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2026-05-02
Evening Dharma Talk - The Middle Way
55:39
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Yuka Nakamura
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The Buddha called the noble eightfold path the middle way. The middle way stands for a basic principle that can be applied to many areas of our life. Our relationship to sense pleasures, energy, emotions, social responsibilities and hope vs. fear. It means not getting caught in dualities or polarities, not fixating on any extreme, but finding creative ways to deal with the complexities and ambiguities of human life.
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Gaia House
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A Path for Here & Now
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2026-04-30
Evening Dharma Talk: Right Intention
58:12
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Yuka Nakamura
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Right or wise intention is the second path factor in the noble eightfold path and it comprises the three qualities of renunciation, non-ill will and non-cruelty. They are wholesome qualities that lead to our own welfare and the welfare of others. The talk discusses the discourse MN 19 in which the Buddha describes how he came to this understanding and how they can be cultivated.
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Gaia House
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A Path for Here & Now
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2026-04-25
Q&A
56:44
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Ajahn Sucitto
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00:34 Q1Can you say more about the nature of mind; 09:38 Can you explain one more time sati (mindfulness) being inside and outside and both inside and outside; 17:24 Q2 Can you speak about jhana. Some Thai forest teachers teach it and others won't mention it. 27:41 Q3 How to cultivate clarity of vision. 30:01 Q4 What is the difference between cause and effect and conditioning? 33:49 Q5 Do creativity and imagination help or can they be obstacles to the practice of Buddhism? 37:43 Q6 What is the role of practices like QiGong and yoga and spiritual life? 35:54 Q7 What can we do about physical and leg pain? 42:59 Q8 How can one deal with repeated negative thoughts? 50:16 Q9 I am concerned about good and evil in the world. Should one be taking up action against it? 51:42 Q10 What qualities or practices should we focus on as an anagarika (one who leaves the household life)? 54:28 Q11 What's a good thing to think about as the last thing before you sleep?
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Sumedharama Monastery (Casa de Oração Santa Rafaela Maria)
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On the Move
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2026-04-24
Q&A
56:40
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Q1 00:06 Sometimes at home I fall asleep meditating. I feel at peace and focused but just relaxed too much. Can you advise? Q2 13:23 Could you please give some advice on how to prevent attachment and clinging arising? Q3 18:52 What are the factors for wisdom to arise? Q4 25:52 What are the purposes of not eating after 12:00? Why can we eat only a little bit, like some cheese? Q5 32:32 I love my family and want them to know who I am. Fear of losing them is somehow close to the fear of losing part of what I am. I like the Vedic term jiva that may also be called individuality. Is it possible that jiva has no identity, no limits and no attachments? Are the inter-connection of compassion and loving kindness, forms of attachment? Q6 40:58 How best to support or love someone whose mind is exhausted and burnt out? Q7 45:15 We've heard about right effort and right view, what about right action? They seem very similar. Q8 49:37 What are the best or most beneficial hours for meditation? Q9 52:28 When labelling feelings with the three qualities anicca, dukkha, annata, is it a good idea to do it also with feeling of joy or piti?
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Sumedharama Monastery (Casa de Oração Santa Rafaela Maria)
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On the Move
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2026-04-23
Q&A
58:36
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Ajahn Sucitto
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Q1 What is the goal of a meditation session other than maintaining awareness of what arises and ceases in the present moment? 07:45 Q2 What is the goal other than being enlightened? 14:11 Q3 how can we deal with remorse regarding situations where in hindsight we feel we should have acted? 26:13 Q4 how can I make disturbance the objective meditation? Can you give advice on how to deal with aversion? 34:07 Q5 What about resistance to walking meditation? What are the benefits of walking meditation? 42:00 Q6 There's knowledge in my mind that one action is not conditioned to the following one. There's a gap between the feelings and craving. With skilfulness we can stop this unskilful movement. Can you comment please?
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Sumedharama Monastery (Casa de Oração Santa Rafaela Maria)
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On the Move
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