Thai Forest Dhamma

in the tradition of Lungphu Mun Bhuridatto

and his western disciples

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Dhamma talk given byAjahn Martin
TitleReal practice is walking & sitting meditation
Date13 Dec 2015
Languageen
LocationWat Pa Baan Taad
AudienceMeditators
Content / Description

Real practice: “real practice is walking meditation and sitting meditation”, having sati during other activities is not the same; Luangta sets up the monastery to have more time for practice, reducing duties to a minimum; Killing: unintentionally stepping on ants is not breaking one's precepts “looking at the small mistakes make us forget the big ones”; Pain investigation: if you want it to disappear, it won't but if you're really interested in, it might disappear instantaneously, same for most of unpleasant feelings; Forest tradition: it's a very straightforward path, no room for “maybe” or doubts; Before stopping the session: sit 5 minutes more and just observe the discomfort, the dukkha; Dukkha: “it drives us nuts”, it's the cause of all our actions.