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  @TaroLoaf16 күн бұрын

  recovering addict here. since ive taken my practice of the dhamma more seriously my sense of contentment has improved and some of the hatred in my heart has been dissolved

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  @michaelfuchs741718 күн бұрын

  I have to admit that I cannot understand this. I believe that we are not this human being we thought we are. But right now I feel like this human being. I have this body and mind. When something hurts my body, I feel pain. How can I not feel it?

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  @learngrow949623 күн бұрын

  LOVE this episode! Simple, practical wisdom. A good reminder. Thanks for sharing it with the world!

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  @AmblingAloofАй бұрын

  🙏🙏🙏

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  @etoukiriya6358Ай бұрын

  It's education.

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  @DreamsurfeАй бұрын

  Well done. Clear description. Thank you

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  @1-10-312 ай бұрын

  ㅋ

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  @Isaacazza2 ай бұрын

  i love black monkes🥰

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  @fodizi-sq4jq3 ай бұрын

  Thank you very much for this insightful teaching by Ajahn Achalo, together with the thoughtful transcript/subtitles and carefully placed background. Much appreciated. Anumodana!

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  @notdigawp3 ай бұрын

  I feel called out :') 14:14

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  @cherylshares68563 ай бұрын

  HAHA you dont just watch youtube, you eat, sleep, breath youtubeeee

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  @phimolsuwanarat83023 ай бұрын

  my favorite people!❤

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  @jessicateh34024 ай бұрын

  hi guys, just want to say thank you for making this episode.

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  @HandfulOfLeaves4 ай бұрын

  Aww welcome! What did you takeaway from the episode?:)

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  @jessicateh34024 ай бұрын

  @@HandfulOfLeaves not to beat ourselves up when sth goes wrong. Instead , "what can I learn from this?". Also the highlight on sense-restrain, rather than self-restrain. Who knows such simple term might own different concept 😬 I had a wrong understanding. Thank you for bringing a light to this term.

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  @lukemckean61555 ай бұрын

  Sadhu 🙏🏻❤️💎

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  @phimolsuwanarat83025 ай бұрын

  Open, vulnerable and heartfelt session from the power duo. Love the facilitation from Cheryl ❤

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  @walter1006 ай бұрын

  Thank you so much for creating this very helpful video. I feel all beginners to meditation should watch this, because it helps to answer so many questions. And thank you also for the link to the transcript of the video in your description! 🙏🏻 P.S. I originally tried Zen meditation, and I asked the teacher, "What are we trying to achieve with meditation? Where are we trying to go?" With a smile, she answered, "Are we trying to go anywhere?" and then did not elaborate. As a beginner this was not helpful for me, and I gave up mediating after two years. This sort of answer may have been helpful if one was an advanced Zen koan-level meditator, but perhaps not for a beginner, may I humbly suggest, as it didn't help me understand ... because maybe if I understood why we were doing meditation, it would have given me the impetus and motivation to continue. Ajahn Achalo's videos and talks are helping to bring me back to meditation, because I can understand what he's saying. And from his answers, I can start to understand the reasons why we are doing meditation and the things to be aware of when we're doing it.

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  @HandfulOfLeaves6 ай бұрын

  Thanks, Walter for sharing your experience. It's wonderful that you've found your way back. May you grow in mindfulness with patience and kindness towards yourself :) Also grateful that you appreciated the transcript because we weren't sure if people found it useful.

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  @DanaSilaBhavana7 ай бұрын

  Sadhu..Sadhu..Sadhu..🌷

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  @TheView1234567 ай бұрын

  Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu _/\_ Thank you for all the work that you guys do. What a beautiful episode!

