SAMADHI & JHANAS dhamma talk
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ย. 2022
- MAN GIVES UP EVERYTHING
In 2015, aged 47 an English businessman gave up everything and travelled Asia to find true happiness. Now a Buddhist Monk, living a simple life in Thailand, he shares the continuing story.
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Phra Dan (Bhante Dhammarakkhita, Bhikkhu) is a Theravada Buddhist Monk who lived in India from 2020 and Thailand from 2023. Born in Sussex, England in 1967. Educated by French Catholic Monks. A successful businessman in Estate Agency and Financial Services during the 1980's and 90's. Married, now divorced with 3 adult son's. 2000 marked change and travel including South Africa returning to the UK in 2003 to continue different work and business activities until 2012. Gradually materialistic values turned to renunciation, simplicity and meditation, living nomadically in an old Ford Transit van full time for 3 years. VanLife and meditation led to Buddhism and a Thai Forest Tradition, Theravada Buddhist Monastery in the UK. During 2015 travelling the Buddhist Holy Sites of India, deep faith reinforced desire for Ordination. In 2020 after 5 years of intensive meditation practice between Thai Forest Monasteries in Thailand and England he was Ordained in India where he lived for 3 years until returning to Thailand in 2023.
Sabe Satta Sukhi Hontu
Listening to this a day following my dad's birthday, 4 June. He would have been 110. He was an older dad. I remember walks as a wee one, he would say throughout, breath in, breath out, feel your breath', and I'd laugh,
'oh dad.' Now, much older I say the same to my grandchildren.
As always Thank you.
Our parents and their wisdom is one of the highest blessings. Gratitude for your reflection. Sukhi Hontu
Thank you so much for clearly explaining this.
I have watched many monks' lectures mentioning that there are 4 stages of meditation but with no clear explanation about the difference level of mindfulness at each stage.
According to my understanding, it is not recommended to strive for any achievement during meditation practice but let the process occurs naturally, helping to avoid the greediness of achieving something. However, it is great to know and be able to recognize them after the practice. Your clear and detailed explanations are the answers I have been looking for
Namo Buddha
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Very good Bhante very good! Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu!
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@@englishmonk Sukhi Hontu Venerable Samana Danana!
For one who wish to end all metal & physical sufferings forever first of all must practice SILA - morality/ virtue develop from basic precepts to higher precept according to 8 FOLD NOBLE PATH. How ever much one practice meditation without the DHAMMA knowledge , Dhamma practice, following 8FNP a person may achieve all states of meditation BUT will never reach the SUPREME NIBHANNA. ALL Teachings of ALL BUDDHAS (countless BUDDHAS of the past & of future) are included in the 8FNP. Wish all peace & happiness
yes...
Could you please talk about vissapana or insight meditation? There are 10-day retreats of this kind here in the USA.
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
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If you are thinking that there are no thoughts then you are not at 1st samadhi..hahaha. Namaste Prabhu Ji 💐🙏 thanks for the amazing knowledge 🙏 Namo Buddhay
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Excellent! Thanks so much. I have spent many many hours on Jhana discourse and this 30 minute diddy tops them all. So much is reconciled. So much is explained in practicality. Om
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Thank you for taking the time to make such an informative video to help us all progress on our individual paths. Many blessings.
You're very welcome. There are plenty more... Sukhi Hontu
What a great explination.
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Wonderfully instructive videos. Keep them coming.
Thank you!
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
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Can it check "nimitta" will appear in samadhi or jhana stages?
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🙏 🙏 🙏 anumodana Pra Dan for sharing this video.
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Thank you Bhante for explaining jhanas and meditation.
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Namo Buddhaya 🙏🙏🙏🌻🌻🌻
Namo Buddhaya. Thank you for watching. Please SUBSCRIBE and visit again. Sukhi Hontu 🙏
Awesome thank you so much
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Wonderful extrapolation. A question: Are the full disappearance of hindrances and Nibanna the exact same thing?
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@@englishmonk Thank you, I will tune in. Have a wonderful day.
Worship on your feet dear Venerable,
When I do focussig on breath eventually I become slightly feel my breath. Once my mind gets other thoughts and come back to the object at once I feel lightness swallen feeling of my body and calmness in my mind.
Sometimes even I want to stop meditation body is not ready to it.
The thing is while continuing this blissfull state I want to get up and I put my effort to stay more time so far I could sit only for thirty minutes maximum.
