Sutta Meditation Series

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries

Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice.

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00:00 Mettā Lab - Mettā Q&A - 8 June 2024

04:43 Short meditation - Karaṇīyametta Sutta

15:55 Mettā Q&A

16:02 What meditations would you recommend to prepare the mind for loving kindness?

23:56 What should I do if my mind wanders off while I am taking my own example?

27:40 What's the best way to teach my children Buddha's loving kindness? Do they have to be a certain age to understand?

34:28 Do you have any advice on how to overcome grudges as part of developing mettā?

50:50 Can I spread loving kindness to a relative or friend who has passed away?

53:30 Can you comment on the flow of how we're supposed to develop this Karaṇīyametta Sutta? How much time developing the qualities and then spreading loving kindness?

56:54 When we develop mettā using this method (Karaṇīyametta Sutta) is it linked to the jhānas?

1:03:50 First Doorway to Nibbāna - context and overview

1:30:53 Sharing the merit and blessings

The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon.

(1) We will begin with the Buddha's instructions on how to develop mettā in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)

(2) Then we will develop the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation which culminates in immeasurable mettā, based on the Asubha Sutta (AN 4.163) and Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9). It also draws on what we learn in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)

(3) Then we will develop mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), based on the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. And liberation of mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti)

These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation.

Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome.

To watch the YouTube livestream - https://t.ly/NSZmV

For all enquiries - [email protected]

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

This unique Dhamma session was held over Vesak via zoom on "DISPELLING BUDDHIST MYTHS". In this session, we tackled about 6 common Buddhist myths, though we had a longer list of Buddhist myths.

One of our kalyanamittas was keen to have an interactive and fun session during Vesak to debunk or dispel some of the common Buddhist myths that exist, particularly in Buddhist countries.

As always, take what is useful.

— TIMESTAMPS —00:00 Dispelling Buddhist Myths01:25 Introduction05:09 Buddhist myth 01 - Only the wealthy can make merit16:05 Buddhist myth 02 - Buddha only taught Dhamma to monastic disciples and not lay people35:35 Buddhist myth 03 - Lay people cannot attain path and fruit49:43 Buddhist myth 04 - Buddhism is for those worried about life after death, and irrelevant to wellbeing in the present1:02:59 Buddhist myth 05 - Buddhism is not for the youth, you have to wait till your hair turns grey1:17:18 Buddhist myth 06 - A child's interest in Dhamma should not be encouraged as they will lose interest in life1:34:16 Sharing of merit and blessings

Much merit (bohoma pin) for the invitation to be part of this session, coming up with our initial list of Buddhist myths and helping to facilitate this session for the benefit of others.

The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - https://t.ly/TGlaR

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar.

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Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries

Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice.

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00:00 Metta Lab - Karaṇīyametta Sutta - 1 June 2024

05:50 Insight pathway and where we ended in the last session on 25 May 2024

08:26 Understanding and applying Buddha's example of a mother and her one and only child

16:22 How we spread loving kindness in all directions without obstruction, hate and hostility

19:07 Four postures, without drowsiness

21:15 Remembering or being mindful - what we have developed is a "divine abode"

24:48 Virtuous - 9 skilled states

27:31 How we get to the insight (wisdom) of developing this Karaṇīyametta Sutta meditation and noble attainment (path and fruit of non-return)

42:48 Recap of insight pathway meditation - 15 steps

53:34 Short meditation

1:09:12 Info on Upcoming session - First Doorway to Nibbana (Painful Practice with Slow Realisation)

1:13:27 Sharing the merit & blessings

The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon.

(1) We will begin with the Buddha's instructions on how to develop mettā in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)

(2) Then we will develop the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation which culminates in immeasurable mettā, based on the Asubha Sutta (AN 4.163) and Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9). It also draws on what we learn in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)

(3) Then we will develop mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), based on the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. And liberation of mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti)

These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation.

Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome.

To watch the YouTube livestream - https://t.ly/P214s

For all enquiries - [email protected]

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast

Updated on 5 June 2024 for extended version to include Q&A

This is the guided meditation, Dhamma talk and Q&A with Metta Centre (SYD) on "The Mastery of Buddha's Instructions - How it leads to noble attainment and freedom from suffering". This session was conducted via zoom.

— TIMESTAMPS —00:00⁠ The Mastery of Buddha's Instructions

⁠04:47⁠ Guided meditation on loving kindness based on Karaṇīyametta Sutta

⁠24:35⁠⁠ Dhamma talk on the Mastery of Buddha's Instructions

⁠53:32⁠⁠⁠ Q&A

⁠1:30:39⁠⁠⁠ Sharing of merit and blessings

The Buddha praised the mastery of instruction over the mastery of psychic power and the mastery of telepathy because it leads to noble attainment and culminates in complete liberation. Lay people received gradual instructions from the Buddha and attained the fruit of stream entry and more.

Now more than 2,500 years after the parinibbāna of the Buddha, if we have faith or conviction in the Buddha, incline towards understanding the Buddha’s gradual instructions and diligently practice in accordance with them, we can still expect wonderful results.

In this Dhamma session we will examine the Buddha’s gradual instructions from the Pali Canon and why they are so valuable and powerful.

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

The full Dhamma session is available on Metta Centre's YT channel - https://t.ly/r8O3d

To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar.

For all enquiries - [email protected]

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries

Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice.

