My gatekeeper is so stupid, he yells at passers-by "Come to the gate, come to the gate yes, good, press against it". Sometimes he writes invitation letters even , like "Open- door day, bring all your friends with " Thanks for the brilliant discussion, Venerables, very helpful. Absolutely enlightening. Sadhu.
Many thanks once again for another brilliant talk. This one came at just the right time, then again, they always do. How lucky UA-cam is to have this Ajahn, what a diamond.
I wish you all good health and safety everyone!!! right effort is another good title for this. I wish you all happiness, and mental and physical resilience. Everyone everywhere. I wish everyone encouragement. I wish everyone freedom from suffering and mental strength to not give in. I wish everyone to see phenomena clearly and lucid. Thank you for guiding us by teaching the right perspective. Thank you ajhan nyanomoli thank you thaniyo.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you! It quite clears away some lingering points of confusion I had. Excellent, excellent, like putting the right way what was upside down. 🙏
Excerpt , AN 7.67, The Simile of the Citadel suttacentral.net/an7.67/en/sujato "Just as a citadel has a gatekeeper who is astute, competent, and intelligent, who keeps strangers out and lets known people in, in the same way a noble disciple is mindful. They have utmost mindfulness and alertness, and can remember and recall what was said and done long ago. A noble disciple with mindfulness as their gatekeeper gives up the unskillful and develops the skillful, they give up the blameworthy and develop the blameless, and they keep themselves pure. This is the sixth good quality they have."
Such straight forward dhamma. Everything is boiling down to taking responsibility of choices and not acting out of greed aversion and delusion( the basis of suffering) right here and now.🙏
Bhante, a question. By listening to what you say, I'm contemplating and establishing things more in the right order (putting things as first / precedes "me"). Everytime I contemplate, that direction gets further clarified. But I also noticed something. A shape, or an image, that is not the understanding but stands as a representation of that understanding. That image also seems to endure effortlessly throughout the day, and as long as I don't lose sight of it, the knowledge also stands. I'm wondering, is this phenomena somewhat related to the establishments of the Kasinas? Is this relevant somehow? Or am I attributing undue significance to a random Dhamma? Thank you in advance, I would be most appreciated for your clarification.
It's related to the phenomena of ESTABLISHING THE MIND. (Kasinas are just one form of establishment.) But yes, the more effort you invest in the discernment of the context, the clearer/quicker recognition of that overall image/representation of the mind you'll have.
@@HillsideHermitage Thank you Bhante. Understanding of what this is is a recent phenomena for me. I've stumbled upon this on a off but had no recognition or clear understanding of what it was. When these higher contexts (impermanence, non-ownership and so on...) are enduring at the back of my mind, by virtue of they being more fundamental, once recognized, they endure effortlessly. By enduring, I notice I start to interpret things from their basis. For example. If a context of non-ownership is enduring, even if I try to appropriate things as my own, the moment I do so, the context comes to the front to refute my claim, so, as long as I don't go the step further of actively ignoring that and contradicting it, the context doesn't weaken. Another thing is suffering. Certain things that would cause me suffering simply does not cause me so. Again, I appreciate the confirmation. I will certainly invest more time and effort in this development. Editing here. Just rewatched the "Dhamma Interrogation of "Eye", "Atta" and Sense of Ownership | Hillside Hermitage" and although I had watched it before numerous times, maybe because of the past couple of days, I'm understanding it very differently. It seems I was going through the same progression as in the talk but not as deep... Certainly something to ponder upon...
@@alecogden12345 both? Apathy towards the sensual 'world' considered good? and apathy to spiritual considered bad.. in my understanding nibbana is beyond good n evil. like in zen.. became 0.. not in the slightest - nor +. cmiiw
If you think like that, then you should also think the Buddha violated that precept too since the way he spoke of the Jains and other people may be considered harsh by some (I believe more than once he called people fools), but it's just the truth
Very thankful to Ajahn for this Discourse. Really clear about what to be mindful about and what to do thereafter. Brilliant.
My gatekeeper is so stupid, he yells at passers-by "Come to the gate, come to the gate yes, good, press against it". Sometimes he writes invitation letters even , like "Open- door day, bring all your friends with "
Thanks for the brilliant discussion, Venerables, very helpful. Absolutely enlightening. Sadhu.
My gate keeper keeps the gat open and yells at passer-bys who are chubby "Come in! Free donuts!"
Many thanks once again for another brilliant talk. This one came at just the right time, then again, they always do. How lucky UA-cam is to have this Ajahn, what a diamond.