Dear Venerable my heartiest gratitude for the Dhamma You shared in this Video.🙏🙏🙏
Bow down You🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
I'm happy it's useful. Sukhi Hontu
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Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! 🙏🙏🙏
My heartiest gratitude Venerable🙏🙏🙏🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️
this is so important. thanks very much! :)
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Wonderful. Very well explained. Thank you Sir.
Namo Buddhaya Himanshu. You are welcome. Thank you for watching and your kind comment. Please SUBSCRIBE and visit again. Blessings with mettā and Sukhi Hontu 🙏
Thank you Phra Dan, very helpful 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Sukhi Hontu
Namo Buddha sweet sir☘️☘️
Namo Buddhaya Sukhi Hontu 🙏
@@englishmonk Namo bhuddaya my head vibrates heavily after years of practice whats wrong am i on the correct path? Please reply me venerable monk
@@doreenbuultjens2374 Namo Buddhaya Doreen. Thank you for watching and your comment. Please email me englishbuddhistmonk@gmail.com so I can help you directly as well as in next Q&A's video. It is difficult to provide a full answer in this little chat box, I hope you understand. Please also SUBSCRIBE to this channel and visit again. Sukhi Hontu 🙏
@@doreenbuultjens2374 What kind of meditation are you practicing?
@@englishmonk i just watch my empty mind eyes closed
What a Buddhaful video. Sending gratitude for your assistance on my spiritual journey. 🙏🏼
You answered so many of my questions. And ur analogies were so helpful. 🤯
I just subscribed to ur channel. Many thanks 🙏🏼
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Thank you very much Bhante for explaining meditation stages with your own experiences rather than discussing what is in the suttas, all what you discussed are in the suttas too. For very important reasons suttas do not explain certain experiential dhamma that one must find out oneself by practicing meditation & personal experiences may differ from person to person - In Lord Buddas teaching one has to focus/ be aware rather than concentrating (may cause head aches & other problems) on the object - As progress on meditation the initial object of meditation fade away & mindfulness on object, preethi - sukkha & upekkha becomes the objects sequentially. As progress on meditation the yogi should not go back to initial object (breath) . Other important point you explained is that when moving from sukkha to upeksha not to get attached to the sukka but let the mind advance/ move from one stage to the next upto 4th on it's own - just be aware. The bases too have their own signs to mark the difference between the past & present - Lord Buddha's meditation is explained as volutionally (kamma/ mental constructions) conditionally (many) taking place. For those who have practice meditation in past lives the focusing becomes easy, do not try hard to focus, important to be relaxed, & happy during mediation period. metta may all beings be happy & peaceful.
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Dear Ajahn, I find it difficult to get information on the Arupa Jhanas, especially the second one, the Timeless State. Some literature name it as Infinite Consciousness but that is something else, I would think. Thank for your kind, continuous effort provided to us.
Don't worry about getting information, just do the practice and you will experience the Jhānas for yourself
I heard that supernormal powers(levitation, reading the thoughts, etc.) achieved on Jhana #4. Is it true?
I know supernormal powers are distractions. But...they are so interesting and so inspiring.. and can give a strong believe in Dharma and Budda.
Keep practicing and you will be sure to see for yourself. Sukhi Hontu
Would you please be able to explain mettha meditation and benefits.
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Splendid explanation, thank you.
I experienced 8th Jhana one day at age 49 while walking to work. And your description is good.
I will elaborate the “no perception or non perception “, it is pure awareness, not at all engaged just aware. A key insight came from this awareness, I was aware of the body, I was not the body, I was everything including empty space but further I was beyond all space and time and all things were within me and of me.
The insight in regard to this awareness was everything is predetermined, the body continued without “me” it got to work, it worked, I was not engaged at all, I was like a passenger in a car, although that isn’t correct either, because I was motionless. Consider you are asleep and dreaming , your dream character is moving about in the dream but in truth you are motionless. This lasted almost 3 hours.
I had this happen also at age 11, but that lasted only about 10 minutes.
It really is just about focusing the mind on one point, object.
The one at 49 I had no meditation knowledge I for no known reason decided to focus on a feeling of unconditional love while walking to work, I remember I nearly dropped the feeling because the concentration was so great, but I ignored to little voice saying stop, and then boom I went from being that person to being all there is.
Good but remember what you describe is past experience. What is important and all that matters is now, your present experience. Be happy and stay well.
great insight. close to nirvana
@@englishmonk absolutely, it can be a trap to try and repeat the experience, when at the time I dropped all expectations because I had no knowledge of this and so wasn’t expecting anything.
