(approx. 6 minutes) Q: Is widening attention the only way to cope with the compulsive judging mind?
Habits, we were trained this way, identifying AS the discriminative intelligence, struggling, criticism, Ajahn Chah, virtuous struggle, a beautiful struggle, aspiration.
(approx. 8 minutes) Q: Could you say something about how to handle loss?
Sudden loss, difficult feelings, light switch, perception of absence, how we relate to the sense of loss, structures, no judgement, angry, ‘be with’, fear, conceptual curiosity, no judgement.
(approx. 9 minutes) Keywords: "I find myself frustrated by the laziness of others". Two approaches, strategies, expectations, meeting experiences, Ajahn Chah, 70%-30%, 90%-10%, stories in our head, judging, questioning, resentment, feelings in our heart, surrendering, deep in-breath, the open-heated state, feel fully offended, agents of our suffering, compassionate heart, trusting, relationships, alone under a tree, settle the great matter, vectors of transformation, humility, abdication, modesty.
(approx. 7 minutes) Keywords: Initial aspirations, inspiration, enlightenment, servant of the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, disposition of a servant, Morning Chanting, Amaravati, responsibility, belly awareness, heart awareness, head awareness, fantasies, actuality, openness, capacity, aliveness, contraction, sound of silence.