Agnes and Dhammarato discuss the joy of practice and of sharing happiness, as well as the ability to see dangers coming so we can avoid them and continue to enjoy the breath and to love life. #life #breathing #tranquility
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00:00:00 The profound happiness of practice; fear as a primary motivator
00:10:36 Seeing dangers coming so we can avoid them in advance; importance and emptiness
00:19:32 Danger and willingness to make a change; limits and boundaries
00:21:35 The four requisites: housing, clothing, food, medical care - plus entertainment and transportation
00:29:28 Life as the most important thing; what we can do without; breath is life itself
00:37:10 Love of life is the gateway to the first jhāna; doubt and not needing to know
00:44:28 The first thing to realise about the hindrances is that they are interrelated
00:51:34 Tune into the rules you are following
00:55:25 Being friends with people; gratitude for parents
01:03:09 Happy, joyous, and free; boredom and restlessness
