Hillside Hermitage Podcast

Jul 06 2024 228 ep. 25 mins 88
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Distracting yourself from yourself is not an escape from suffering

Jul 06 2024 7 mins  
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/

The meditation of not giving in to defilements

Jul 06 2024 19 mins  
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.h

Maintaining discipline despite the peer pressure

Jul 06 2024 7 mins  
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/

Pleasant breath sensations

Jul 06 2024 14 mins  
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

The Anatta Method

Jun 09 2024 13 mins  
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/

Is your Dhamma practice based on superstition?

Jun 03 2024 18 mins  
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/

To be angry at others you must first resist your own unpleasant feelings

Jun 03 2024 9 mins  
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/

Importance of Having a Structure

Jun 03 2024 5 mins  
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/

Detach from attachments by recognizing their impermanence

Jun 03 2024 37 mins  
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/

Is Money an Obstacle to Practice?

Jun 03 2024 6 mins  
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/