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  @lukemckean61557 ай бұрын

  Sadhu 🙏🏻❤️💎

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  @HandfulOfLeaves7 ай бұрын

  🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:45 🧘‍♀️ *Venerable Damcho, a fully celibate Buddhist nun, provides a unique perspective on sex and sexuality* 02:49 🍽️ *The primary difference between sex and eating, from a technical perspective, lies in the intensity of sensual involvement. Sex engages all sensory consciousnesses, leading to stronger emotions and afflictions compared to eating.* 05:08 🤐 *Societal taboo around sex may stem from its powerful nature, potential consequences like unplanned pregnancies, and the involvement of another human being's body, leading to the need for careful consideration.* 06:16 🤝 *Open and honest conversations about sex are essential, as societal reluctance to discuss it can lead to misconceptions and difficulties in navigating relationships, particularly in educational settings.* 10:18 🧘‍♂️ *Conversations about sex within a monastic context involve deep reflections on conditioning, societal influences, and the impact of personal experiences on one's relationship with sex, love, and identity.* 13:22 🔄 *Balancing human desires and being a Buddhist involves understanding the realistic and beneficial aspects of sexual relationships, guided by ethical considerations to avoid harm to oneself and others.* 14:33 🤖 *Analytic meditation in the Tibetan tradition encourages familiarizing the mind with different perspectives, emphasizing the kindness received from others, including strangers and those who may harm us.* 18:15 💬 *Shifting the mindset from transactional to one of gratitude and understanding involves gradually reflecting on the kindness received, cultivating warmth towards others, and acknowledging the benefits of compassion and generosity in the world.* 21:55 🤔 *The guideline emphasizes avoiding using others as objects in sexual relationships and instead cultivating a skillful way of giving, caring, and loving.* 22:23 🧘‍♂️ *Balancing the arising of lust with acts of loving and caring involves recognizing and addressing attachment in a Buddhist context.* 23:05 🍫 *Attachment is described as exaggerating the good qualities of a person, object, or experience, leading to a form of hallucination and unrealistic expectations.* 24:15 💔 *Romantic and sexual relationships often involve projecting unrealistic expectations onto others, causing difficulties when the reality doesn't match those projections.* 26:48 ⚖️ *Sexual relationships require maturity, communication, and mutual consideration of each other's needs to be respectful and loving.* 28:12 🚫 *The discussion shifts to the impact of pornography consumption, emphasizing the dangers of distorted views, unrealistic expectations, and objectification.* 30:17 🎥 *The film "Boogie Nights" is referenced, highlighting the troubling aspects of the porn industry and its impact on the lives of those involved.* 33:44 📽️ *Documentaries like "The Mask You Live In" and "Miss Representation" are recommended for exploring the construction of manhood and media representations of women in relation to pornography.* 35:50 🎓 *Challenges faced by educators in facilitating conversations about sex, gender stereotypes, and pornography in a conservative societal context are discussed.* 37:55 🗣️ *The need for open and level-headed conversations about sex and sexuality is emphasized to address delusions and pain among young people.* 40:59 🧘‍♀️ *Practicing mindfulness, as suggested by the Buddhist teaching on the establishment of mindfulness (Sati patana sutta), is recommended to skillfully address the intrusion of lustful thoughts.* 41:55 🤔 *Reflect on the nature of the mind without judgment; self-criticism isn't the solution to attachment or anger.* 42:08 🔄 *Antidote to attachment is often contemplating impermanence; consider the long-term effects and satisfaction.* 43:04 🧘‍♂️ *Practice mindfulness and grow wisdom to understand if attachment brings genuine happiness; don't settle for lower grades of happiness.* 43:43 🌊 *Craving is insatiable; fulfilling it leads to wanting more, akin to drinking salt water. Daily meditation helps develop a calm and sober mind.* 44:39 🙅‍♂️ *Be kind to yourself, avoid judgment, and recognize that gradual training leads to higher levels of joy and satisfaction.* 45:06 🔄 *Reflect on the benefits of indulging desires and recognize their unsatisfactory nature; use self-discovery rather than external judgment.* 45:48 🤯 *Successful retreat involves understanding one's afflictions and causes of suffering, leading to growth in wisdom.* 46:30 🧠 *The wise person acknowledges their foolishness; recognizing and understanding one's shortcomings is a key part of the path to awakening.* Made with HARPA AI

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  @Divorcedhousemaid6668 ай бұрын

