Vesak Poya - APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKĀRA: FIVE AGGREGATES SUBJECT TO CLINGING AS 11 CHARACTERISTICS

<p>Welcome to the <strong>Sutta Meditation Series Podcast</strong>.</p> <p>This is <strong>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.</strong></p> <p>**Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of <em>yoniso manasikara, </em>therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence.</p> <p>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)</p> <p><strong>In this segment from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, we examine the teachings given as a Q&amp;A between Venerable MahaKotthita and Venerable Sariputta on:</strong></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>yoniso manasikara</strong></em><strong> - how to wisely contemplate and direct the mind towards the five aggregates, cling to them as 11 characteristics</strong></li> <li><em><strong>ayoniso manasikara -</strong></em><strong> how we misapprehend (unwisely contemplate) and direct the mind towards the five aggregates, cling to them as the opposing 11 characteristics</strong></li> <li><strong>briefly go through each of the 11 characteristics&nbsp;</strong></li> <li><strong>highlight importance of meditating on 5 x 11 = 55 contemplations (not easy, but very powerful given that this contemplation is advised for the virtuous, learned, stream-enterer, once-returner, non-returner and even the arahant)</strong></li> <li><strong>how this contemplation bears fruit for those that diligently develop and frequently practice it</strong></li> <li><strong>additional shorter meditation instruction - Taking to the mind the fact that we are born and subject to old age, sickness and death... you contemplate (yourself or someone else) - "If it is impermanent (anicca), suffering (dukkha) and, subject to change (viparinama), is it worth taking as mine?".<br> </strong></li> </ul> <p>The m