Why you shouldn't delight in company
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After 6 years of studying The Buddhas teachings and practicing it or rather what I thought was practice, it was only this year at the age of 21 that I realized because of these Noble generous monks teachings, that the responsibility for the sense of ownership or rather of suffering and also I always thought thinking was wrong or sin in meditation and finally only recently did I started to see what is wrong and what is right and such joy arose from this and then I fell back into the grain again but then the mediation started again. No longer judging the outer world and blaming it, is truly the beginning of just sanity and even re-reading suttas and books and all this new insight is overwhelming even in old habits that I thought where issues seem to be so stupid now because there where little things that I was using to feed my sense of direction. I just needed to express my gratitude because for the first time in my heart I feeling like not correct but almost like a sense of clarity instead of purpose. but in that sense of clarity now I know the means by which the goal can be acquired. I have had many experiences in mediation and in different crowds of people and views and truthfully those brought nothing but suffering and more views but the Buddhas teachings is truly full of absolute power and its kinda scary in a good way but also seeing the road ahead is also daunting but I will go forth like Lion having in my mind The Buddha, The Dhamma and the Noble Sangha.
THANK YOU! Finally I understood what was going wrong with my practice! Thank you very much. I have always expected meditation to bring me back to right view when I feel like I lost it, but it did not. And in parallel to losing the right view, I start to delight in company as well.
I wonder how I can develop the right view while working a lot. I work in solitude, however cannot watch my mind while working and I have lots of plans in my mind. Though I think, the work I do is more important than my own enlightenment in total. So, even though when I go to retreats, delight in solitude, start to get to know the mind and adopt the right view, when the retreats are over I go back to working, with even more motivation. Then by time, I lose these qualities I cultivated, even though I practice daily. After this talk I realized that I mainly loose the right view. And I realize that I am a lot less useful without those qualities. So how can I find a balance? Am I doing something wrong or do I get stuck in some point? Any views are appreciated.
Amazing Bhante, sadhu sadhu! May all beings find true peace
Awesome video guys. Much appreciated
Could you please the do the vittakasanthana and Sabbasava sutta if you haven’t already.
Thank you Ajahns
Solitude is no doubt crucial for practicing the Dhamma, but I think many people cannot easily achieve that environment these days, even after leaving lay life.
Is it totally impossible to reach Stream-Entry if one doesn't live totally alone, or is there some hope if one is very diligent in reasonably quiet environment?
Reasonably quiet environment should suffice if one is thoroughly secluded from sensuality.
It seems to be possible. Read the story of Sun Lun Sayadaw.
Can someone provide a direct link to this specific translations of the sutta. The closest I found was on sutta central but it’s not exact
Looking for the exact for AN 6.68
Thanks in advance
Dear Bhante,
Thanks for another insightful talk on seclusion.
Can you make a talk on walking meditation.
Like how is to done, as in general wherever I have tried to find it is just about focusing on the feets i.e like you are walking, turning, stopping,etc.
It will be great if you can shed light on the topic of walking meditation.
With Metta
Thank you Bhante for the video. However:
1. How does one know if he has Right View?
2. When in seclusion. When analyzing the mind, isnt this meditation per se? Meditation as in observing the tendencies on the mind.
3. You mention seclusion as an IMPORTANT part but in your videos you are always surrounded by fellow monks. Perhaps there are exceptions for seclusion?
Thank you again. Please keep uploading more content and enganging with us, we are extremely grateful for your teachings.
1. By not being touched by suffering, even if you do nothing to get rid of it.
2. No, meditation is not observation of any kind. Meditation is composure of the correct context that is determined by the Right view.
3. Yes, important means you make it a priority. It doesn't mean you never again meet another person for wholesome reasons. It means you try and spend most of your time in solitude (if Dhamma practice is your goal).
I disagree with your interpretation. Taking pleasure in company is not the same thing as using company as a tool for progression on the path. Taking pleasure in solitude is not the same as avoiding all company. This is the middle path, where wisdom should inform our decisions, not strict interpretations of scripture.
When one is sitting in meditation, they are in solitude for that time. If they take pleasure in that fact, then they can make good progress. Alternatively, if company is a source of comfort/craving for you, you wont be able to enjoy sitting alone in meditation. Solitude doesn't mean you hide in a cave for years on end.
This passage never says to avoid groups, just to avoid seeking pleasure and enjoyment from groups. I'm sorry Bhante, but I see some of your interpretations as being too strict and ascetic.
Dogmatic insistence and dualistic reductive logic based on some old texts feels suspect.
The only thing that's suspect here is your dogmatic *assuming* and reductive *strawmanning* of some texts simply because they are *old*
It is fine if you feel like it does, the veracity of the teachings of the Buddha are meant to be experienced and verified by oneself, may you be safe and well on your path.