Dharma Talks
given at Bodhi College
2020-12-07
Evening Q&A
42:53
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Meaning of ‘The citta goes to distinction’; search for security externally and internally; the wrapping and unwrapping of citta; manas and its relationship to citta; practicing with grief; is citta the unconditioned; please clarify comment about vipassana practice; when is observing bodily/somatic states dissociation and cutting off from them? |
Citta: Mind, Heart, Spirit
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2020-12-07
Afternoon Q&A
27:29
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Meaning of ‘concocted’; upward movement of energy; difference between manas and mano; meaning of ‘pure mind’; development of ‘wise discernment’; citta as process rather than thing; can yoga help unbind citta; difference in Vedic meaning of ‘chitta’ and Buddha’s use of ‘citta’; where duality comes in; meaning of ‘unwrapped citta’; Ajahn Maha Boowa’s characterization of citta. |
Citta: Mind, Heart, Spirit
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2020-12-06
Overview of Citta
50:18
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Referring to various Dhammapada passages, we come to understand that citta is stuck, grasped, bound up. But it can be released with wisdom. In meditation we practice calming and steadying.
Citta can bond to body or breathing rather than running out. |
Citta: Mind, Heart, Spirit
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