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Buddha-Sasana

Bhikkhu Cintita

This podcast consists of Dharma talks given by Bhikkhu Cintita of the Sitagu Monastery in Austin, TX. Each talk illuminates some aspect of the Buddha"s teachings. Bhikkhu Cintita (or "BC") is an American-born, Burmese-ordained monk in the Theravada tradition and a former Zen priest. Before that he was a professor and corporate researcher in cognitive science and artificial intelligence. He has written five books on Buddhism and is always working on another.

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19:19

Unhindered, composed and embodied

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/06/16

Entering the jhānas involves a mind that lets go of hindrances, becomes one-centered and finally stills discursive thought. (The Miracle of Samādhi 2, 6/16/2023)

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19:38

The miracle of samādhi

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/06/09

Samādhi brings joy and leads to knowledge and vision. It also arises spontaneously without effort. (The Miracle of Samādhi 1, 6/9/2023)

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19:57

Right proficiency

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/06/02

We will see that sammāsati (what others call “right mindfulness”) is the application of the satipatthana method for achieving and acquiring virtuosity in the other path practices. (The Satipatthana Method 4, 6/2/2023)

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19:57

Training in the satipattana method

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/05/26

We look at how the application to everyday, non-Dhammic practices are utilized for training in the Buddhist art of skillfulness itself. (The Satipatthana Method 3, 5/26/2023)

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19:55

Proficiency-comprehension

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/05/19

Proficiency-comprehension (satisampajañña) is a ubiquitous human cognitive faculty that is developed and cultivated to become the satipaṭṭhāna method. (The Satipatthana Method 2, 5/19/2023)

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19:39

The satipatthana method

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/05/12

The satipatthana method is the art of skillfulness enumerated in the Satipatthana Sutta, but applicable in many diverse practice contexts. (The Satipatthana Method 1, 5/12/2023)

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19:25

How ”mindfulness” ended up with that label

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/05/05

If not sati, what is it we think we experience when we practice “mindfulness”? (How “Mindfulness” got Mislabeled 3, 5/5/2023)

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20:41

How the original meaning of ‘mindfulness’ got lost

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/04/28

The development of vipassanā as a mass meditation movement beginning in Burma resulted in some serious Dhammic shortcuts that marginalized the original meaning of sati. (Mislabeled 2, 4/28/2023)

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18:13

How ”mindfulness” got mislabeled.

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/04/21

There is a huge disconnect between our modern understanding of "minfulness" and the Pali word sati that 'mindfulness' was supposed to translate. (How "Mindulness got Mislabeled 1, 4/21/2023)

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16:54

Back in the USA

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/04/14

A monk is an anomaly in the Wild West of Buddhism, and so ends this narrative. (Through the Looking Glass 12, 4/14/2023)

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20:49

A monk’s requisites

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/04/07

Cloth management and alms for the new bhikkhu. (Through the Looking Glass 11, 4/7/2023)

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21:43

Bhikkhu Cintita gets his name

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/03/31

I ordain as a bhikkhu, March 10, 2009, with unexpected pomp in Central Burma. (Through the Looking Glass 10, 3/31/2023)

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21:22

Myanmar

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/03/24

I travel to the land of the golden pagodas to ordain as a bhikkhu. (Through the Looking Glass 9, 3/24/2023)

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21:50

Inspired by monks

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/03/17

I seek out and am inspired by Western monks in Texas and California, and resolve to ordain as a bhikkhu. (Through the Looking Glass 8, 3/17/2023)

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20:11

Second thoughts: What is a Zen priest?

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/03/10

A brief history of Zen priesthood and how it felt to be a priest in the USA. (Through the Looking Glass 7, 3/10/2023)

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22:26

Exploring Buddhist monasteries

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/03/03

I visit Japanese, Burmese, Chinese and Vietnamese temples and talk to monks. (Through the Looking Glass 6, 3/03/2023)

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19:14

The Zen priest

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/02/24

I ordain as a Zen priest at the Austin Zen Center. (Through the Looking Glass 5, 2/24/2023)

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20:13

Dropping out

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/02/17

I decide to dedicate my life to Buddhist practice and move to a Zen monastery in California. (Through the Looking Glass 4, 2/17/2023)

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19:45

Coming to terms

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/02/10

I discover why forms and rituals are important and officially take refuge. (Through the Looking Glass 3, 2/10/2023)

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21:15

Zen Retreats

Buddha-Sasana ·

2023/02/03

I begin Zen meditation retreats and raise some curious questions about myself. (Through the Looking Glass 2, 2/3/2023)

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