Thai Forest Dhamma

in the tradition of Lungphu Mun Bhuridatto

and his western disciples

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Dhamma talk given byAjahn Martin
TitlePleasure is: heating up then cooling down
Date26 Mar 2010
Languageen
LocationWat Pa Baan Taad
AudienceMeditators
Content / Description

Death: we don't know when our life clock runs out... so practice! Pleasure on the beach: burning yourself up in the sun then jumping in the water until it's too cold... that's what we call the utmost pleasure. Following examples: there are bad examples in religion as well (sexual misconduct etc.) but we should follow the good examples, they do exist. “I can't do that”, this is not allowed in the practice, if you want to do it, you can do it. Body loathsomeness: excrement and urine, whatever we eat or drink comes out the same way (colour etc.). The citta is like a lake, when it's calm then you can see the bottom. “Like your parents asked you when you were 14, I'm asking you now: what do you want to do with your life?”