Deeper Dhamma

Dependent Origination Workshop I (part 2) | Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo | 31 October 2020

Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo discuss the suttas on "Dependent Origination" e.g. the suttas from the Connected Discourses on Causation (SN 12), as well as DN 15 and MN 38. This series consists of 6 workshops over six consecutive Saturdays. View the readings and find the entire series here:  https://bswa.org/?post_type=teaching&p=13387&preview=true  

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Dependent Origination Workshop I (part 1) | Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo | 31 October 2020

Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo discuss the suttas on "Dependent Origination" e.g. the suttas from the Connected Discourses on Causation (SN 12), as well as DN 15 and MN 38. This series consists of 6 workshops over six consecutive Saturdays. View the readings and find the entire series here:  https://bswa.org/?post_type=teaching&p=13387&preview=true  

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MN107: Ganakamoggallana Sutta - to Ganaka Moggallana | Ajahn Vayama | 27 January 2008

Ajahn Vayama discusses Sutta 107 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Ganakamoggallana Sutta - To Ganaka Moggallana. Click here to read MN107 on Sutta Central.

"The Buddha compares the training of an accountant with the step by step spiritual path of his followers. But even with such a well explained path, the Buddha can only show the way, and it is up to us to walk it," Sutta Central. 

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MN28 Mahahatthipadopama Sutta- Longer Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint | Ajahn Brahmali | 27-07-2007

Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 28th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Mahahatthipadopama Sutta, "The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant's Footprint".

Read MN28 here on Sutta Central.

"Sariputta gives an elaborate demonstration of how, just as any footprint can fit inside an elephant’s, all the Buddha’s teachings can fit inside the four noble truths. This offers an overall template for organising the Buddha’s teachings," Sutta Central.

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MN45 Culadhammasamadana Sutta - Shorter Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things | Ajahn Vayama | 24-06-2007

Ajahn Vayama discusses the 45th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Culadhammasamadana Sutta, "the Shorter Discourse on Ways of Undertaking Things", also known as "the Shorter Discourse on Taking Up Practices". "The Buddha explains how taking up different practices may have harmful or beneficial results. The memorable simile of the creeper shows how insidious temptations can be," Sutta Central.

Read MN45 here on Sutta Central.

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Suttas from Anguttara Nikaya | Ajahn Appichato | 25 October 2020

Ajahn Appichato discusses the following suttas from the Book of Fives from the Anguttara Nikaya (Bhikkhu Bodhi's Wisdom Publication):

• AN 5.130 Accomplishments (read AN5.130 from Sutta Central)
• AN 5.141 Having Given One Despises (read AN5.141 from Sutta Central)
• AN 5.146 Friend (read AN5.146 from Sutta Central)
• AN 5.165 Asking Questions (read AN5.165 from Sutta Central)

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MN51 Kandaraka Sutta | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 22-06-2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 51st sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Kandaraka Sutta, With Kandaraka.

Click here to read MN51 on Sutta Central.

"The Buddha discusses mindfulness meditation with lay practitioners. Contrasting the openness of animals with the duplicity of humans, he explains how to practice in a way that causes no harm to oneself or others," Sutta Central. 

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MN35 Culasaccaka Sutta - The Shorter Discourse With Saccaka | Ajahn Vayama | 27-05-2007

Ajahn Vayama discusses the 35th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Culasaccaka Sutta - The Shorter Discourse to Saccaka.

Read MN35 here on Sutta Central.

"Saccaka was a debater, who challenged the Buddha to a contest. Despite his bragging, the Buddha was not at all perturbed by his attacks," Sutta Central.

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MN81 Ghatikara Sutta - With Ghatikara | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 11 May 2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 81st sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Ghatikara Sutta - With Ghatikara (the Discourse to Ghatikara).

Read MN81 on Sutta Central here.

"The Buddha relates an unusual account of a past life in the time of the previous Buddha, Kassapa. At that time he was not interested in Dhamma, and had to be forced to go see the Buddha. This discourse is important in understanding the development of the Bodhisattva doctrine," Sutta Central. 

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MN152 Indriyahavana Sutta - The Development of Faculties | Ajahn Vayama | 22-04-2007

Ajahn Vayama discusses sutta 152 from the Majjhima Nikaya, the Indriyahavana Sutta, "The Development of Faculties".