— Timestamp —

00:00 Metta Lab - Karaṇīyametta Sutta - 25 May 2024

05:02 Quick recap

20:38 Short meditation - up to "May all beings be happy"

30:21 Loving kindness and the noble eightfold path

33:45 Right view leads to Right thought (understanding twofold thought)

37:47 Range or spectrum of living beings

44:35 "Let no one deceive another"

47:50 "Nor despise anyone anywhere"

52:24 "With anger or ill will, one should not wish another to suffer"

53:53 How do we remove anger (byārosanā)?

1:00:44 How do we remove ill will (paṭighasañña)?

1:09:45 Sharing the merit & blessings

The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon.

(1) We will begin with the Buddha's instructions on how to develop mettā in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)(2) Then we will develop the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation which culminates in immeasurable mettā, based on the Asubha Sutta (AN 4.163) and Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9). It also draws on what we learn in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)(3) Then we will develop mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), based on the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. And liberation of mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti)

These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation.

Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome.

To watch the YouTube livestream - https://t.ly/YSxB1

For all enquiries - [email protected]

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

In this livestream Dhamma session on Vesak full moon poya, we examine the Buddha's teaching in the Dhammadāyāda Sutta (MN 3) that encouraged "Be my heirs in Dhamma, not my heirs in material things."

In this session we cover:

— Overview of the Dhammadāyāda Sutta (MN 3)

— Buddha’s teaching on “Be my heirs in the Dhamma, not heirs in material things”

— “Deep dive” into the Venerable Sāriputta’s elaboration of the Buddha’s teaching highlighting the importance of training in seclusion

— Important connection to the Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7)

The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - https://t.ly/jzyyH

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar.

For all enquiries - [email protected]

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries

Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice.

— Timestamp — (to be updated)

00:00 Metta Lab - Karaṇīyametta Sutta - 18 May 2024

05:43 Quick recap

09:13 What is noble washing?

13:24 Guided meditation - up to prudent

40:36 Courteous (appagabbho)

41:27 How do we become courteous?

48:27 How do we not yearn to associate with families or groups (kulesvananugiddho)?

55:38 Understanding supramundane loving kindness, right view (not me and mine) activates the noble eightfold path

1:11:14 Not do the slightest wrong (not to fall from skilled states, not backslide)

1:12:08 Understanding the three kinds of authority helpful to not being reproved or blamed

1:18:26 "May all beings be happy"

1:22:21 Sharing the merit & blessings

The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon.

1. (1) We will begin with the Buddha's instructions on how to develop mettā in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)
2. (2) Then we will develop the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation which culminates in immeasurable mettā, based on the Asubha Sutta (AN 4.163) and Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9). It also draws on what we learn in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)
3. (3) Then we will develop mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), based on the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. And liberation of mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti)

These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation.

Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome.

To watch the YouTube livestream - https://t.ly/NUzgJ

For all enquiries - [email protected]

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

We continue our Profitable Perceptions Series with Part VI: Perception of impermanence (aniccasaññā) explained in the Dutiyasaññā Sutta (AN 7.49).

* Please note this is part of an insight pathway we develop by applying this particular sequence of profitable perceptions from the Buddha. So how we develop the perception of impermanence is finely tuned to what we have already developed in the earlier profitable perceptions, as well as how it is framed with the mind shrinking away from gain, honour and praise.

Some of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to: — Rāgapeyyāla (AN 7.615-1124) — Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5) — Sīla Sutta (SN 46.3) — Pañcamacchariyasutta (AN 5.254) — Girimānanda Sutta (AN 10.60) — Lābhasakkārasaṁyutta (SN 17) — Assāda Sutta (AN 6.112) — Aniccasaññā Sutta (SN 22.102) — Pheṇapiṇḍūpama Sutta (SN 22.95)

The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SogIxOGAxb4

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar.

For all enquiries - [email protected]

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

This question "Why does Buddhism talk so much about suffering?" is often asked by people who are not-so familiar with the Buddha's teachings and also people who are practising the Buddha's teachings and wish to help people who ask them this question. This was a recent offering to a kalyanamitta that might be of benefit to others. Wishing you well.

Based on a transcribed note published to our YT channel.

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

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Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

We continue our Profitable Perceptions Series with Part V: Perception of tnon-delight in the entire world (sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā) explained in the Dutiyasaññā Sutta (AN 7.49).

In this session we go through some ways for developing this profitable perception of non-delight in the entire world, as well as why it's important to do so.

Some of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to:

• — Rāgapeyyāla (AN 7.615-1124)
• — Loka Sutta (SN 12.44)
• — Girimānanda Sutta (AN 10.60)
• — Khattiya Sutta (AN 6.52)
• — Haliddakāni Sutta (SN 22.3)
• — Pahāna Sutta (SN 36.3)
• — Chachakka Sutta (MN 148)
• — Puttamaṁsa Sutta (SN 12.63)
• — Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9)
• — Ādittapariyāya Sutta (SN 35.28)
• — Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5)
• — Dhātuvibhaṅga Sutta (MN 140)
• — Cunda Sutta (Ud 8.5)
• — Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33)
• — Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9)
• — Gaṇḍa Sutta (AN 9.15)
• — Āsavakkhaya Sutta (AN 5.70)
• — Nibbhedika Sutta (AN 6.63)

The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - http://tinyurl.com/pcrbauup

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar.

For all enquiries - [email protected]