Month: January 2022

Commitment to integrity

Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Ajahn Sucitto

Day 1 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat

Shape 1 Commitment to integrity (38:37) 15 Jan 2022

Heart-mind will be shaped by whatever we put our attention into, so aim to shape it with supportive influences. A commitment to integrity will shape the mind to be steady, strong, confident, reliable. Shape it around refuges and precepts, for your own welfare and the welfare of others. 

Shape 2 – Psychology and Neurology

Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Ajahn Sucitto

Day 1 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat

Shape 2 Psychology and Neurology (37:56) 15 Jan 2022

The theme of mindfulness of breathing is to regulate so our bodily system comes into a moderated state. When heart-mind tunes into that it naturally gives rise to beneficial psychologies – simplicity, generosity, sympathy, warmth. When we begin to take in the qualities of our good actions, we’re no longer tense, irritable, jumpy or feeling guilty – things shift. 

Q&A Day 1

Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Ajahn Sucitto

Day 1 – Well Being is the Shape of the Heart – An Online Retreat

Q&A (36:40) 15 Jan 2022

00:40 Guidance on the reclining position; 08:48 Managing energy, not overexerting but staying diligent; 15:06 Samādhi process as a settling “downwards” of the citta; 16:17 How can we meditate on space in the body; 22:08 How to distinguish cultivation from craving to become; 24:27 What weakens resolve; 26:29 Feelings of disappointment and resentment; 31:25 Feeling like the “I” was inclining to drop but felt stuck in recent meditation.