1 Buddha Dharma - Fundamentals of Meditation by Ven Dr. Gunaratana

[NerdtheKid]

just follow the simple shit. the eightfold path and less suffering study them and yourself. once you meet the realization that enlightenment is the only way that will bring peace to you, you will do so. no meds required.

[MsFaraox]

Would be nice to have a transcription...

[meerapot]

i get headache at the back of my head (stress headache - i am presently suffering from depression) when i practice this meditation. It has been only two days since i started meditating and since i started reading your book. Is this common or should i do something about it ?

[sajeewashaluka]

@meerapot It is advisable not to meditate until u get your depression cured(From medicine).

[meerapot]

@sajeewashaluka Thanks for the reply :) ... I am doing good now but I didn t cure my depression with medicines but I took a yoga class. Meditation is now making me more pecefull and I am able to work more productive these days

[Gandalfs6]

the audio is poor, and I can barely hear what is said.

[tungaryjitro]

Great talk Bhante. Very simple and straight forward; the way it should be taught. Bhante Gunaratana truly is a Master of Buddhism and Buddist Meditation, no doubt. Thank you for all that you do for the betterment of all beings, Bhante. May peace, good health and long life be with you.

[MrPunjabicanadian]

I read their book "Mindfulness in Plain English" and since them i am love with this guy

[hadora60]

great help for this vedio for me to stat meditat. buddha saranai

[sajeewashaluka]

@psychoaaa Dear Friend, Start to do metta (Loving-Kindness) meditation. Its the best meditation to get rid of anger.

[psychoaaa]

Please is there a meditation teaching in Los Angeles, California. While meditating suddenly out from no where my anger come to my mind. The emotion is so strong that I had to stop meditating otherwise I would have a stroke or heart attack. I could not continue meditation. How can I overcome my anger?

[aaron343432]

@psychoaaa

he is right; the bad part of anger is when thoughts of ill-will and the negative emotional state of anger arises and loving kindness meditation is a cure for it.

[hearts0ngs]

@psychoaaa I can relate to having strong, disturbing emotions coming up in the midst of a meditation sitting. While the advice above is correct (love, as anger's opposite, is the scripturally advised remedy), we need to be aware of our modern-day conditioning. Unconditional loving-kindness and simple patience are not fostered in modern cultures, really. So I like to start small, by just practising patience with my mind, even that is an aspect of love. When the anger arises, apply patience...

[hearts0ngs]

@psychoaaa ...and patiently observe this mind in its state of anger. It isn't you, it is not even 'your' anger, though it certainly can feel that way. This is important: do not identify with ANY of the mind-states that arise , none of them are lasting, and therefore, none are actually 'yours' in any true sense, they are just visitors...as they arrived, so will they depart, if you do not cling to them.

And of course, cultivate kindness toward yourself, find even a spark of it and let it grow...

[patrickz218]

I love tis guy

[samdanib]

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