{"id":27544,"date":"2019-09-16T17:34:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T10:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/?page_id=27544"},"modified":"2019-09-16T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T10:40:12","slug":"reflections-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/teachings\/dhamma-reflections\/reflections-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row \"><div class=\"wpv-grid grid-1-1  wpv-first-level first unextended\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\" id=\"wpv-column-3b543ca58bc6bf6f6740c19f3aaaaa8b\" >\t\t<div class=\"sep-text single centered\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep-text-before\"><div class=\"sep-text-line\"><\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-divider-double\">Archive<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sep-text-after\"><div class=\"sep-text-line\"><\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"loop-wrapper clearfix regular normal paginated\" data-columns=\"1\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30240 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/inner-peace-from-mindfulness\/\" title=\"Inner Peace from Mindfulness\">Inner Peace from Mindfulness<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. We have practised meditation for a long time for the purpose of gaining inner peace. As we know, peace is important&#8211;having some peace of body, some peace of mind. But what is it like when we are with outer conditions or surroundings?&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30217 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/talent-vs-persistence\/\" title=\"Talent or Striving, Which is More Important?\">Talent or Striving, Which is More Important?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>Welcome to the faithful laity. Today we learn Dhamma that is called, &#8216;Talent vs Persistence&#8217;. As we are aware, people are born with many things that are not equal. Some people are born into wealthy families. Some into middle class families, or some of poor status. Some people are born and they have everything ready&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30181 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/the-dangers-of-the-roots-of-kilesas\/\" title=\"The Dangers of the Roots of Kilesas\">The Dangers of the Roots of Kilesas<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>Welcome to all of you with interest in the Dhamma. This Friday, we learn about Dhamma practice as normal. As we may know of already, the root that makes our mind be lowered and distressed are the qualities of greed, hatred, delusion, lobha, dosa, moha. Just this. The mind that is bright is the mind&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30159 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/dont-overlook-the-results-of-making-merit-no-matter-how-small\/\" title=\"Don\u2019t Overlook the Results of Making Merit, No Matter How Small\">Don\u2019t Overlook the Results of Making Merit, No Matter How Small<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>When us people are born into this world, we want to have completeness in all things and all aspects. We want to have a barn full of rice. We want plentiful water for drinking and use. We want nice clothing, so that after looking at it and wearing it, it will make our complexion look&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30149 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/free-from-craving-free-from-suffering\/\" title=\"Free from Craving, Free from Suffering\">Free from Craving, Free from Suffering<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>We should contemplate that having been born, what is the cause that makes us have suffering, difficulties and troubles? We can see that people differ, having a lot or a little, having a lot of wisdom or little wisdom. We are born and have differences according to our merit, vassana, parami, and spiritual development and&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30122 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/questions-and-answers-with-ajahn-anan-akincano-2021-part-3\/\" title=\"Questions and Answers with Ajahn Anan Akincano 2021 Part 3\">Questions and Answers with Ajahn Anan Akincano 2021 Part 3<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>Q and A with Lay Disciples 2021 Answers by Ajahn Anan Akincano Q: Can you please explain about letting go and using intention? Yes, when anger arises one must use intention to cut it off and let it go. One also tries to avoid anger arising in the first place, another of the four right&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30118 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/questions-and-answers-with-ajahn-anan-akincano-2021-part-2\/\" title=\"Questions and Answers with Ajahn Anan Akincano 2021 Part 2\">Questions and Answers with Ajahn Anan Akincano 2021 Part 2<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>Q and A with Lay Disciples 2021 Answers by Ajahn Anan Akincano Q: Can you please explains about letting go versus contemplating? A: If one can let go, then one just lets go. If one can\u2019t let go, then one contemplates for the sake of then letting go. In the end, one lets go. With&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30117 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/questions-and-answers-with-ajahn-anan-akincano-2021-part-1\/\" title=\"Questions and Answers with Ajahn Anan Akincano 2021 Part 1\">Questions and Answers with Ajahn Anan Akincano 2021 Part 1<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>Q and A with Lay Disciples 2021 Answers by Ajahn Anan Akincano Q: Please might you explain the difference between samadhi and jhana?\u00a0 A: Samadhi means the firmly established mind. Samma samadhi, Right Samadhi, is the\u00a0 mind firmly established for the the sake of contemplating in order to understand the\u00a0 Dhamma.\u00a0 Jhana is happiness of&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30100 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/the-valuable-human-life\/\" title=\"The Valuable Human Life\">The Valuable Human Life<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. I believe that to be born as a human being means that we have a lot of merit and spiritual development. And we also have the opportunity to further build more goodness, which develops our minds to be higher. Yet there are&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"page-content post-header clearfix list-item post-30094 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reflections\" >\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-article no-image-wrapper \">\n\t<div class=\"standard-post-format clearfix as-normal as-standard-post-format\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-row-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"single\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/overcoming-discouragement-and-despair\/\" title=\"Overcoming Discouragement and Despair\">Overcoming Discouragement and Despair<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"post-content the-content\">\n\t<p>In this world these days, there are many things coming up to make people discouraged, disheartened, lose hope, and become bored of everything. We call this state burnout, whether in learning, studying, or doing various work. As the state of the world these days isn\u2019t normal, people feel more discouraged, lose hope, and become disheartened,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t<nav class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-pagenavi\"><span class=\"pages\">Page 1 of 13<\/span><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27544\/page\/2\/\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27544\/page\/3\/\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27544\/page\/13\/\">13<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"https:\/\/watmarpjan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27544\/page\/2\/\">Next<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this world these days, there are many things coming up to make people discouraged, disheartened, lose hope, and become bored of everything. 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