A talk on overcoming fear and the animal state of animals.
2021.07.08 | Just as a house relies on its foundation for its strength, so too, our minds need meditation objects to give them stability. If we can keep our minds engaged with these skilful activities, they’ll be able to settle into deep peace and gain liberating insight.
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In this videoconference talk from 16 Jul, 2021, Ajahn Anan discusses about the various types of happiness that laypeople can have.
“So we have to train our minds to have metta, karuna, mudita–sympathetic joy, and upekkha–equanimity. Sometimes we don’t have a mind of mudita to others, we have had jealousy in the past as well, but we trained ourselves and then the jealousy reduces by itself. Before we had a mind with no metta to ourselves and others, or we used to have no compassion for ourselves and others. But when we know that we want to have happiness, then we know it’s better not to harm ourselves, nor harm others. This is progressing to be better. And if we are living as a householder, and we want to have the happiness of a layperson, of a householder, then the Buddha taught that the happiness of a lay person is 1. have wealth, 2. use wealth for benefit, 3. not having debt, 4. doing actions that are blameless.”
2021.07.07 | We spread loving-kindness to ourselves and all beings, then we can contemplate and ask ourselves if any aspect of the body is permanent or stable. This can give rise to more samadhi. We put forth effort to train our minds using the great opportunity we have while still alive.
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The eightfold path is the way out of suffering, the way to true happiness.
The body is just the body, feelings are just feelings, the mind is just the mind, and dhammas are just dhammas. None of it should be clung to as self. With virtue as a foundation, we can realize samadhi, which in turn allows wisdom to arise. With wisdom we see emptiness and realize the liberation for which we all wish.
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No matter how many times you fall in the practice, never give up. It’s normal to feel discouraged every now and then, but don’t lose heart.
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Is there anything in the world which does not pass away? Look at one’s experience and see. All the six sense objects just come and go. Clinging to experience with delusion is likened to being in a house on fire – and the Buddha taught the way out: the path of virtue, collectedness, and wisdom.
To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7pm – 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).
All that arises is Dhamma. Dhamma practice is like planting a tree—we take care of the watering, fertilizing, and protection from pests, and the tree flowers and fruits in its own time.
We recollect the first awakened disciple of the Buddha, Venerable Anya Kondanya, and practise to follow in his footsteps. We see that whether one is a Buddha or a disciple, the results of one’s practice come from causes that one has laid down. We put in the causes of generosity, virtue, collectedness, and wisdom, and the result is seeing clearly the nature of reality – the Buddha is seen in one’s own heart.
To join Ajahn Anan and the Wat Marp Jan Community online for daily chanting, meditation, and a Dhamma talk, you can email wmjdhamma@gmail.com for the link. Daily live sessions at 7pm – 9pm, Indochina Time (Bangkok, GMT+7).