Sutta Meditation Series

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is a GUIDED MEDITATION on JOY. This quality of joy is developed out of conviction ( saddha ) or confidence in the Buddha and the Noble Arahants. We tap into the abundance of the wisdom of the Noble Ones through sharing the same noble wish that they have. In this meditation, we develop and spread this noble wish " May the doors to Nibbāna s...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the FULL DHAMMA SESSION conducted on BINARA POYA (20 September 2021) via zoom on "THE FIRST DOORWAY TO NIBBĀNA - PAINFUL PRACTICE WITH SLOW REALISATION", focusing on the Buddha's instructions in the Asubha Sutta (AN 4.163) and insight pathway detailed in the Petakopadesa. *Please note - meditation slots have been removed, but you can eas...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . Most of us are knowingly or unknowingly caught in many false narratives, theories and views . Maybe more so with the current conditions we all face in regards to the global pandemic and economic crisis. This is a gentle but firm encouragement to come out of these wrong ways of thinking, to pull ourselves out of the danger of these wrong views a...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A question received in relation to our examination of the Four Nutriments and Going the Four Wrong Ways:   “Could you explain in more detail how to meditate on the Greed Path? After watching your videos on our craving for food, sex and a whole lot of other things, it strikes me as an important meditation especially when it comes to bad habits an...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . When we start to penetrate the Buddha's Teachings on impermanence ( anicca ), painfulness in change ( vipariṇāma dukkha ) and not taking the five aggregates as me-and-mine ( anatta ), then how we view birthdays also starts to change. This Dhamma talk looks at how we can recalibrate our view on birthdays, understanding the existing conditioning...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A question received in relation to our examination of the Four Nutriments and Going the Four Wrong Ways: “My son is addicted to sex and regularly watches porn. What is the Buddha’s advice for lay people when it comes to porn and sex? Monks and nuns are celibate as they have the Vinaya rules, but for lay people it’s clearly different as we have r...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . We continue with our examination of "all sentient beings are sustained by nutriment" ( sabbe sattā āhāraṭṭhitikā ) in the Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33)  In this session (PART 4), we will examine the Third Unprofitable Direction how we go the Wrong Way due to Fear (bhaya agatigamanaṃ) when we crave Mental Volition as Nutriment (manosañcetanāhā...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This Dhamma talk is linked to the earlier talk on "What is a person's best wealth?" - (https://bit.ly/2Yx3C4A).  In this session we examine what ruins or obstructs wealth. For some, the teachings the Buddha offers on this topic may be surprising. But as always, it is on the wholesome or skilful side that one doesn't lose wealth, but rather...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . In today's session, we look at Dhammapada Verse 63 - THE STORY OF TWO PICK-POCKETS and how one was able to enter the stream while the other continued to steal (even at the monastery where the Buddha was giving a teaching).   This story and saying of the Buddha links back to our examination of wealth. Important to recognise that the fruit o...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In today's session we examine WEALTH - what we consider as wealth and how we gather, store, try to increase and protect our wealth vs what the Buddha considers as wealth and what is the best kind of wealth.   Very timely for all the changes, challenges and fears we have regarding our skills, assets and wealth.   We go through some of t...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A question received in relation to our examination of the Four Nutriments and Going the Four Wrong Ways:   “From the recent video on sadness, I can recognize sadness associated with having been born and subject to old age, sickness and death. What I want to understand more is the process that happens to create more sadness through turning t...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . Examining whether we really understand Buddha's teaching on anicca by posing a question to challenge ourselves.  Anicca meaning unlasting, impermanent, ephemeral. Nicca meaning lasting, constant, permanent. By doing so, this enables us to see how the Noble Eightfold Path can really develop when we have right view that can be triggered by o...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A question received in relation to our examination of the Four Nutriments and Going the Four Wrong Ways:   “I am troubled a great deal by what I consider mental heaviness or pain. It was there before the pandemic – a general sense of melancholy and sadness – it’s present even when I’m busy, when things seem to be going ok, or not okay, and...