Sutta Meditation Series

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is a GUIDED MEDITATION on the following contemplation: "If it is impermanent ( anicca ), painful or suffering ( dukkha ), and subject to change ( vipariṇāma ), is it worth taking as me and mine?" **We examined this as part of looking into the contemplation of the five aggregates subject to clinging as 11 characteristics in the Sīlavanta Su...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . A few words of encouragement for walking the Noble Eightfold Path and lifting our minds away from unwholesome ( akusala ) states towards wholesome ( kusala ) states during these challenging times. Sending kind thoughts out to the world. Theruwan saranai. Blessings of the Triple Gem.

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This session elaborates on how to meditate on the Sīlavanta Sutta (SN 22.122) with its deeply penetrative teaching on WHAT THINGS SHOULD BE WISELY CONTEMPLATED (i.e. the things we should be carefully directing our mind towards) TO ENSURE WE ACTIVATE THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH (leading with Right View) and REALISE THE FRUIT OF THE PATH.   In this...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA APPLYING THE SIMILES FOR THE FIVE AGGREGATES from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence. For the full...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA OF THE FIVE AGGREGATES SUBJECT TO CLINGING AS 11 CHARACTERISTICS from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in se...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY THE SHORT ENCOURAGEMENT - WHEN WE WISELY DIRECT THE MIND, TO NOTICE THE FRUIT OF WISE CONTEMPLATION from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. For the full 3.5hr session (including contemplations) you can listen to episode 103 WHY YONISO MANASIKARA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH (Vesak Poya FULL Dha...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA - WHY IS THERE OLD AGE & DEATH? from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence. For the full 3.5hr se...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA OF THE IMPERMANENCE OF SENSE BASES & SENSE OBJECTS from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence. Fo...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA OF THE IMPERMANENCE OF THE FIVE AGGREGATES from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021.  **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence. For the...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA TO THE HINDRANCE OF ILL WILL from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence. For the full 3.5hr session (...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA TO THE HINDRANCE OF SENSUAL DESIRE from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence. For the full 3.5hr ses...

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . This is ONLY the 1-hour Dhamma Talk from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. For the full 3.5hr session (including contemplations) you can listen to episode 103 WHY YONISO MANASIKARA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH (Vesak Poya FULL Dhamma Session) The Dhamma talk: examines the translation and definition of yoni...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the FULL DHAMMA SESSION conducted on VESAK POYA (26 May 2021) via zoom on "WHY YONISO MANASIKARA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH".  In this Dhamma session we: examine the translation and definition of yoniso manasikara look into the importance of yoniso manasikāra in the Buddha’s Teachings “deep dive” into the application o...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . In this segment, we look at the question that has been asked: "I am quite keen to see whether I can improve my ‘āloka-saññā’ meditation. It was kindly explained [at a recent Dhamma session]. Still I could not take in every thing that was explained. I have meditated on a bright white light only. Will you be able to explain it more on how to proc...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   “You briefly mentioned the four factors leading to Stream Entry – associating with good people, hearing the True Dhamma, wise attention and practicing in accordance with the Dhamma. Appreciate if you could explain each factor and how t...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . In today's session we look at Dhammapada Verses 206-208 and THE STORY OF SAKKA, KING OF THE DEVAS, and how he came to personally attend to the Buddha when he became sick.  The Buddha later tells the story of what led Sakka in his previous life to realise the fruit of Stream Entry.  In this saying of the Buddha, he encourages associati...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   “Can you explain what is abandoned once you enter the stream? I’ve often heard that three fetters are no longer an issue. In fact, that seems to be the focus of teachings on stream entry. But is there anything more?”   To answer t...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   "I practice diligently and try to live according to the Dhamma, but at times I have a doubts about whether I’m on the right track with my meditation and if I’m developing insight. This also makes me question stream entry. Are these dou...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   “It’s not easy to understand paṭiccasamuppāda or dependent origination. Is it necessary to understand the Buddha’s full teaching of dependent origination to enter the stream?”    To answer the questions the following suttas w...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   "Virtue or moral conduct (sīla) is encouraged throughout the Buddha’s teachings. I was wondering if perfect virtue is a requirement for stream entry?”   To answer the questions the following suttas were directly or indirectly refe...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   “I’ve heard there are different types of stream-enterers, can you explain what they are?”   To answer the questions the following suttas were directly or indirectly referenced:  - Dutiyasikkhā Sutta (AN 3.87)  - Vitthāra...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.  Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:  “I’ve listened to some Dhamma teachers that say it’s wrong to want to become a stream-enterer. They say not to entertain thoughts about stream entry as it’s linked to craving for existence. Is this true?”    To answer th...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   “Can a stream-enterer break the five precepts or other kinds of sīla? Sometimes I wonder about this when I’m around people who I think are highly attained but demonstrate a lack of virtue from time to time”   To answer the questi...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   "Is it possible to identify a stream-enterer? If so, what are the characteristics or identifying traits?”   To answer the questions the following suttas were directly or indirectly referenced:  – Migasālā Sutta (AN 6.44), (A...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast . Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:   "I’m a busy working parent with limited time to meditate and even less to study suttas. What’s the best approach to stream entry given my situation and time constraints?”   To answer the questions the following suttas were direct...