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Ajahn Sucitto's Dharma Talks
Ajahn Sucitto
As a monk, I bring a strong commitment, along with the renunciate flavor, to the classic Buddhist teachings. I play with ideas, with humor and a current way of expressing the teachings, but I don't dilute them.
2024-02-24 Q&A 43:11
Q1 Yesterday I had this thought that there is no shame in suffering. I'm wondering what is noble about the noble about the suffering in the first noble truth. Q2 06:17 Could you differentiate between awareness and consciousness? Q3 16:18 Please speak about bowing. Q4 20:39 Do you start and end your day with any reflections or recollections or practices? Q5 28:03 What is happening when right view and release become partially obscured again after right view has been attained? Why is it becoming obscured? Is cultivation of the empty field the main practice then and purification? Q6 33:32 It's taken several retreats to uncover this tremendous sense of guilt. When it arises it makes sense to avoid reconstructing the stories. the habit is to shut down the feeling. It appears as a pain in the chest. It shifts to holding back tears. Is this karma rather than the person?
Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat :  Cultivating the Empty Field
2024-02-23 Q&A 51:13
Q1 Is chi a teaching of the buddha? How does it affect dhamma practice? Q2 12:25 How do you know when the body is telling you something? Q3 20:25 When sitting if truly inspired thoughts arise, do we treat them the same as we would any other thoughts? Letting them go? Is there no value in storing them for later contemplation? Q4 24:31 Attention and intention, which comes first? How does restraint work in relation to these two for well-being? Q5 36:15 I've heard teachers translate upekkha in other words other ways other than equanimity. Equipoise or perspective, clear perspective. Do you have any insights you can share please? Q6 40:26 I investigate the causes of my suffering. Sometimes I get the impression that some of it may have been handed over through body memories by past generations. Sort of unfinished business. Can you comment on this? Q7 43:04 Can you comment on the importance of rituals and symbols, and one's ancestral language and healing tools. How can they be used to transform whatever I may be carrying from my ancestors? Q8 48:43 Can you speak more about the power of craving?
Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat :  Cultivating the Empty Field
2024-02-23 How we know who we are 54:58
Examining the mechanisms of the body-mind we see the absence of identity and the presence of experience in consciousness.
Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat :  Cultivating the Empty Field
2024-02-23 Tools for examining direct experience 26:13
Looking into dhammas means looking into the mental, psychological and emotional experiences that arise and saturate, that we cling to.
Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat :  Cultivating the Empty Field
2024-02-22 GM - Basics of reclining meditation 35:08
Ajahn outlines some basic considerations on reclining
Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat :  Cultivating the Empty Field
2024-02-21 Using a communal form 18:18
A retreat is a practice container that emphasizes cooperation and presence in a steady and communal form.
Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat :  Cultivating the Empty Field
2024-02-18 Learning from the retreat 17:06
Pay attention to what demands more attention, what to be glad about, what to remember whenever you are transitioning.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Regaining the Center
2024-02-18 GM - Starting the day 31:19
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Regaining the Center
2024-02-17 Q&A 24:12
Could you speak more on Buddha mind? Does it involve the heart? Is it with us all the time like an inner guide, below the ego and self-constructed identity?
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Regaining the Center
2024-02-17 Reference points for practice 45:34
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Regaining the Center

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