Read MN152 here on Sutta Central.

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MN18 Madhupindika Sutta - The Honey-Cake | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 13 April 2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 18th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - The Madhupindika Sutta - "The Honey-Cake".

"Challenged by a brahmin, the Buddha gives an enigmatic response on how conflict arises due to proliferation based on perceptions. Venerable Kaccāna draws out the detailed implications of this in one of the most insightful passages in the entire canon," Sutta Central.

Click here to read MN18 on Sutta Central. 

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MN47 Vimamsaka Sutta - The Inquirer | Ajahn Brahmali | 08-04-2007

Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 47th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya; Vimamsaka Sutta, "The Inquirer".

Click here to read MN47 on Sutta Central.

"While some spiritual teachers prefer to remain in obscurity, the Buddha not only encouraged his followers to closely investigate him, but gave them a detailed and demanding method to do so," Sutta Central. 

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MN62 Maharahulovada Sutta - The Longer Advice to Rahula | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 10-02-2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 62nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Maharahulovada Sutta - The Longer Sutta on Advice to Rahula. Click here to read MN62 on Sutta Central. 

"The Buddha tells Rāhula to meditate on not-self, which he immediately puts into practice. Seeing him, Venerable Sāriputta advises him to develop breath meditation, but the Buddha suggests a wide range of different practices first", Sutta Central. 

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MN78 Samanamundika Sutta - with Samanamundika | Ajahn Vayama | 24-02-2008

Ajahn Vayama discusses the 78th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Samanamundika Sutta - with Samanamundika. Click here to read MN78 on Sutta Central.

"A wanderer teaches that a person has reached the highest attainment when they keep four basic ethical precepts. The Buddha’s standards are considerably higher," Sutta Central. 

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MN99: Subha Sutta - To The Brahmin Subha | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 13 January 2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 99 from the Majjhima Nikaya, the Subha Sutta - to the brahmin Subha. Click here to read MN99 on Sutta Central.

"Working hard is not valuable in and of itself; what matters is the outcome. And just as in lay life, spiritual practice may or may not lead to fruitful results," Sutta Central. 

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MN52 Atthakanagara Sutta- The Man From the City of Atthaka | Ajahn Vayama | 25-03-2007

Ayye Vayama discusses the 52nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya; Atthakanagara Sutta, "The Man From the City of Atthaka."

Click here to read MN52 on Sutta Central.

"Asked by a householder to teach a path to freedom, Venerable Ānanda explains no less than eleven meditative states that may serve as doors to the deathless," Sutta Central.

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MN133 Mahakaccanabhaddekaratta Sutta | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 11 November 2007

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 133rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - Mahakaccanabhaddekaratta Sutta - Maha Kaccana's Explanation of the Single Auspicious Attachment.

Click here to read MN133 on Sutta Central.

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MN143 Anathapindikovada Sutta - Advice to Anathapindika | Ajahn Vayama | 23-12-2007

Ajahn Vayama discusses the 143rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Anathapindika Sutta - Advice to Anathapindika.

Click here to read MN143 on Sutta Central.

"As the great lay disciple Anāthapiṇḍika lies dying, Venerable Sāriputta visits him and gives a powerful teaching on non-attachment," Sutta Central.

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MN142 Dakkhinavibhanga Sutta - the Exposition on Offerings | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 8th July 2007

Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 142 of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Dakkhinavibhanga Sutta - The Exposition on Offerings.

Click here to read MN142 on Sutta Central.

"When his step-mother Mahāpajāpatī wishes to offer him a robe for his personal use, the Buddha encourages her to offer it to the entire Saṅgha instead. He goes on to explain that the best kind of offering to the Saṅgha is one given to the dual community of monks and nuns, headed by the Buddha," Sutta Central. 

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MN38 Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta - The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving | Ajahn Brahmali | 14-01-2007

Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 38th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta - The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving.

“To counter the wrong view that a self-identical consciousness transmigrates from one life to the next, the Buddha teaches dependent origination, showing that consciousness invariably arises dependent on conditions”, Sutta Central.

Click here to read MN38 on Sutta Central.

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