tiredness...
The breath doesn't disappear – Our interest in it does!
We have to fight for each Buddho |
Dhamma Talk |
35:22 |
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29-05-19 |
We think we know and we think we understand the Dhamma, but do we really? |
First comes the citta - Then comes the body
Buddhism is not a preaching religion!
Talking about Dhamma is mostly an affair of the kilesas |
Dhamma Talk |
49:34 |
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26-05-19 |
Why do we think life is so much fun? |
Finding the tools to remove dukkha
Don't we have anything better to do than killing time? |
Dhamma Talk |
53:29 |
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24-05-19 |
Times have changed but the kilesas have not... |
The 5 precepts are our protection
Times have changed, but the principles of Dhamma have not…
Do we respect the Dhamma or the kilesas?
How can we not believe we are the body? |
Dhamma Talk |
53:29 |
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22-05-19 |
Real meditation practice means being 'tunnel viewed' |
Getting out of 'The Hamster Wheel' – Do you think it is so easy?
Is life on the treadmill so much fun?
Nothing is difficult about meditation |
Dhamma Talk |
30:30 |
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18-05-19 |
Reflecting on the practice of the Lord Buddha |
How much dukkha do we have in just one day?
The best way to find out what dukkha is... |
Dhamma Talk |
21:44 |
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18-05-19 |
Small session of Q&A after breakfast |
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Q&A |
06:48 |
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15-05-19 |
Find the happiness that goes beyond the world |
When are we in the present moment? – When are we alive?;
Why open the door to samadhi, but not go in?;
Unconditioned is the freedom to choose |
Dhamma Talk |
35:13 |
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12-05-19 |
A human birth is difficult to obtain – don't waste your time! |
Who says it's too hot to meditate? ;
Sati-Panna is the weapon we need to fight the kilesas |
Dhamma Talk |
35:45 |
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6-05-19 |
Body investigation is the eye opener |
Trying to live peacefully ;
What makes us angry? |
Dhamma Talk |
33:20 |
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4-05-19 |
Get rid of your programs and live in the uncertainty |
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Dhamma Talk |
13:12 |
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29-04-19 |
Do we eat to live or live to eat? |
What do we have in mind for the rest of our life?;
Pave a way that leads out of the hamster wheel;
3 things we don't have in the West – Generosity, gratitude and respect |
Dhamma Talk |
43:23 |
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26-04-19 |
Detailed treatment of the practice of daily reflection |
Do we live in this world, or in the world of our imagination?;
Pain investigation – The sharpening stone for wisdom |
Dhamma Talk |
30:46 |
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22-04-19 |
Reflection is that what breaks up our conditioning |
Propping up our virtues of generosity, respect, and gratitude; Fear of making mistakes hinders our progress; If we were truly good, we wouldn't be born as human beings; Is the new-age of technology really a step forward? |
Malaysia |
01:24:36 |
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21-04-19 |
Reflection is that what differentiates us from animals |
Comfort reduces our sati; Daily reflection; Reflection of our actions; What we see in others is the projection of our own heart |
Singapore |
47:32 |
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21-04-19 |
It is time to start packing our bags... for the next life |
Entertained by our own internal movie-theatre; How to deal with frightening images arising in meditation; Investigation – Ripping the heart open and showing it what it does; What is it that makes us want to change our posture in meditation?; We try to control... But our task is just to observe |
Singapore |
01:30:25 |
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20-04-19 |
Chucking out avijja – The lord of our heart |
Understanding the First Noble Truth; Killing our time instead of using it wisely; Seeing things that are wrong with other people - how does it relate to us?; Letting go of greed and hate is not a command our heart understands; Bringing up interesting thoughts in order to stir up our energy |
Singapore |
57:30 |
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20-04-19 |
Have you ever really been alive? |
Remember how we learned to walk?; Conditioning is similar to computer programming; The difference between knowledge and wisdom; Letting our anger out onto others; Difference between reaction and reflection |
Singapore |
01:29:33 |
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19-04-19 |
Dukkha starts from the moment we wake up in the morning |
Believing that we won't go to hell doesn't make us exempt from it; Learning to shut down our mind-engine; Children don't give up learning to walk. So why do we give up in our meditation?; Forest Monks like secluded places... But they come and teach us out of metta |
Singapore |
40:05 |
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19-04-19 |
Is there so much difference between life and a video game? |
A Teacher can teach you, but the student must go the path himself; Ask yourself: Do I really want to waste my life?; Are we really the body?; The human realm is the jumping board out of the cycle of birth and death; Can't find the way out of dukkha... So we look for the Dhamma; Who is it in our mind that tells us what to do and how to be?; Developing the flashlight of sati |
