Down with the Dharma
By John B Freese
Down with the DharmaNov 08, 2020
Discourses on the Four Noble Truths from the Samyutta Nikaya
Icchānaṅgalasutta from the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss a discourse on the Buddha's meditation practice of mindfulness of breathing during the three month retreat.
SN 56.11
The One Thing Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing from the Samyutta Nikaya
SN 54.1 Ekadhammasutta (One Thing)
Discourse on Absorption and Discourse with Five Factors
Discourses on Right Effort, Five Powers, and Four Bases of Psychic Power from the Samyutta Nikaya
SN 49.1
SN 50.1
SN 51.1
SN 51.22
Simple Discourse and Second Analysis Discourse from the Linked Discourses on the Five Faculties
The In Ambapālī’s Mango Grove Discourse from the Satipatthanasamyutta
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the early Buddhist teaching on establishing mindfulness (satipatthana) which provides the early Buddhist contemplative structure. That structure is the body, body sensation, the heart-mind, and the Dhamma as the teachings on the 12 links of dependent origination.
Skillfull Discourse and Corruptions Discourse from the Discourses on the Awakening Factors in the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi, Upasaka Dustin, and Brother Robert discuss two discourses from the Bojjhangasamyutta (Linked Discourses on the Awakening Factors) from the Samyutta Nikaya.
SN 46:31
SN 46:33
Discourses on the Eightfold Path from the Maggasamyutta
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the following discourses from the Maggasamyutta
SN 45:91
SN 45:175
SN 45:177
SN 45:178
SN 45:179
SN 45:180
Ignorance Discourse and Analysis Discourse from the Discourses on the Eightfold Path in the Samyutta Nikaya
SN 45:1 Ignorance Discourse (Avijjasutta)
SN 45:8 Analysis Discourse (Vibhangasutta)
Spiritual Discourse from the Vedanasamyutta SN 36:31
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the Spiritual Discourse where the Buddha talks about three levels of body sensation, namely material, spiritual, and more spiritual.
The Abyss Discourse and the Arrow Discourse from the Discourses on Sensation in the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the teachings on body sensations from the Vedanasamyutta in the Samyuta Nikaya
SN 36.4
SN 36.6
Discourses on Samadhi and Abandonment from the Teachings on Sensations in the Samyutta Nikaya
SN 36:1 Samadhisutta (Discourse on Immersion)
https://suttacentral.net/sn36.1/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false
SN 36:3 Pahanasutta (Discourse on Abandonment)
https://suttacentral.net/sn36.3/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false
The Interior as Impermanent Discourse and The Exterior as Impermanent Discourse from the Discourses on the Six Sense Fields from the Samyutta Nikaya
Discourses on Impermanence Suffering and Not Self From the Teachings on the Aggregates in the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss three short discourses on impermanence, suffering, and not self in the sub-collection of discourses on the five aggregates (khandasamyutta) in the Samyutta Nikaya
SN 22:12
https://suttacentral.net/sn22.12/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
SN 22:13
https://suttacentral.net/sn22.13/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
SN 22:14
https://suttacentral.net/sn22.14/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
At Devadaha Discourse from the Connected Discourses on the Aggregates
Rev. Dhammmabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the At Devadaha Discourse on the five aggregates from the connected discourses on the aggregates (Khandasamyutta) in the Samyutta Nikaya.
SN 22:2 At Devadaha Discourse (Devadahasuta)
Discourse on Nakula's Father from the Teachings on the Aggregates in the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi talks about this discourse on the five aggregates of body, sensation, perception, volition, and consciousness then he and Rev. Dot Saunders Perez discuss.
The Nagarautta (City Discourse) from the Samyuttta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the Nagarasutta where the Buddha describes the 12 links of dependent origination and the Eightfold Path like an ancient path to an ancient city.
SN 12:65 Nagarasutta (The City)
Interview with Ricky Derisz from Mind That Ego Podcast
John interviews Ricky Derisz from Mind that Ego Podcast. Ricky shares how he got into meditation to deal with depression and how that opened up to a deeper spiritual path. Topics include, therapy, mindfulness, loving kindness, Jung, working with the shadow, the deeper ground of innate goodness, scientism vs science, and yogic spirituality vs dogmatic religion.
