Sutta Meditation Series

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:

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

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

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. 

THIS EPISODE focuses on the FIRST 7 MENTAL STAINS - covetousness & unequal greed, ill will, anger, hostility, derogation, disparaging and envy.

This is a GUIDED MEDITATION with a specific focus on our Dhamma Practice and how we can't see the dirty, defiled, ugly and nasty side in how we practice and manifest, despite doing what is good. 

We look with honesty where we may not see how we breed defilements even within Dhamma - with our kalyanamittas, Dhamma teachers and fellow practitioners, and in our dealings with Dhamma groups, circles and communities. 

We "clean" the mind of the these mental stains and make a strong determination not to cultivate or breed these defilements. We also have an intention to correct our view if we are holding onto any wrong views that are blocking our Path. 

A VIDEO with slides of this talk (split into 9 PARTS) has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel. The playlist can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRz574kArmAKQzlC-qwbLCmaidxRLTib

To read the whole Vatthupama Sutta: https://suttacentral.net/mn7/en/bodhi 

To access videos and shorter clips, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrSrkvP4mJRPWyPGliNDuA

Role models play an important part in all of our lives, whether we seek them out or not. And whether we walk the Buddhist Path or not, they can have the power to shape the direction we take and the ability to influence the decisions that follow on from there. For Buddhist practitioners,  the Buddha is our most eminent role model, teacher and the Perfectly Enlightened One. And there are also many noble and great disciples of the Buddha.

Today we will focus on lay woman disciples of the Buddha, and one in particular, Khujjutara, who was declared by the Buddha as his foremost female disciple in higher learning (having heard much or bahussuta) - AN1.260.

In learning about such a noble being, we can delight in their lives and accomplishments;  recognise the importance of seeing them as worthy role models; and use it as inspiration towards the Noble Eightfold Path.

To access videos and shorter clips, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrSrkvP4mJRPWyPGliNDuA

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 Devoted to Wakefulness (jāgariyaṃ anuyutto), as one of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno)

We examine:

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

To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html

To access the video with presentation slides, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NiEK-GmNLo AND on Spotify as a video podcast

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

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 Moderation in Eating (bhojane mattaññū), as one of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno)

We examine:

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

To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html

To access the video with presentation slides, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmNz5RMPewE AND on Spotify as a video podcast

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

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 Guarding the Doors to the Sense Faculties (indriyesu guttadvāro), as one of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno)

We examine:

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

To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html

To access the video with presentation slides, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2loBd9r1kgo AND on Spotify as a video podcast

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

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 Consummate in Virtue (sīlasampanno), as one of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno)

We examine:

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

To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html

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

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

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 episode in an introductory talk to begin the study program.

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

Each episode will examine one or more of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno) covering:

Suttas that are referred to directly or indirectly in this talk: 

To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html

To access the video with presentation slides for this session, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep-NTAKzvP0 AND on Spotify as a video podcast

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.  

This is a Guided Meditation on the Vatthupama Sutta (MN7) - the Buddha's Discourse on the Simile of the Cloth. It was delivered on 8 February 2020 as an hour-long session.  

We "clean" the mind of the 16 mental stains and make a strong determination not to cultivate or breed these defilements.  We also have an intention to correct our view if we are holding onto any wrong views that are blocking our Path.  

Theruwan saranai. Blessings of the Triple Gem.

To read the whole Vatthupama Sutta: https://suttacentral.net/mn7/en/bodhi  

To access videos and shorter clips, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrSrkvP4mJRPWyPGliNDuA

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

This is a Full Dhamma Session on the Pamādavihārī Sutta (SN 35.97) - SAFEGUARDING THE MIND BY DWELLING WITH VIGILANCE.  It was delivered on full moon poya (uposatha) on 4 July 2020 via Zoom to a meditation group.  

(*The audio has been edited to try to remove some of the background disturbances, however, please do your best to bear with the background sounds as we encountered some difficulties recording this during covid restrictions)  

In this Dhamma session, we: 

• — examined the translation of pamāda and appamāda 
• — looked at an overview to the Pamādavihārī Sutta (SN 35.97) 
• — investigated what happens when we are negligent and what happens when we are vigilant 
• — highlighted the importance of putting a "security guard" in place to guard the sense doors
• — went over the insight pathways
• — contemplated negligence vs vigilance for each of the sense faculties

Some of the suttas covered directly or indirectly in this session: 

• — Pamādādivagga (AN 1.82-83) 
• — Dutiyapamādādivagga (AN 1.115) 
• — Aparihāniya Sutta (AN 4.37) 
• — Uddhacca Sutta (AN 6.116) 
• — Sāmāvatīvatthu (Dhp 21) 
• — Mala Sutta (AN 8.15) 
• — Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu (Dhp 368-376) 
• — Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) 
• — Tayodhamma Sutta (AN 10.76) 
• — Avijjā Sutta (AN 10.61) 
• — Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8) 
• — Kummopama Sutta (SN 35.240) 
• — Nibbedhika Sutta (AN 6.63) 
• — Upanisa Sutta (SN 12.23) 
• — Bhayabherava Sutta (MN 4) 
• — Nivāpa Sutta (MN 25)  
• — Nandiyasakka Sutta (SN 55.40) 
• — Patiṭṭhita Sutta (SN 48.56) 
• — Rukkha Sutta (SN 45.152)

To read the whole Pamādavihārī Sutta: https://suttacentral.net/sn35.97/en/bodhi

Bohoma pin to the person who requested this talk.

A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5GPBDSg-0A