Hillside Hermitage Podcast

How to break the negative mental patterns.If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via:https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

"Cannot Endure" A brief look into the AN 5.139 sutta and how right samadhi can come only through immovability towards the five sense objects.If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via:https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Difference between mere bearing of discomfort and "enduring things on the right level"Common, yet mistaken, idea of the Buddha being a child when he had the first jhana For the relevant Suttas and the Gilgit manuscript text mentioned in this talk: Click hereIf you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via:https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Is there a way of practically understanding what "consciousness" is, without falling into abstractions?If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via:https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Overcoming an inherent intoxication with life.If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

-Detachment from identity and gender. -Equanimity arises not from changing external perceptions but from relinquishing ownership of the body and its attributes. -Praise and blame affect only those who mistakenly identify with their form, but letting it go will require abandoning of the pursuit of validation, desire, and self-image. -Beautification and social approval reinforce attachment, while seeing the body as impermanent and not-self leads to freedom from suffering.If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via:https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

The ultimate way of permanently uprooting the five hindrancesIf you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via:https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Learning how to address the root of the problem through the correct training and discernment. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

A recap of an old discussion on how to keep the perspective on the goal of practice by regularly questioning yourself: Are you suffering? If so, what is the cause of this suffering? Is your practice bearing fruit or not?If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

A recap of an old discussion on how to develop calm within the discomfort of right endurance through knowing the breath. Also, a description of the fundamental discomfort of the senses and why one acts out of lust. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

How to differentiate between different types of pleasures, and which ones are harmful and which ones not as much. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

An actual TRAINING in virtue and sense restraint, as opposed to just blindly adhering to it. Dealing with the pressures of an irrational mind. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

A recap of one of our old videos, describing the how not to fall into a trap of managing your suffering at the expense of uprooting the problem of it. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Is there a way that's according to the Suttas whereby a lay person can actually practice successfully towards the stream-entry or higher? ___________________________________ The books mentioned in the video discuss the historical differences between the Suttas and the later Commentaries and Abhidhammas, the original jhana practice taught by the Buddha, and later yogic-style concentration practices: "Early Buddhist Meditation: The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight" by Keren Arbel "Reexamining Jhana: Towards a Critical Reconstruction of Early Buddhist Soteriology" by Grzegorz Polak (https://www.academia.edu/34093551/Reexamining_Jhana_Towards_a_Critical_Reconstruction_of_Early_Buddhist_Soteriology) "Nikaya Buddhism and Early Chan: A Different Meditative Paradigm" by Grzegorz Polak ___________________________________ @14:48 - A mistake, it wasn't Mahasi's teacher, but the teacher of Ledi Sayadaw called Hpo Hlaing. For further reading of some works that unintentionally reveal implicit esoteric, yogic, and Abhidhammic views that underlie modern Theravada, see: "Kate Crosby - Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia" "Kamala Tiyavanich - Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth Century Thailand" "P.L. Dhar - Thai Forest Tradition and Advaita-Vedanta" ____________________________________ If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Mind needs pressure to expand. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Does practice of dispassion lead to depression? Or is it a completely different thing... If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Is it possible to be deeply concerned and invested in the worldly affairs and practice rightly towards liberation from suffering at the same time? If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Further investigation into the intentional nature of breathing and why it is particularly useful for undermining your sense of control. How to recognize the tantric nature of "energies", "techniques" and "special experiences" and how to abandon it. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Another look at anapanasati from a different practical perspective, uncovering its core principles and where they apply. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Practice that inevitably results in jhana and the examples of the non-sensual pleasure that accompanies it. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Different ways of describing "citta" and looking into various aspects of the relationship one has with it. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

The correct way of uprooting the hindrances that make you feel like a debtor or a prisoner. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Another talk in "Mind - The Wild Animal" series. It addresses the relationship between the five lower fetters and citta. As mentioned previously, this practice applies only to those who are already firmly established in virtue and have been restraining their senses from intentional distractions and unbeneficial states. Otherwise, any notion of "heart," "body," or "mind" that they hold will not pertain to the true internal physicality of rupa, and thus their citta will remain indiscernible to them. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

‘Don't run back to the past, don't long for the future. What's past is left behind; the future has not arrived. Whatever phenomenon is presently arisen is clearly seen right there. Knowing this, foster it— unfaltering, unshakable.' The Sutta discussed in this video: https://suttas.hillsidehermitage.org/?q=mn134 If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

This is a continuation of "Mind - The Wild Animal" series, specifically focusing on overcoming sensuality in relation to citta and recognizing the immediate danger in it. As mentioned previously, this practice applies only to those who are already firmly established in virtue and have been restraining their senses from intentional distractions and unbeneficial states. Otherwise, any notion of "heart," "body," or "mind" that they hold will not pertain to the true internal physicality of rupa, and thus their citta will remain indiscernible to them. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