Discourses on Intention and Suffering from the Nidanasamyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
SN 12:38 Cetanasutta (Discourse on Intention)
SN 12:43 Dukkhasutta (Discourse on Suffering)
The Discourses on Fuel and on Ascetics and Brahmins from the Samyutta Nikaya
Discourse on Dependent Origination and Analysis Discourse from the Nidanasamyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin discuss the teachings on the 12 links of dependent origination in the first two discourses of the Nidanasamyutta of the Samyutta Nikaya
SN 12:1
SN 12:2
Renounced and With the Nun Sukkha Discourses from the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about two discourses from the Saghatavaggasamyutta (Discourses with Verses) from the Samyutta Nikaya (Connected Discourses.
SN 8:1 Renounced (Nikkhantasutta)
SN 10:9 With the Nun Sukkha (1st) (Pathamasukkhasutta)
Jeta's Grove and With the Nun Soma Discourses from the Samyutta Nikaya
Rev. Dhammabodhi, Rev, Bodhipala, and Upasaka Dustin discuss two discourses from the Collection of Discourses with Verses (Saghatavagga) from the Samyutta Nikaya.
SN 1:48 Jeta''s Grove
Spiritual Communist Book Club: Revolution in Peru: Mariategui and the Myth by John M. Baines
Lopon Dorje Khandro and Rev. Dhammabodhi discuss the life of writer and activist Jose Carlos Mariategui (1895-1930), a proponent of indigenous socialism in Peru.
The Eightfold Path and the Five Precepts as Committed Action in ACT
Rev. Dhammabodhi gives an overview of the Eightfold Path that includes the five precepts. He provides a monastic version, a lay version, and a collective version of the path of practice.
Dhamma Talk on Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels and on the Discourse on Blessings
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the practice of taking refuge in the Three Jewels of the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha as well as the Buddhist values in the Discourse on Blessings (Mangala Sutta). These teachings are correlated with the ACT process of Values.
Dhamma Talk on Self Inquiry Practice
Rev. Dhammabodhi talks about Self Inquiry (atma vichara) practice aa taught by Sri Ramana Maharishi and then he and Upasaka Dustin discuss.
20 Minutes Self Inquiry Practice
Rev. Dhammabodhi gives instructions on Self Inquiry practice (atma vichara) as taught by Sri Ramana Maharishi
Dhamma Talk on Mantra Meditation
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the technique of mantra practice coordinated with the breath and focused on the source of the mantra.
20 Minute Mantra Meditation
Rev. Dhammabodhi gives instructions for the mantra Ma Om coordinated with the. breath.
Dhamma Talk on the Bodyscan Meditation
Rev. Dhammabodhi and Upasaka Dustin talk about the bodyscan meditation from the Ledi Sayadaw Vipassana lineage. They compare that with early Buddhist teachings and Yoga asana practice.
Buddhist Chanting: Opening Verse, Three Jewels, Five Precepts, and Closing Verse
Rev. Dhammabodhi offers Buddhist chanting.
https://muktivihara.org/three-refuges-and-five-precepts-liturgy/
33 Minute Bodyscan Meditation
Rev. Dhammabodhi offers a guided bodyscan meditation practice.
Spiritual Communist Book Club: "The Theory of Moral Incentives in Cuba" by Robert Bernardo
Lopon Dorje Khandro (Lourdes Arguelles) and Rev. Dhammabodhi (John Freese) discuss the book The Theory of Moral Incentives in Cuba by Robert Bernardo. Lopon Dorje Khandro grew up in Cuba during the revolution. Her father was the technical head of the Institute of Agrarian Reform under Che Guevara. Bernardo's book focuses on the Guevara-led effort to use moral incentives instead of financial incentives to bring about communist revolution in Cuba.
Counting the Breath in the Belly
Rev Dhammabodhi gives a Dhamma talk on the practice of counting the breath in the belly.
20 Minutes Meditation: Counting the Breath While Focusing on the Belly
Rev. Dhammabodhi gives instruction on counting the breath while focusing on the belly.
3 bells
Instructions for a few minutes
About 17 minutes of silence
3 bells
Pluto Entering Aquarius: Time for Spiritual Communist Revolution
Rev Dhammabodhi (John) and Upasaka Dustin talk about Pluto having just entered Aquarius, the Plutonic generational groups, and the need for spiritual communist revolution.
From "The Cut" website
Because Pluto moves so slowly, it’s going to take a minute before we really begin to feel the effects of this changing of the guard. Pluto will be in Aquarius from March 23 through June 11; January 20, 2024, through September 1, 2024; and November 19, 2024 through March 8, 2043. Between those dates, Pluto will go retrograde and head back into Capricorn, tying up loose ends and addressing any unfinished business. When it finally settles into Aquarius, however, Pluto will remain there for a whopping 19 years (!) before it begins its journey into Pisces’ ethereal sky.