Singapore |
02:01:25 |
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18-04-19 |
There's something burning in our heart - It's called dukkha! |
Where does true happiness come from?; We grow up, get a job, have a family, then die – So what's the purpose of our life?; Training this body takes a long time – is it really worthwhile?; We are everywhere... apart from the present moment; We need some motivation to find the way out of samsara; Why does the word “Hell” bother us so much?; Just believing in god won't get us to heaven; What makes us human beings?; We should learn to respect all beings equally |
Singapore |
01:59:37 |
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16-04-19 |
It is in the present moment where we actually live |
We can only eat that what we have cooked;
Is there too much comfort in our life?;
Insights can also come from the kilesas;
Can we remember how we came out of the womb? |
Dhamma Talk |
44:19 |
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14-04-19 |
Who sees the non-self? - Self! |
Where do you think greed and hate come from?;
The kilesas can really fool us!;
We have so much dukkha but we just don't see it |
Dhamma Talk |
58:18 |
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10-04-19 |
We need to find a weapon to fight the onslaught of raga-tanha |
Develop your weapon of asubha!;
Buddho - the universal aid;
Asubha is central to Buddhist practice |
Dhamma Talk |
24:42 |
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4-04-19 |
The Kilesas don't go to hell. We do! |
Always the same topic... Development of samadhi; No wanting – no dukkha; Asubha is our protection from raga-tanha; Get out of this game of birth and death! |
Dhamma Talk |
11:14 |
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29-03-19 |
Why do people turn to Buddhism? |
Unlocking our own history of practice; First thing to be done in the day: practice!; There is nothing better that we can do than meditation practice; Opening the door to samadhi; Learn to uproot both – good and bad |
Q&A |
33:25 |
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27-03-19 |
Boredom and restlessness are the cause of most of our actions |
In the West we don't know that there is a way out; Let's do something useful with our life; We see in other people our own projection; Freedom from likes and dislikes is true freedom |
Dhamma Talk |
13:19 |
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24-03-19 |
Develop a place to rest and feel comfortable |
Can heavenly beings really help us?; It is human to have wrong opinions; Meditation helps us to reduce the stress; Let the world be the world – do your meditation |
Dhamma Talk |
26:27 |
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22-03-19 |
Seeing a Buddhist monk reminds us that there is something else... |
With time we don't get any younger; The value of Buddhist monks in the society; Hell is just like a prison for the ones who break the law; How often do we reflect on our actions? |
Dhamma Talk |
24:05 |
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20-03-19 |
We so readily give in to kilesas... |
All a Teacher wants is for the students to be happy;
Tackling sticky 'thoughs' that arise in the mind;
After a long time - why can't we still reach samadhi?; Without a fight there won't be any result |
Dhamma Talk |
06:44 |
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19-03-19 |
Nobody told us that there is another way of life |
What do relatives think of the one who ordains?; Born in the body, die in the body, and never get out of the body; Could we really be the body?; Samsara: the endless wheel of life; Running, running, running... but not going anywhere; Is kamma deterministic? Do we have free will? |
Dhamma Talk |
24:47 |
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17-03-19 |
How to live in the world happily? |
The Law of Conservation of Energy vs. kamm;a
Whatever happens to you is that what you've done onto others;
Kamma: a very important part of the Buddhist Teachings;
Hell and heaven are not eternal |
Morning Talks |
36:19 |
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13-03-19 |
People who are afraid to make mistakes – don't learn |
Doing it nicely and correctly – that's where things go wrong; What is the purpose of training as Upatak?; Let's free ourselves from programmed behaviour; Yesterday has passed, tomorrow has not a arrived...; Stay in the present! |
Dhamma Talk |
25:04 |
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10-03-19 |
Use your time wisely – don't waste it! |
Cognition, knowingness, and sense input
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We are living in the world of labels
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What are we doing with the free time that we have?
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Use your time wisely – don't waste it!
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Can art be turned into meditation? ;
Why do we want to stay in our thoughts and memories? |
Dhamma Talk |
18:57 |
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6-03-19 |
Why have we locked the door to our heart? |
Look for happiness in the heart
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Why have we locked the door to our heart?
What is it like to be free?
The heart that is free
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Dhamma Talk |
31:53 |
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3-03-19 |
Don't worry about the body |
Don't worry about the body
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Ever realized that you have a body? |
Q&A |
03:42 |
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1-03-19 |
Preparing now for the afterlife-travel |
What will happen to us after death?
