Q: Dealing With The Endlessly Critical Voice In My Head

(approx. 11 minutes) KEYWORDS: Q: "I have been keeping up the suggested '15 minutes of non-judgmental awareness practice' and am disconcerted to find an apparently endlessly critical voice in my head. I see where it comes from and how strong it is on sin and guilt, and how weak it is on forgiveness. I understand all too clearly what you mean by unacknowledged dukkha. How to proceed? If you have any more good advice, I will be glad to hear it." Compulsive controlling, unreceived, smoke, fire, indoctrination, knowing not-knowing, anger, counter design, spiritual faculties, heart language, head language, nebulous fear, reintegrated.

Q: Is This Just A Passing Mood Or Is It Denied Dukkha?

(approx. 12 minutes) KEYWORDS: "The question is how do I know the difference between the mind just following its old familiar pattern of chasing after thoughts, and denied dukkha which needs further exploration?" Guilt, triggers, Ajahn Chah, finished, 3 kinds of dukkha: present-generated dukkha, old unmet dukkha, adopted dukkha, cutting through, seeing through, burning through, cold, shower, reintegrated, alcoholic parent, wholesome shame and toxic guilt, hiri ottappa, fear of consequences, hell, precepts, lemons are sour, blowing on a fire, vibhavatanha, not alone.