Info for June 21st half day retreat
https://wordpress.com/page/muktivihara.org/362
Eightfold Path and Five Precepts as Committed Action in ACT
Rev Dhammabodhi (John) and Upasaka Dustin discuss two discourses from the Samyutta Nikaya on the Eightfold Path and the Five Precepts.
SN 45.8 Vibhaṅgasutta (Analysis)
SN 14.25 Pañcasikkhāpadasutta (The Five Precepts)
The Three Jewels and the Mangala Sutta (Discourse on Blessings) as Values in ACT
John, Chris, and Dustin discuss the teachings on the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha and the Mangala Sutta as core Buddhist values.
SN 11.3 Dhajaggasutta (The Banner's Crest Discourse)
Kp.5 Mangalasutta (Discourse on Blessings)
Early Buddhist Five Aggregates and Yogacara 8 Consciousnesses for Self as Context in ACT
SN 22:1
AN 3:33
https://suttacentral.net/an3.33/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false
Everyday Consciousness and Primordial Awareness by Thrangu Rinpoche
https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Consciousness-Primordial-Awareness-Khenchen/dp/1559393793
Heart-Mind Practice from Buddhism and Hinduism as Cognitive Defusion in ACT
Rev Dhammabodhi (John) talks about heart-mind practice in early Buddhism, the Thai Forest tradition, Chan Buddhism, and Advaita Vedanta with Upasaka Dustin.
Ledi Sayadaw Vipassana Lineage Compared to Somatic Experiencing as Acceptance in ACT
John compares the theory and practice of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka from the Ledi Sayadaw lineage to Somatic Experiencing developed by Peter Levine. He talks about them as the process of acceptance in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).
Buddhist Four Establishments of Mindfulness and Daoist Three Energies as Contact with the Present Moment in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
John presents the early Buddhist teachings on four establishments of mindfulness and the early Daoist teachings on nutritive essence, breath energy, and the heart-mind as yogic teachings that get at the ACT process of contact with the present moment. Then he, Corey, and Dustin discuss.
The Four Modes of Knowledge Production
John presents his theoretical framework of the four modes of knowledge production and then Corey and Dustin discuss the framework with John. The four modes are the village shamanic, the city-state yogic, the imperial clerical scholastic, and the nation-state academic.
The Chapter on the Four Noble Truths (Saccasamyutta) from the Great Book (Mahavagga) of the Samyutta Nikaya (Linked Discourses)
John talks about the Discourse on Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakkappavattanasutta) from the Chapter on the Four Noble Truths (Saccasamyutta) of the Great Book (Mahavagga).
Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakkappavattanasutta)
SN 56:11
The Realized Ones (Tathāgatasutta)
SN 56:12
https://read.amazon.com/?asin=B003XRDC16&ref_=kwl_kr_iv_rec_1
Chapter on the Path (Maggasamyutta) from the Great Book (Mahavagga) in the Samyutta NIkaya
John talks about the chapter on the Eightfold Path (Maggasamyutta) from the Great Book (Mahavagga) in the Samyutta NIkaya. He breaks down the Pali terms for each of the eight limbs that make up the Eightfold Path.
SN 45:1 Discourse on Ignorance (Avijjāsutta)
SN 45:4 Discourse Regarding the Brahmin Janussoni (Janussonibrahmanasuta)
SN 45:8 Analysis Discourse (Vibhangasutta)
Transitioning from Monastic Life to Lay Life
John is joined again by fellow former monks from the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition Dat and Jem for the second part of their discussion on Buddhist monastic life. In this episode they talk about their experiences going from being monastics to returning to lay life.
Jem's website from Sweden
https://hjartatsgladje.se/sun-of-wisdom/
Dat's website from France
Chapter of Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasamyutta) from the Book of the Path (Maggavagga) from the Samyutta Nikaya
John discusses the Chapter of Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasamyutta) from the Book of the Path (Maggavagga) in the Samyutta Nikaya. He compares the 16 exercises of mindfulness of breathing with the 12 links of dependent origination.
Here are the discourses (suttas) discussed.
SN 54:1
SN 54:8
SN 54:11
SN 53:1
AN 5:28
SN 12:1
Teachings from the Chapter of Links (Nidanasamyutta) from the Book of Links (Nidanavagga) from the Samyutta Nikaya (Conncected Discourses).
John talks about teachings on the 12 links of dependent origination from the Chapter of Links (Nidanasamyutta) from the Book of Links (Nidanavagga) from the Samyutta Nikaya (Conncected Discourses).
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.1/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.2/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.40/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.11/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.63/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.64/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.43/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.29/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin
https://suttacentral.net/sn12.65/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin