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Dhamma talk given by | Ajahn Martin |
Title | Practice is a full time job |
Date | 12 Apr 2015 |
Language | en |
Location | Wat Pa Baan Taad |
Audience | Meditators |
Content / Description
Practice: from 8 to 12 hours, up to 16 hours a day, it's a full time job; Meditation: the most tedious work in the world; Sati-Panna: the 2 tools to fight the kilesas; Anicca/Anatta/Dukkha: 3 principles of this Universe; Anicca: nothing remains unchanged/stable, you can't rely on anything; Anatta: like being absorbed in a movie; The power of concentration; Appana samadhi: the breath stops, the body is like dead and the citta is gone, it's a preview of Nibbana; Sila/samadhi/panna: 3 columns that need to be built together in the practice; Pain investigation: requires a lot of concentration and sati, you can't be unaware for a second.