  Suffering is a part of every sentinent beings lives. U can not stop it with egos

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  @missrachelreads__8 ай бұрын

  I’ve recently been wondering about the genesis of Handful of Leaves, so thank you so much for doing this episode. It was both enlightening and encouraging to hear y’all’s stories, Kai Xin & Heng Xuan. Just subscribed and am looking forward to more interesting Dhamma content. :)

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  @yickhwang998 ай бұрын

  This is inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

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  @IndiraFernando8 ай бұрын

  Loved this clip... Sadhu Sadhu.. much metta for sharing

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  @philiplim50058 ай бұрын

  You guys have done a great job to spread Dhamma, especially to younger generation. Many Thanks.

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  @HandfulOfLeaves8 ай бұрын

  Thank you for your kind words!

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  @WayChuangAng9 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the explanation, Ajahn. I couldn't quite get the reason why the Buddha made these 2 distinctions. It sounds logical to me to maximize the benefits and channel the charity towards the Sangha previously.

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  @mickmokkk11 ай бұрын

  really love the topic that not a lot of buddhist sharing discuss. exactly what i need at this moment. thank you for sharing!

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  @naturelover1284 Жыл бұрын

  if you forget yourself your outside of yourself again? but there is no self, I am confused...don't stay in self but then...

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  @noonespecial41718 ай бұрын

  The body, the feelings, emotions and thoughts are not you. What you see, hear, smell, taste all not you. Anything that is subject to change l, is impermanent is not you. If you attach to Anything you see, smell and taste, hear, feel and think, the illusion of a permanent identity appears, consciousness becomes this false illusion. If ... consciousness remains as the knowing of these phenomena that is freedom. There is no suffering as there is no one to suffer. First and foremost is complete understanding there is suffering and a cause and a cessation and the path out, which is the 8 fold path. First is Right View. Until right view us understood, we keep suffering. 🙏

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  @c.a.t.732 Жыл бұрын

  The view presented here of how "we" live our lives seeking pleasure, seeking only to gratify ourselves and maximize our enjoyment and personal status is a rather cynical view of human beings. Such gross negative generalizations are neither accurate or helpful, and would seem to come from a person who doesn't have much experience with average people and their lives.

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  @3ggshe11s Жыл бұрын

  It has scriptures, monks, priests, nuns, mantras, prayer beads, devotions, cosmic realms, devas and ghosts and demons, a belief in karma and rebirth, and an endless panoply of deities. Of course it's a religion. You don't need a single god-figure dictating rules to have a religion. Just ask the Jains or the Taoists.

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  @richardhall54894 ай бұрын

  "Just ask the Jains or the Taoists" Very funny. How would that work?

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  @mbaker9861 Жыл бұрын

  Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu! ❤

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  @KSG10 Жыл бұрын

  🙏🤝🤲

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  @ghanshyammaurya6606 Жыл бұрын

  Ve prode to be buddhist . Because ve are by cast shakya MAURYA.. And I'm Lord Buddha was born in shakya MAURYA cast .. They are prince of kapilvastu ganarajya .. shakya Muni Gautam Buddha was siddharth ..san of shuddhodhan and he wase king of kapilvastu ..

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  @hadesdogs4366 Жыл бұрын

  Amazing

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  @sheeliekittie9298 Жыл бұрын

  I'm sorry as i still do not think i understood. Please let me know more. If it is not a religion. Why is it categorized as one of the world religious? And if there is no God, this means automatically it's a philosophy?

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  @mateowm4224 Жыл бұрын

  hahaha even knowing I’ll die today i’ll justo do nothing and have fun

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  @chadkline4268 Жыл бұрын

  Nonsense. The Vinaya allows a blow to fend off advances of a woman, it allows a blow to escape a difficult situation, and those are rules for monks. The Buddha was against anger, but not all violence. The Buddha was violent with speech. The Buddha killed many beings in and on the ground walking around. The Buddha said the intent is greater than the action, which means the defense of innocence is greater than the violence against an attacker. This is BS. Anyone that would stand down as a man raped a little girl is a POS.

