Sutta Meditation Series

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In this livestream Dhamma session on Poson full moon poya, we examine the Buddha's teaching in the Āneñjasappāya Sutta (MN 106) on the way to the imperturbable. — TIMESTAMPS — 00:00 The Way to the Imperturbable 01:40 What we'll cover 04:11 What is “āneñja” and the context for this teaching? 18:35 Examples of the Buddha and the imperturba...

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 Mettā Lab - First Doorway to Nibbāna - 15 June 2024 03:32 Recap on the four profitable directions (modes of practice) 09:30 Painful practice with slow realisation 14:05 The five...

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 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...

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 tha...

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 - 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 m...

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 I...

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...

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...

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)...

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 -27 April 2024 05:35 Session begins 09:59 Quick recap 12:23 Transcending of unskilled states applying the Saṅkhadhama Sutta (SN 42...

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 -20 April 2024 06:05 Quick recap of our last session 09:46 Association of like elements 12:44 Recap of upright 15:40 Three kinds o...

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 -14 April 2024 09:44 Background to the Buddha's teaching on loving kindness 15:45 Why did the Buddha teach loving kindness? 18:20...

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 t...

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 oth...

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...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In this Dhamma session on Navam full moon poya, we examine the "Buddha's advice on caring for the sick". This is in response to a request from one of our kalyanamittas. This will be based on Upaṭṭhāka Sutta (AN 5.124) and we will draw on other teachings, as well as highlighting the benefit of some of the sutta meditations we alread...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. We continue our Profitable Perceptions Series with Part IV: Perception of the repulsiveness of food (āhāre paṭikūlasaññā) explained in the Dutiyasaññā Sutta (AN 7.49). In this session we go through some ways for developing this profitable perception of the repulsiveness of food, as well as why it's important to do so. We also reference the S...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. We continue our Profitable Perceptions Series with Part III: Perception of death (maraṇasaññā) explained in the Dutiyasaññā Sutta (AN 7.49). In this session we go through some ways for developing this profitable perception of death, as well as why it's important to do so. We also reference some of the Buddha's teachings on mindfulness of...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. We continue our Profitable Perceptions Series with Part II: Perception of unattractiveness (asubhasaññā) explained in the Dutiyasaññā Sutta (AN 7.49). In this session we go through some ways for developing this profitable perception of unattractiveness, as well as why it's important to do so. And we look into the powerful story of Venerable...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. We begin our Profitable Perceptions Series with Part I: An Introduction to the set of seven perceptions explained in the Dutiyasaññā Sutta (AN 7.49). This short session provides some context for why it's fruitful and beneficial to develop and cultivate this set of seven profitable perceptions. Some of the suttas that are directly or indirect...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Blessings of the Triple Gem - In today’s uposatha Dhamma session we examine “THE HARM OF INSULTING DHAMMA TEACHERS AND THEIR DISCIPLES” based on the Buddha’s teaching to Venerable Dhammika in the Dhammika Sutta (AN 6.54).In this teaching, the Buddha highlights the harm that we can do to ourselves and to others, if we insult, scold and argue with...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In this Dhamma session, we wisely contemplate in a progressive way, wholesome and unwholesome states (Kusala Sutta), blameable and blameless states (Sāvajja Sutta), inferior and superior states (Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta), and dark and bright states with their counterparts (Chaḷabhijāti Sutta) referencing key teachings of the Buddha, to deepen our...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In this Dhamma session, we examine the Third Doorway to Nibbāna — Pleasant Practice with Slow Realisation (sukhā paṭipadā dandhābhiññā). This is the Buddha's medicine for Mental Volition as Nutriment. This is part of the supramundane path and practice. This is a powerful insight pathway, and is suitable for those "who are not strongly p...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is an easy check, once we have developed the 10 skilled states through the insight pathway in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8) and are radiating loving kindness to all living beings. I like to call it the "stickiness" check. This is how we can diagnose if there are flaws in our metta practice. If so, we can go back to purify and...

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In Part III of our Bojjhaṅga Series, we address some questions on developing the seven factors of enlightenment: 1. Is it possible to develop the bojjhaṅgas at work or while going about daily activities? 2. Can someone arouse the bojjhaṅgas without any desire for enlightenment? 3. Is it possible to develop the bojjhaṅgas by hearing the teachings...