"You are doing it right there right now, Ignoring the gateway, and that's it....."🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷🌷😇
Much merit Bhanthe!!🙏🙏
I wish you all good health and safety everyone!!! right effort is another good title for this. I wish you all happiness, and mental and physical resilience. Everyone everywhere. I wish everyone encouragement. I wish everyone freedom from suffering and mental strength to not give in. I wish everyone to see phenomena clearly and lucid. Thank you for guiding us by teaching the right perspective. Thank you ajhan nyanomoli thank you thaniyo.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you! It quite clears away some lingering points of confusion I had. Excellent, excellent, like putting the right way what was upside down. 🙏
Thank you dear sangha 🙏☸️🙏
Excerpt , AN 7.67, The Simile of the Citadel suttacentral.net/an7.67/en/sujato
"Just as a citadel has a gatekeeper who is astute, competent, and intelligent, who keeps strangers out and lets known people in, in the same way a noble disciple is mindful. They have utmost mindfulness and alertness, and can remember and recall what was said and done long ago. A noble disciple with mindfulness as their gatekeeper gives up the unskillful and develops the skillful, they give up the blameworthy and develop the blameless, and they keep themselves pure. This is the sixth good quality they have."
Such straight forward dhamma. Everything is boiling down to taking responsibility of choices and not acting out of greed aversion and delusion( the basis of suffering) right here and now.🙏
Thank you Ajahn for these talks 🙏, they are really unique and often arouses persistence which I don’t get from many other teachers.
Fantastic talk!!
Guard the gateway. Choice is always with me. Thank you so much Bhante 😇 💐🙏🙏🙏💐
These videos are helping to see the right view. Feeling a good karma vipaka for discovering this channel
Wonderful talk. Thank you. Gate is the same but the harmful outsiders vary in subtlety and force.
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Just brilliant.
Superlative
Thanks Bhante about pointing out subtle distractions such as country, clan etc. I was deeply concern about these things. Back to practice😁
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Guarding the door step, not to open it for lust or hate. Going bit further, see the guarding is happening because I am here and gate is there.
Could you please do a talk on doubt?
Ajahn, when you say “gateway,” are you referring to the six sense spheres?
Can we make a donation in Sri Lankan Rupees?
Bhante, a question.
By listening to what you say, I'm contemplating and establishing things more in the right order (putting things as first / precedes "me").
Everytime I contemplate, that direction gets further clarified. But I also noticed something. A shape, or an image, that is not the understanding but stands as a representation of that understanding. That image also seems to endure effortlessly throughout the day, and as long as I don't lose sight of it, the knowledge also stands.
I'm wondering, is this phenomena somewhat related to the establishments of the Kasinas? Is this relevant somehow? Or am I attributing undue significance to a random Dhamma?
Thank you in advance, I would be most appreciated for your clarification.
It's related to the phenomena of ESTABLISHING THE MIND. (Kasinas are just one form of establishment.)
But yes, the more effort you invest in the discernment of the context, the clearer/quicker recognition of that overall image/representation of the mind you'll have.
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Thank you Bhante.
Understanding of what this is is a recent phenomena for me. I've stumbled upon this on a off but had no recognition or clear understanding of what it was.
When these higher contexts (impermanence, non-ownership and so on...) are enduring at the back of my mind, by virtue of they being more fundamental, once recognized, they endure effortlessly. By enduring, I notice I start to interpret things from their basis. For example.
If a context of non-ownership is enduring, even if I try to appropriate things as my own, the moment I do so, the context comes to the front to refute my claim, so, as long as I don't go the step further of actively ignoring that and contradicting it, the context doesn't weaken.
Another thing is suffering. Certain things that would cause me suffering simply does not cause me so.
Again, I appreciate the confirmation. I will certainly invest more time and effort in this development.
Editing here.
Just rewatched the "Dhamma Interrogation of "Eye", "Atta" and Sense of Ownership | Hillside Hermitage" and although I had watched it before numerous times, maybe because of the past couple of days, I'm understanding it very differently. It seems I was going through the same progression as in the talk but not as deep... Certainly something to ponder upon...
The 5 "doorknockers" ,the 5 unwelcome guests 😅 not open the door!
apathy but not deluded?
Being apathetic is a choice.
Equanimity.
Apathy towards the sensual 'world' or the spiritual path?
@@loganbrown9845 well, apathy does have bad connotation.. but it's equally balance.. not care.. not moveable..
@@alecogden12345 both? Apathy towards the sensual 'world' considered good? and apathy to spiritual considered bad.. in my understanding nibbana is beyond good n evil.
like in zen.. became 0.. not in the slightest - nor +. cmiiw
You could say that Nyanamoli constantly violates the precept against harsh speech.
Sorry my dear missbardojeep but with all due respect you really don't know what you're talking about.
If you think like that, then you should also think the Buddha violated that precept too since the way he spoke of the Jains and other people may be considered harsh by some (I believe more than once he called people fools), but it's just the truth
I've come to the conclusion that Nyanamoli is basically the Stalin of Buddhism. I mean that as a compliment ;)
How can being compared to a mass murdering tyrant be a compliment?
@@dhammadipa3513 ....😉
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