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Talk to monks from Wat Pa Nanachat visiting Wat Pa Baan Taad. Accepting unpleasant feelings & emotions, investigating dukkha vedana (painful feelings arising after sitting for a long time); Understanding the first Noble Truth of Dukkha: “as long as we don't understand it, we don't understand the path of the Lord Buddha”; Arahants are not free of bodily dukkha: story of Luangta bitten by a scorpion; Developing sati to be as fast as the mind to catch all the mind moments; stories about Ajahn Martin's practice: sleeping 2 hours, practicing up to 18 hours a day, fasting a lot; Work of a recluse is essentially walking & sitting meditation; Duties: do it silently, fast and with sati; Eating in the time of Luangta: “you had 12 minutes to eat”; Defining the mind, heart & citta: mind, heart, greed, anger are all facets of the citta like facets of a diamond.