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  @monkonthikamandha6514 Жыл бұрын

  "AXIOM" is the word that can be used to describe DHAMMA

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  @Benny_000 Жыл бұрын

  It's not a religion because if you go within you can actually find that something that people call God. You don't have to believe in it, you can find it! It's hiding in the basement of your subconscious. Go inside and clean the basement by chasing out the shadows and there you can find your connection with the Higher Self :)

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  @AverageBuddhist88 Жыл бұрын

  I believe it is a religion since we follow scripture, set rituals and ceremonies, a clergy community, and we even have our own deities like for example Avalokitesvara, Hevajra, Chakrasamvara, Guru Dragpo, Manjusri, Vajrasattva etc. All these deities have specific rituals associated with them that have been preserved for centuries and centuries

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  @TheTraveler2222 Жыл бұрын

  Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? NEITHER! Its a science of the Mind, the science of Consciousness.

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  @AverageBuddhist88 Жыл бұрын

  At the same time it does believe in supernatural beings, rebirth, karma, rituals and ceremonies, even gods and goddesses like Avalokitesvara, Vajradhara, Mahakala, Manjusri, Hevajra, Samantabhadra, Kurukulla etc. I would say it is closer to a religion, but with a philosophy and a science as part of it

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  @queunlimited4779 Жыл бұрын

  🤔self-preservation?

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  @elbertleannon Жыл бұрын

  I love tuning in. You desperately need smzeus.

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  @zahariachirica5466 Жыл бұрын

  Does the budhisn believe in reincarnation?

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  @AverageBuddhist88 Жыл бұрын

  We call it rebirth, unless the person can choose where they are getting reborn, then it's reincarnation. Only highly realised beings can choose where they go after death

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  @zahariachirica5466 Жыл бұрын

  @@AverageBuddhist88 Then it's a religion Buddhism though I had heard it was in the beginning just a new and simple way of life, a new life philosophy as thought by Buddha himself. I'm confused..

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  @AverageBuddhist88 Жыл бұрын

  @@zahariachirica5466 Yes it is a religion. Original scripture also talks about spirits, demons, celestial beings, magic, all this. Then in Mahayana Buddhism, the tradition I follow, we believe that the Buddha taught about deities like Vajradhara, Avalokitesvara, Amitayus and Tara Bodhisattva. The only form of Buddhism that matches your description is secular Buddhism, but this was founded in America and not taught by the Buddha

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  @khp7425 Жыл бұрын

  buddhism is a religion and a philosophy and much more.

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  @domm1341 Жыл бұрын

  So metaphysical then?

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  @itsmyremoteviewingjourney6656 Жыл бұрын

  Its just a word we try and attach personal understanding to it. But it's not about the word, it's about the feeling and belief. Use your intuition to describe darhma, not your words and language.

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  @zendog8592 Жыл бұрын

  Ajman Brahm, the village idiot of Buddhism

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  @kevinhaines7461 Жыл бұрын

  It most definitely is it has it own monastic community and rituals as much or more than any other religious faith

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  @xxxxc860 Жыл бұрын

  Whatever it is the essence/ core value of the Lord Buddha 's teaching and the path shown by him is so deep, pragmatic and unmatchable. It is meant for wise people and it's validity will continue to remain forever. Since it is so realistic and logical it is not possible for unwise people to digest his phylosophy!

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  @AverageBuddhist88 Жыл бұрын

  I don't agree that it is realistic and logical as that makes his teachings seem like they are on a human level. They are transcendant, above our understanding and logic. Areas of the religion like rebirth, karma, spirits, demons, devas, magic, nagas etc these are not realistic or logical but they are in Buddha's teachings and are real. Then also deities like Avalokitesvara, Vajradhara, Mahakala Yamantaka, Tara, Samantabhadra, Kurukulla etc these also aren't logical or easy to understand at all but are still very true according to the Buddha

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  @ObamaoZedong Жыл бұрын

  Ajahn Brahm, the Alan Watts of our time. Life is like a concert. When one ends, we clap.

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  @krystekk1 Жыл бұрын

  Buddha was a genius