Effort -and- Natural Unfolding in Meditation

Описание: Effort, effortless mindfulness, natural unfolding of practice, spiritual intelligence and 'samvega' (sense of urgency) in Buddhist meditation. (English and Italian subtitles)
Contents of the video:
00:00:18 Intro
00:02:15 Effort and its place in the original Scriptures
00:09:25 Similes
00:13:16 Effort quality: ego-driven effort and wisdom motivated effort
00:14:40 Ajahn Chah: Two ways of practice
00:17:57 Application of ´Right effort´ during formal meditation
00:20:35 Effortless mindfulness
00:25:04 Confusion coming from some Mahayana teachings
00:26:20 Natural unfolding of spiritual path
00:27:53 "Spiritual intelligence", its two components
00:30:01 "Samvega" - sense of urgency
00:34:10 AutoBiography - the personal samvega story
00:35:49 Opening of the "Spiritual dimension of mind and heart"
00:39:13 "The Frame" - 4 teachings in Buddhism to believe or disbelieve,
to reflect, to consider...
00:40:08 The "Inner teacher"
00:44:42 "Samsara" - the big "Consciousness game"
00:48:15 Understanding the aim of many religions
00:49:15 Aims of the original Buddhism
00:52:32 Update on NDE research
01:01:23 Buddha´s Teaching without the ´frame´
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Dhammatalk by Ashin Ottama. Transcript and Italian translation by Roberto Luongo and his friends.
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