This dhamma talk, guided meditation, comments, questions and responses was offered on the 16th of May, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!”
0:00:14 - GUIDED MEDITATION
00:23:08 - DHAMMA TALK
0:44:45 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES
What happens when I'm *not* mindful?
(i) Loss of fluency in our attention —
(ii) Loss of the here & now
(iii) Loss of the space: collapsing into things.
(iv) Loss of embodiment
(vI) Loss of the other
Hindrances – a glance at the list of troubles and how they manifest .
The different starting points of Buddhist and Western psychology. The Buddhas vision of freedom
Different types of troubles: soteriological hindrances (samyojana), afflictions (kilesa), inflations (āsava).
A detailed look at the 5 nivāraṇa, the five psychological obstacles to the cultivation of stillness as the basis for insight and understanding. The phenomenology of their manifestation.
