How to meditate | Guided Meditation and talks Suffering That Leads to the End of Suffering
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Apr 16, 2025 
Ajahn Amaro, a respected Buddhist monk in the Theravada tradition, shares profound insights on suffering and liberation. He emphasizes the importance of embracing both positive and negative experiences as a pathway to understanding. The discussion on 'saddha', or spiritual faith, highlights how accepting uncertainty can free the heart. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on their perceptions of beauty and morality, transforming their meditation practice through introspective questioning to unlock intuitive wisdom.
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Bittersweet Nature Of Practice
- Ajahn Amaro says Dhamma practice is a “suffering that leads to the end of suffering,” meaning painful states are met and transformed.
- Mindfulness and wisdom receive frictional feelings, converting heat (aversion) into light (awareness).
Receive Painful States Skillfully
- Receive painful feelings with open-hearted receptivity rather than avoiding them.
- Apply mindfulness and wisdom to let heat transform into light and awareness arises.
Difficulty Means Practice Is Working
- Bitterness in practice often signals the mind’s habits of desire and aversion being challenged.
- That friction accompanies the sweet emergence of liberation, clarity, and ease when grasping stops.