Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

In this Dhamma session we take a look at the Buddha's advice on longevity and vitality. We primarily examine the Anāyussā Sutta (AN 5.125-126) and the seven things that are conducive to shorter life and those that are conducive are conducive to longer life.  

Some of these things you may already be familiar with, while others may encourage you to further investigation.  

We also draw on other teachings of the Buddha where he talks of times where the life span of human beings was as great as 80,000 years and the reason why they declined to just over a hundred years. How it will reduce even further, and then the future period of growth leading to the coming of Metteyya Buddha. 

 And we also briefly touch on the development and perfection of the bases of spiritual power as another way of living longer.  

Other suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this talk: 

• — Cakkavatti Sutta (DN 26) 
• — Paṭhamaāyu Sutta (SN 4.9) 
• — Iṭṭha Sutta (AN 5.43) 
• — Vitthatūposatha Sutta (AN 8.42) 
• — Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta (MN 135) 
• — Duccaritavipāka Sutta (AN 8.40) 
• — Bhojana Sutta (AN 4.59) 
• — Anatthapucchakabrahmana Vatthu (Dhp 104-105) 
• — Dussīla Sutta (SN 14.24) 
• — Āyusaṅkhārossajjana Sutta (Ud 6.1) 
• — Cetiya Sutta (SN 51.10)

The VIDEO with slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series podcast channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhJZnes02OU

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai