(approx 11 minutes) Q: I have everything in terms of material concerns, however I am still fundamentally unhappy. What can I do about it? Materialists, stories, gratification, desire, wanting, dissatisfied, fire, burnt, theory, approximation, discipline attention, slow down, meditation, counting breathing, craft, wood lath, pottery, crochet, smartphone, interest, begin again.
(approx. 12 minutes) KEYWORDS: “When you've been affected by a deep personal trauma that results in emotional responses such as ' betrayal', 'deep disappointment ', 'ingratitude', and so forth, how can we learn to really 'let go'?” (approx. 12 minutes) KEYWORDS: 'How can we wisely address our impacted body mind states? Whilst the head can come to a better place, the heart continuously struggles. How can we move beyond regret, and the deluded self?' Vibhavatanha, printing press, self-improvement, in-breath, victims, denied dukkha, Vulture’s Peak, backlog, overwhelmed, sadness, anger, good friends, exercise routine, singing, compassion.
(approx. 14 minutes) KEYWORDS: Q: "Please can you talk a little about the way to develop a truly heartfelt, but genuinely Buddhist devotion, and how to relate to the Buddha in one's heart?" Personal reflections, emotions, commitment, loyalty, aliveness, concepts, meditation tools, open-hearted state, nourishment, lifestyle guru, rehydrate, awareness, candle, incense, Refuges, determinations, gratitude, avoiding negative emotions, terrifying movies, joy, happiness, caring, painting, rust, habits, losing ourselves, news items, despair, emotional repertoire, capacious, intelligence, neurosis, fear, reclaiming native sensitivity, solitary practice, Dedication of Punnya, intentional wishing, psalms, theism, anthropomorphism, external authority, trust, freedom.
(approx. 11 minutes) KEYWORDS: "I have been ghosted by two close friends. They disappeared, without explanation. I emailed each 3 times requesting an open discussion and neither replied. In meditation, I offer and ask for forgiveness. Can you recommend additional ways to help let go of these painful rejections?" Commitment, framing, learn, lost, samsara, uninspected relationship with pain, Ajahn Chah, comfort, convenience, denied dukkha, meeting dukkha with interest, endurance, vector for transformation, 10 parami, framing, noble ordeal, 5 spiritual faculties, overwhelmed, stories, strategies, awakening, Ajahn Dukkha.
(approx. 12 minutes) Keywords: Form and spirit, playing a violin, right holding, regularly, commitment, determination, internalised, structures encoded in the forms, Five Spiritual Faculties, trust, energy, embodied mindfulness, collectedness, discernment, creativity and agility, fundamentalism, meditation on listening to The Sound of Silence, accumulated denied fear, disillusionment, navaka monks training.