@@balajiramamurthy9105 definitely, it would have been if I didn’t have the volition to “do” something. No matter I understand now
Thanks for the video, very much appreciated it! I have a question about the experience of samadhi. Don't have a teacher, I've been practicing meditation on my own for about 10 years now and just need a confirmation what I'm doing is the right direction. I think i had glimpses of samadhi or not ,not sure...the first time was when i listened recorded sound of rain at home, my body just vanished and i became the sound for a couple of seconds, guess i merged with the object of meditation. The second time , just hugged my babyboy when we went to sleep and all of a sudden our bodies were gone only pure awareness was remaining. All of the room was there just me and his body vanished. The third time i was driving my car and on a quick succession i saw my thoughts from the side like a third person, all of sudden everything dropped my body felt like floating my mind experienced incredible joy of detaching from evry day thinking. My awareness was to the roof i could notice every movement of my body,my mind wasn't Judgemental just witnessing here and now,i guess that was non duality state of consciousness. If anybody experienced anything like that,please let me know. So if that was samadhi, i was in perfect awareness,...all my senses were open. Not like in jhana absorbed in a single object. If you can explain that for me ,please,.. would be great,thanks in advance!
Try sitting without recorded rain sound, cuddling your son or driving for few hours. If you develop the same states of mind dispassionately this is Samādhi.
@englishmonk thanks so much for the reply! The problem is, i can't repeat my experience by will,i guess, have to give up trying too but it's so hard. I'll just give up any thought about achieving anything, at least that's what the books tell me. Thanks so much, really appreciate it
Thank you for this video. How long does it generally take to get to the First Jhana if say are meditating for two hours a day?
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@@englishmonk Thanks you 🙏
Hello Venerable.
Thank you for the video. Does anapana samadhi is enough to practice then insight bhavana or have we need to reach at least jhanas' steadiness?
Some teachers say that jhana is not a necessary condition for insight practice (and therefore nibbana) however many suttas speak of jhana regarding meditation. What is your point of view on this?
Thank you again.
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Namo Buddhaya Anicca. Don't get too caught up in all the terminology. Simply practice Sila, Samadhi and Panna and enjoy the results. Your dedication to the practice is good so Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu for that effort and determination. Yes keep practicing anapanasati, mindfulness of breathing and the 4 stages of samadhi and following jhanas will happen happen but don't stop to read the road signs, just keep going. Sukhi Hontu 🙏
Ah you meant apanasamadhi, I read as anapanasati. Apanasamadhi is not a practice it is the result of practicing. But this doesn't change the answer to your overall question. 🙏
@@englishmonk Thank you for your quick answer 🙏. My apologies I did a writing mistake. I wanted to say appana samadhi, not "anapana".
Hi Phra Dan, would you speak about vulnerability please? In regards to the Buddha discussing what life was like before awakening, I know he said he was going to awaken if he died doing so and used Anapanasati on the night he awakened, how do we surrender the 1st fetter so stream entry happens? I know its not an effort by an identity that will surrender, but would you please discuss the process of accepting vulnerability even when we, unlike you, are in the 'safety' of our homes where we aren't dealing with wild animals? Maybe your own journey from living conventionally as an Englishman with modern life etc, to donning robes and living in a vastly different environment and dependency on the Dhamma. How did you make peace in mind, with the personality as 'me' and the new conditions. Also from Meditation to the overload of the senses from the world. I notice defense mechanisms and the nervous system freezes, afraid to feel the intensity. And also Ego death ... Ajahn Sumedho says the personality doesn't go away, and I'm uncertain on how to not let it take over when the 3 Tanhas appear, like him I have huge issues with Vibhava Tanha and then fear comes, I don't know how to let go. I know the Buddha said if we don't cling then that's all the teachings sorted, however something clings and I suspect a defense mechanism that is either Karmic or learned, I don't know. Thank you kindly and I hope this was not an overload! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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@@englishmonk thank you Bhante! 🙏🏻
you could have just gone to Midhurst
If you mean Cittaviveka, Chithurst I did and still do when in England, it's my local monastery. Be happy and stay well.
I thought the only state that wasn't conditioned was Nibbana.
Yes, that's correct
Last time I checked there were 4 jahna's not 8.
4 rupa then 4 arupa, 4 of body then 4 of mind
There are 9.