Practice Being Satisfied | The Sangha US #41 | 6.4.22

Dhammarato Dhamma

The Sangha discuss wholesome thoughts and emptiness, the value of interactive communication, the qualities of the jhānas, and learning to live by the law of nature in friendship and satisfaction. #friendship #jhana #enlightenment

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00:00:00 Investigating thoughts and feelings; anxiety as a concept; having wholesome thoughts and feelings 00:07:17 Wholesomeness, emptiness, and happiness; is this dukkha or dukkha-nirodha? 00:14:38 Emptiness all the way; the Tathāgatha 00:19:32 Gladdening the mind and Sangha; communication-intensive media; meditation competition 00:24:52 Insights come through conversation 00:26:46 The Alex Channel; the need for live dialogue; there is a path and a method 00:30:54 Improvisation and the Dhamma; the natural method and the organised method 00:35:00 First jhāna is everyday; byproducts of being satisfied; second, third, and fourth jhāna; arūpa jhānas 00:49:23 Empty thoughts; living by the law of nature; fear; self-preservation; existential threats 00:59:39 The Buddha was a homeless person who learned how to feel good 01:01:01 There’s nothing magical about satisfaction; friendship is the path