166 WHY IS STINGINESS A BLOCK TO IMMEASURABLE METTĀ (LOVING KINDNESS)? - Dhamma Q&A

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>A question received in relation to our recent poya Dhamma session on The First Doorway to Nibbāna: &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>"Why is stinginess a block for the development of immeasurable mettā? And can you explain how to examine and overcome stinginess?" &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>To answer this question we look into :&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— the <strong>five kinds of stinginess</strong>, taking it further than what we previously looked at in the Vatthūpama Sutta&nbsp;</li> <li>— the <strong>link between stinginess and feelings&nbsp;</strong></li> <li>— how <strong>stinginess leads to the Hate Path </strong>(via Contact as Nutriment)&nbsp;</li> <li>— revisiting the <strong>importance of being "easy to instruct" (suvaco) </strong>in the Karaṇīyametta Sutta meditation (i.e. "Metta School")&nbsp;</li> <li>— Buddha's words on <strong>abandoning stinginess to access and realise the mental absorptions (jhāna) and higher attainments</strong> &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Some of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Pañcamacchariya Sutta (AN 5.254)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Ādittapariyāya Sutta (SN 35.28)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Puttamaṁsa Sutta (SN 12.63)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Tayodhamma Sutta (AN 10.76)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Anumāna Sutta (MN 15)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Asubha Sutta (AN 4.163)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Paṭhamajhāna Sutta (AN 5.256)</li> <li>— Dutiyajhānasuttādisattaka (AN 5.257-263)</li> <li>— Thapati Sutta (SN 55.6)</li> </ul> <p>Bohoma pin to the people who asked this question.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO of this DHAMMA Q&amp;A with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUDVNCN-ndE</strong></p> <p>Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suttamedi