Talk 20 Live Q&A, I Believe in Mirror Balls, Sentul Temple, 26 June'26

Talk 20 Live Q&A, I Believe in Mirror Balls, Sentul Temple, 26 June'26 🟣 Q&A SESSION This lively Q&A followed the talk **"I Believe in Mirror Balls"**, with audience members exploring how doubt, faith and investigation apply to everyday life. Topics range from the Five Spiritual Faculties and healthy scepticism to gossip, resilience, AI art, miracles, relationships and personal growth. Rather than offering simple answers, the discussion demonstrates the Buddhist method of careful investigation, direct experience and practical wisdom. Note - The Five Spiritual Faculties are referred to .The term ‘Doubt’ is used ( indicating questioning investigative wisdom ) when balanced with ‘Faith ’ within The Five Faculties Panca Indriya. This is actually ‘paññā’ with ‘saddha’ usually translated as ‘wisdom balanced with faith’. --- CHAPTERS 🟣 Q&A BEGINS 00:00 Introduction to the Discussion 00:25 Reflection Questions on Doubt & Faith 02:15 Healthy Doubt vs Crippling Doubt 03:41 Investigation as an Enlightenment Factor 05:52 Mirror Balls and the Unified Mind 07:32 Growth Through Testing Doubt 08:04 Balancing the Five Spiritual Faculties 10:43 The Apannaka Sutta Revisited 11:49 The Empty Amulet and Inner Confidence 12:48 Why Did Orpheus Look Back? 14:53 Ajahn Chah's Chicken Feathers Story 15:40 The Buddha's Flamingo Story & Greed 17:07 Healthy Doubt in Everyday Life 17:31 Walking on Water – Faith or Humour? 19:49 Nanda and the Buddha's Skillful Means 22:22 Reflections on Teaching Dhamma Creatively 23:55 First Public Presentation of This Talk 24:02 AI Artwork and Visual Storytelling 27:14 Why "I Believe in Mirror Balls"? 28:24 Buddhism, Miracles & Trust 29:57 One Step Back, Two Steps Forward 31:29 Audience Question – Self-Trust vs Self-Doubt 33:56 Reality Checks and Humility 36:35 Faith as the Mother of Virtues 38:33 Audience Question – Rumours, Gossip & Losing Friends 42:32 Damage Limitation and Resilience 45:06 Finding the Real Causes 46:43 Learning, Letting Go & Protecting Yourself 48:53 The Four Kinds of Wrong Speech 50:49 The Dhamma as a Safe Path 51:41 Closing Blessing 52:58 YouTube Channel & Final Farewell #Buddhism #Dhamma #QuestionAndAnswer #Faith #Doubt #Meditation #Mindfulness #Theravada #BhanteRakkhita