Preparing now for the afterlife-travel -
Running, running, running: like a hamster in his wheel |
Dhamma Talk |
08:46 |
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24-02-19 |
Listen to the Dhamma with the heart, not with the brain |
Finding the focal point of the heart; Developing knowingness using a meditation object; Can one teach robots to 'walk'?; Should we ever give up Daily Reflection? |
Dhamma Talk |
28:20 |
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19-02-19 |
Eating, working, sleeping... Could there be more to life? |
Do your pain investigation to break through!; Investigation and samatha: keep them separate |
Dhamma Talk |
14:09 |
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13-02-19 |
What is it like to see inside an empty mind? |
What is the difference between samadhi and the jhanas?; Light that arises in meditation practice; Samadhi is like digging a hole |
Q&A |
18:01 |
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10-02-19 |
The only right we have is our kamma |
We only respect ourselves; Our parents earn our highest respects; No progress? Lacking basic principles!; Don't we believe in hell anymore?.. |
Dhamma Talk |
49:34 |
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8-02-19 |
To develop the Dhamma is a long journey taking lifetimes |
We should aim at finding the way out; How Ajahn has come to meet True Dhamma; Is a forest monk an antisocial individual? |
Dhamma Talk |
55:05 |
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6-02-19 |
Is this life really so much fun that we want more? |
A human life: just working to support our body?; Do you really want to take up another life?; How many lives is enough for us?; Is there something that does NOT change? |
Dhamma Talk |
57:16 |
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4-02-19 |
Learning to connect to our heart |
Indulging in food and conversation – what is the effect?; What exactly is concentration?; What is the difference between anger and pain?; How I got tricked by the kilesas |
Dhamma Talk |
18:40 |
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2-02-19 |
If we don't understand dukkha – we won't find the way out |
Take it as your goal to stay with the Buddho; What's the difference between Therevada and Tibetan Buddhism?; Why the Thai Forest Tradition is still alive |
Q&A |
32:50 |
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31-01-19 |
What does it mean – a human life? |
Plant something you can reap in the next life; Making merit – The more we give the more we have; Life in Samsara – Constantly running but going nowhere; Charging the batteries of the citta |
Dhamma Talk |
43:10 |
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29-01-19 |
Remember the first 15 years of your life? |
Are we happy with our life?; In this life we must work to get nice things in the next life; Which of the 5 Precepts is the most difficult to keep?; Trips to hell |
Morning Talks |
06:11 |
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27-01-19 |
Can meditation make you crazy? |
Let the world be the world – You can't change it anyway; How to deal with ghosts; What I don't know – doesn't make me angry; Why do we make our heart hot? |
Q&A |
45:46 |
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23-01-19 |
You want to follow your friends to hell, or find the way out? |
What do we want to do with the rest of our life?; Faith alone won't lead to anything; Samadhi means freedom from our slave driver; The reality we know is just our imagination |
Dhamma Talk |
42:25 |
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20-01-19 |
What is and what is not samadhi practice |
The importance of sati; Samadhi is a balancing act; Meditation – seeing the one who is ruling us; The things that I really want to say... |
Dhamma Talk |
12:31 |
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15-01-19 |
Choose freedom, or life in the hamster wheel |
How does daily reflection undermine the kilesas?; A little more about daily reflection...; More about why daily reflection is so difficult; Don't try to solve problems – just have sati |
Q&A |
51:32 |
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13-01-19 |
Break free from the prison of avijja |
Every situation has its solution; Meditation is the path to inner freedom; Know what is going on - Develop sati; Our main problem – we try to control |
Dhamma Talk |
40:46 |
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11-01-19 |
Did you ever notice you have a body? |
Understanding the magic of pain; Scholarly paths: a view of the forest tradition; Did you think that you can do it without samadhi? |
Q&A |
51:36 |
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8-01-19 |
Do we really understand what dukkha is? |
If we could only see how much dukkha we have; Samadhi – a place beyond likes and dislikes; A human being – the one who is able to reflect |
Dhamma Talk |
43:57 |
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6-01-19 |
The forest tradition is all about practise |
Do we know our enemy yet?; The importance of body investigation; Why do we look for happiness outside? |
Dhamma Talk |
37:15 |
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5-01-19 |
If you misbehave – you have to leave |
Two reasons to leave the monastery; Quarrels in a monastery; Losing faith in the Teaching |
Morning Talks |
01:30 |
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4-01-19 |
There are amazing things in the heart – why go into the world? |
Disconnect from the world & look into the heart; Watch out – The kilesas are our enemy! |
Q&A |
52:00 |
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2-01-19 |
One who sees evil within others won't see evil in himself |
If only thinking would solve our problems; You can't bargain with the kilesas |
Q&A |
55:22 |
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