This is a continuation of the investigation into the nature of citta. This time, we are describing a more immediate relationship with it and your fundamental responsibility towards it. And how faith could lead all the way to arahantship. As mentioned previously, this practice applies only to those who are already firmly established in virtue and have been restraining their senses from intentional distractions and unbeneficial states. Otherwise, any notion of "heart," "body," or "mind" that they hold will not pertain to the true internal physicality of rupa, and thus their citta will remain indiscernible to them. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

A practical examination of ways to see your mind and learn how to communicate with it directly. This practice is only applicable to those who are already sufficiently established in virtue and have been restraining their senses from intentional distraction and unbeneficial states, otherwise any notion of "heart", "body" or "mind" that they have will not be pertaining to the true internal physicality of rupa. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

An audio talk, given in Poland, on how to discern the "right level" of your mind where the fruitful endurance can begin. Recently, we visited Poland for a few days to meet with Ajahn Kondanno, one of our monks, who is trying to establish a small monastery/hermitage there, in the style of Hillside and Samanadipa. We met with several people who were very interested in the practice and answered their questions on Dhamma over the following few days. You can find out more about the project and support it via: https://www.fundacjadrzewobodhi.pl/en/support/ Your help is much appreciated! Anumodana.

A recent audio talk that covers subtler aspects of Dhamma practice and reflections, which can only be understood with a foundation of developed virtue and a decent degree of seclusion... If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Where is that "right level" of enduring that we often talk about? How to abandon silabbataparamasa? Recently, we visited Poland for a few days to meet with Ajahn Kondanno, one of our monks, who is trying to establish a small monastery/hermitage there, in the style of Hillside and Samanadipa. We met with several people who were very interested in the practice and answered their questions on Dhamma over the following few days. You can find out more about the project and support it via: https://www.fundacjadrzewobodhi.pl/en/support/ Your help is much appreciated! Anumodana.

A guided contemplation for discerning the six sense bases as peripheral phenomena shaping your experience, revealing their anicca nature. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

A discussion aimed at gaining direct insight into the principle of "Dependent Origination" or "Simultaneous Presence." Sn12.41 Pañcaverabhaya Suttaṃ: "Which is the noble method that is well-seen and well-understood by wisdom? Here, householder, a noble disciple thoroughly "concurrently attends" to this dependent origination: ‘When this exists, that is; when this does not exist, that is not; with the arising of this, that arises; with the ceasing of this, that ceases." If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Delusion is a self-imposed blindness and an active process of distraction—a continuous effort to redirect one's attention away from the uncomfortable truths that self-awareness will reveal. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Revisiting the Metta practice... If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

The knowledge of your breath. If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Seeing the connection between unrestrained behaviour and your mind's liability to anxiety If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

An older talk of ours, that addresses many of the questions we've been receiving recently... If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

What is consciousness? What is mind? If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

The defilements can only sully one's life through the conscious choice to engage with them. By learning to withstand these impurities through the middle way of right endurance, one discovers "an island that no flood can overwhelm." If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

- This is an excerpt from one of our old talks. It's a practical exploration of where true responsibility lies, emphasizing the essential practice of monitoring our motivations and consciously choosing not to act on detrimental intentions. - Check out the latest Ven Anigha's article on the "signs of the mind": https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/the-cues-of-the-mind/ If you wish to support the Hillside Hermitage Sangha you are very welcome to do so via: https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us

Purpose of the precept against entertainment. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

This is an excerpt from one of our old talks. Talks about the dangers and relative benefits of concentration practices as opposed to the liberating results of the correct meditation of not giving in to the mental defilements or unwholesome states. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

How to practice in the environment that is challenging you. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Questioning the concept that concentrating on pleasant breath sensations can lead to liberation or achieve any semblance of Nobility. Suttas references: https://suttas.hillsidehermitage.org/?q=mn50#mn50:13.1-mn50:13.10 https://suttacentral.net/mn108?view=normal&lang=en If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Here is an excerpt from one of our old talks. It addresses the appropriation of self and why the denial of self doesn't lead to wisdom or liberation. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

How to attain the Dhamma with more than just your reasoning or magical beliefs. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Practice of metta and the root of your aversion. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

What to look for when it comes to structuring your life and surroundings in order to support your Dhamma practice. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

Discussing the wrong views that revolve around the idea of "impermanence" If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

When should you keep the Ten Precepts? If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/

How to correctly practice "asubha" contemplation that the Suttas often talk about. If you wish to support our work, the Hillside Hermitage monks and this channel you are very welcome to do so via: ⁠https://www.hillsidehermitage.org/support-us/