Weekend retreat in Finland March 2025

Weekend retreat in Finland March 2025

Weekend retreat in Finland March 2025

Weekend retreat in Finland March 2025

Weekend retreat in Finland March 2025

Anagarika Upacālā leads a discussion on SN 14.15, which focuses on how people with similar characteristics naturally draw together.

[0:00] Intro and sutta reading

[5:55] Devadatta

[13:38] Wisdom as compassion

[18:01] How we make friends

[23:18] Finding transformation

[30:22] Reflecting the people around us

[34:18] A gift of safety

[48:18] Unwholesomeness in close relationships

[52:49] Choosing our teachers

[57:35] The hard work of gratitude

Guided meditation on Metta towards ourselves by Ven Canda

Continuing from the sutta discussion two weeks prior, Ven Candā leads a session on the topic of guarding the senses inspired by SN 35.240, the simile of a tortoise who wisely keeps its six limbs protected in its shell when a jackal comes to prey on it.

[0:00] Review of the simile of six animals (35.247)

[5:15] Sutta reading and interpretation (five hindrances)

[25:01] Sense restraint, gentleness, and mindfulness

[34:18] The restraint of the Venerable Sariputta

[41:36] The danger of to-do lists and protection of mindfulness

[45:52] Suggestions for difficult environments

[53:00] Comments and suggestions in brief

Ven Candā leads a session focused on the Metta Sutta (Snp 1.8), including a sutta reading and reflection on the meaning of the sutta, followed by a discussion on various aspects of loving kindness, with questions and comments about how the participants draw on loving kindness in their own practice.

[0:00] Introduction and sutta reading

[9:14] Interpretation of the sutta

[25:05] Group discussion

Sutta references:

Suttanipāta 1.8: Metta Sutta - https://suttacentral.net/snp1.8/en/pi...

MN 19: Dvedhāvitakka Sutta - https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/suja...