Author: DJ Bennison

  • Practice vlogs in the woods

    Practice vlogs in the woods

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    Started uploading some practice vlogs to Youtube. Spending some time walking and sitting in the woods behind my house. Feel free to check them out if you’re interested. 

    25-01-17

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g15gP3nFVdo

    25-01-18

    https://youtu.be/qFTxoC8awMM?si=OigUnoI9AGj2ybE_

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  • Mindfulness with breathing online

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    Check out this website that I put together a while ago to aid in the development of Anapanasati(Mindfulness with breathing)

    https://djbennison.github.io/Mindfulness-with-breathing-Online/

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  • The Saturday Night Sangha

    The Saturday Night Sangha

    David James Bennison

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    Hosting the Saturday sangha call on Discord has been beneficial beyond measure.

    The mind comes back again and again to Dhamma, and enthusiasm honing the skills of the Noble Eightfold Path.

    Not only for myself but for others as well. Being able to share this wisdom is a blessing in itself.

    It’s wonderful to talk to people who understand this wisdom and share it. We cultivate and grow together with noble friendship.

     

    If you are interested in joining the meetings it’s at 7 pm EST on Discord. Link below

    https://discord.gg/VzczkNX63v

     

     

     

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  • A Little summary of the teachings: Dissatisfaction and its end.

    A Little summary of the teachings: Dissatisfaction and its end.

    David James Bennison

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    Dissatisfaction and its end, this is the core of the truly awake teaching!

    The cause of dissatisfaction is wanting unwisely. When we stop wanting unwisely dissatisfaction ends.

    The method to stop wanting unwisely is The Noble eightfold path.
    This includes the skills to Remember, look, and change.
    Remember to look at what you are doing and make a wholesome change.
    These 3 qualities run circles around each other and the rest of the path.

    Practice remembering in or out breathing. To develop R.L.C (Remember, Look, Change) as well as the whole Noble Eightfold Method. Remembering the in and out breath as an anchor to wake up, look, and direct the mind away from the unwholesome and to the wholesome.
    Getting into seclusion helps develop these skills, into a spot that is safe. Makes it easy to talk yourself into feeling safe, secure, and satisfied when it’s the reality. It’s very beneficial to develop these skills because the mind can run off into Dissatisfaction Town very quickly, so it’s of great benefit to keep the practice in mind and return home here and now often.

    One wholesome thought after another leads to
    A wholesome attitude.
    Then the mind becomes unified, whole, and Free from dissatisfaction.
    When the mind is whole we speak, act, and live kindly and skillfully.

    I have seen this work again and again directly. I have full confidence in the method and the Four Noble Truths. They are just that Noble and True!

    You can do this! Simply remember to look, make wholesome Change, and Congratulate yourself for doing so! Recognizing that this truly is enough, dissatisfaction ends!

    Thank you, Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.

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  • Check out the Dhamma Friends Discord

    Check out the Dhamma Friends Discord

    David James Bennison

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    One of the benefits of Discord is that it allows there to be rooms where folks can join and voice chat. You don’t need to call anyone and it operates like a virtual space where members can join and talk about the dhamma. I have been hosting Saturday night sangha meetings and there are also several forms where people can post. One of my favorites is for sharing wholesome thoughts to help remember to gladden the mind.

    Here is a link to the Dhamma Friends discord if you are interested in an open space to share Dhamma.

    https://discord.gg/qQ2Mquk5dn

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