EXTRACT - EXPERIENCING THE HAPPINESS OF MEDITATION OVER THE PULL OF THE INTERNET AND FRIVOLOUS TALK (EXTRACT from Dhamma Session)

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p><strong>This short extract is from discussion around identifying and abandoning unwholesome verbal conduct and mental stains in the meditation and then seeing that they arose as a result of spending time clicking through a variety of things on the internet, as well as indulging in frivolous talk.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>This has been edited from a Dhamma session held via zoom on "DEVELOPING IMMEASURABLE LOVING KINDNESS", based on the Buddha's teaching in the <em>Karaṇīyametta Sutta </em>(Snp 1.8).</p> <p>This is encouragement towards developing and experiencing the happiness of meditation/higher concentrations, over what we are highly conditioned to gravitate towards in the world. Wisdom over ignorance and delusion.&nbsp;</p> <p>Pali references:</p> <ul> <li>"samphappalāpā" = frivolous talk (rooted in delusion)</li> <li>"upakkilesa" = defilements, mental stains (unskilled states we abandon in our meditation)</li> <li>"atta" = me and mine, sense of self</li> <li>"sukha­vi­hārā" = dwelling in happiness</li> </ul> <p>Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai</p> <p>To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar.</p> <p>Selected tables, slides and documents are shared via the Sutta Meditation Series Telegram channel - https://t.me/suttameditationseries</p> <p>For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/message