Sutta Meditation Series

CONVICTION - Sekha-patipada Sutta (MN53) - Developing this accomplishment

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Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

This is one part of a study program that delves into the Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – Venerable Ānanda’s Discourse on the Trainee’s Mode of Progress, which has been broken into different episodes.

This study program began in October 2020 with a specific meditation group and is still ongoing.

This episode looks at how we can develop the accomplishment of CONVICTION or FAITH (saddha), as one of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno)

We examine:

  • the explanations provided by Venerable Ānanda in the Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53)
  • the Nagaropama Sutta (AN7.67) to help us understand the next 7 good qualities to be developed
  • other useful suttas to give us additional help to understand the teaching
  • where the bar is set for the 'adept' and how to develop this quality as trainees towards the goal
  • practical tips for progress, taking into account responsibilities and challenges of lay life
  • useful meditations to help us further develop these accomplishments in conduct

    • Some of the suttas referenced directly or indirectly in this session: 

    • — Assaddha Sutta (AN4.202)  
    • — Nagaropama Sutta (AN7.67) 
    • — Āḷavaka Sutta (SN10.12) 
    • — Vitta Sutta (SN1.73) 
    • — Canki Sutta (MN 95) 
    • — Vimamsaka Sutta (MN 47)  
    • — Saḷāyatanavibhaṅga Sutta (MN137)  
    • — Mahāsakuludāyī Sutta (MN77)  
    • — Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) 
    • — Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Sn 1.8) 
    • — Avijja Sutta (AN 10.61)
    • — Saddha Sutta (AN5.38)

      • To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html and the Nagaropama Sutta (AN7.67) - https://suttacentral.net/an7.67/en/sujato

      To access the video with presentation slides, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7rZFc14L64 AND on Spotify as a video podcast

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