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A question received in relation to our examination of the Four Nutriments and Going the Four Wrong Ways:   “I’m a bit of a foodie and I was wondering how big of a problem this can be when it comes to the Physical Nutriment. When we went through the Buddha’s teaching on how we should view food in the Son’s Flesh Sutta and then more recently...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . We continue with our examination of "all sentient beings are sustained by nutriment" (sabbe sattā āhāraṭṭhitikā) in the Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33)   In this session (PART 3), we will examine the Second Unprofitable Direction how we go the Wrong Way due to Hate (dosa agatigamanaṃ) when we crave Contact as Nutriment (phassa āhāro).   All the...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . In today's session, we look at Dhammapada Verses 113, 288-289 and the STORY OF PATACARA THERI, who suffered a great tragedy and through meeting the Buddha, was able to come out of the sorrow, grief and despair and realise stream entry, then after ordaining and practising as a bhikkhuni, she realised final liberation.    She was declar...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . A gentle reminder about the importance of attending to the sutta meditations and reaching the higher concentrations or mental absorptions frequently .  Also to really focus the practice on the sutta meditation(s) that resonate with you or work best for you. The ones that we can reach right concentration with, and be able to sustain that co...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A question received following the Nikini Poya Dhamma Session on the Arising and Passing Away of the Five Aggregates subject to clinging in the Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5):   “Should we understand impermanence ( anicca ) through the contemplation of arising and passing away of the five aggregates? Are there any such instructions from the...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . In today's session, we look at Dhammapada Verse 354 and the STORY OF SAKKA'S QUESTIONS TO THE BUDDHA . The devas of the Tavatimsa realm had questions that they had difficulty coming to the correct answers, so they went with Sakka, King of the Devas to see the Buddha in order to resolve these questions.   This story is a strong reminder tha...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the FULL DHAMMA SESSION conducted on NIKINI POYA (22 August 2021) via zoom on "THE ARISING AND PASSING AWAY OF THE FIVE AGGREGATES", focusing on the Buddha's instructions in the SAMĀDHI BHĀVANĀ SUTTA (SN 22.5). This is essentially about the NOBLE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING (Tanha or Craving) This session follows on from the Esala p...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . We continue with our examination of "all sentient beings are sustained by nutriment" ( sabbe sattā āhāraṭṭhitikā ) in the Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33)   In this session (PART 2), we will examine the First Unprofitable Direction how we go the Wrong Way due to Desire ( chandā agatigamanaṃ ) when we crave the Physical Nutriment ( kabaḷīkārāhāro...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A question received following the Esala Poya Dhamma Session on the Four Noble Truths: “What is stuck in my mind from the session is the question about of ‘what makes suffering a noble truth?’ The way I’ve been taught to practice the first noble truth is more along the lines of observing moment-to-moment suffering, which is usually centered on pe...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . It's stated that " all sentient beings are sustained by nutriment " (sabbe sattā āhāraṭṭhitikā) in the Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33).   We will examine what this means, why it is important to learn about the four nutriments, how we go the four wrong ways when we crave the four nutriments, and how to meditate or contemplate these insight o...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . Following on from the sessions looking at "117 Why associating with good people ( sappurisa ) is so important on the Noble Eightfold Path" and "118 Developing the Buddha's qualities of a good person", we now examine "THE IMPORTANCE OF HEARING TRUE DHAMMA".    What is particularly important, from an ariya perspective (supramundane righ...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . In today's session, we look at Dhammapada Verse 302 and the STORY OF THE BHIKKHU FROM VAJJI COUNTRY. This monk had a misguided thought one evening, that his plight (i.e. feeling lonely and unhappy) was worse than anybody else. This story is very helpful as a reflection for how we might be feeling (in and out of restrictions and lockdowns) as we...