THE GREAT FRUIT AND BENEFIT OF OBSERVING THE UPOSATHA (YOUTH DHAMMA SESSION)

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>Another session to accompany the fourth module in the Youth Dhamma Gradual Teachings series looking into Buddha's Gradual Instructions to Lay People on THE BLESSINGS OF RENUNCIATION (nekkhamma ānisaṃsaṃ). &nbsp;</p> <p>In this additional session,<strong> we examine THE GREAT FRUIT AND BENEFIT OF OBSERVING THE UPOSATHA, to understand how the Buddha encourages lay people to renunciate, make merit, develop virtue and grow on the Buddha's Path. &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>In this session, we look into:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— What is the uposatha&nbsp;</li> <li>— The different kinds of uposatha&nbsp;</li> <li>— Understanding how the noble ones' uposatha is observed and the different reflections recommended by the Buddha to cleanse the defiled mind by exertion&nbsp;</li> <li>— The eight factors to be observed on the uposatha&nbsp;</li> <li>— The great fruit and benefit of observing the uposatha and why it is "extraordinarily brilliant and pervasive"&nbsp;</li> <li>— A ninth factor that can be observed and developed&nbsp;</li> <li>— The cause and reason why some nāgas observe the Uposatha &nbsp;</li> <li>— What devas rejoice in and what they find unpleasant&nbsp;</li> <li>— Further encouragement from the Buddha towards the uposatha &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Uposatha Sutta (AN 3.70)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Vitthatūposatha Sutta (AN 8.42)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Vāseṭṭha Sutta (AN 8.44)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Navaṅguposathasutta (AN 9.18)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Uposatha Sutta (SN 29.3-29.6)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Campeyyajātaka (Ja 506)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Catumahārāja Sutta (AN 3.37)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Uttarāvimānavatthu (Vv 15)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sakka Sutta (AN 10.46) &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Bohoma pin to the person who requested this talk</p> <p>If you have any questions or comments regarding this talk, please email them to sut