"Let’s learn the tricks of the magician-avijja" Dhammatalk by Ajahn Martin (25/12/19)

[@marcusfossa6695]

This guy is a great teacher. What an amazing talk. I'm blown away.

[@upnrunning4585]

Wow!!! I am blow away, The more I listen to Ajahn more I understand how Buddha taught.

[@OgdenM]

As someone who has been working as a house cleaner for 16 years, yes it's all the same. Work, play, whatever. All the same. I started laughing at it. I have been lucky and have been able to wrap play AND learning into work since I can listen to whatever I want while working. I can dance while working, take breaks whenever etc etc. It indeed is all the same. It's all dukka. All shit. More so after you've realized that we have the ability to be happy when ever we want just because we want to be such. It's quite easy really. Go, 'I am happy now" and be open to that change happening.... Be open enough and it WILL happen. Very quickly at that. It won't last though. Everything is indeed is impermanent. Sure, you can learn to extend the time period you're happy for... I managed to that for about a year almost non stop. It eventually went away like everything does. *Note though, I've discovered that my mind is very powerful over the body and emotions and thoughts. Probably due to past life kamma. (which I don't remember). Really, I guess I'm quite lucky. Your millage will probably vary with telling yourself to be happy. I think this Dhamma talk might have sent me over the edge into becoming a monk. I've been on the fence. But hearing Ajhan Martin call everything shit etc just drove everything I've been feeling home.

[@robbiepeterh]

Really appreciate Ajahn’s style.

[@ramthian]

Thanks 🙏

[@samithchanaka8250]

Sadhu sadhu sadhu 🙏🙏

[@Dome108]

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu! ッ

[@fingerprint5511]

Any advice on vedana and body sensitivity that tricks the Nervous system into believing there is danger as we go deeper within? Thank you Ajahn 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ForestDhammaTalks]

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[@OgdenM]

Well, there is danger. You could end up going super fast and getting the urge to drop out of society without any social network to catch you. My thing is to ask for gentleness and a reasonable pace from "my higher self" ergo, the wise aspects of me from past lifes apparently according to Ajahn Geoff. Before I did that, I quit my job, almost became homeless etc etc. Now? I'm slowly connecting with a local Dhamma group that follows Thai forest tradition and slowly connecting with monks through it... And trying not to be impatient at how slow things are moving.. After all, I asked for it.

[@singhjagdish9751]

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu

[@ratte7689]

13:42 keep repeating untill it sticks. too much excitement about the approaching calm....

[@ForestDhammaTalks]

ratte... try to tell you before you start meditating: I'm only interested in my buddho or the breath, every feeling thought and memory are just distraction that when I notice them I will return to the buddho or breath. After doing this quite often, the expectancy will disappear slowly and you will get into samadhi

[@ratte7689]

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.🙏🏼@@ForestDhammaTalks