AN ENCOURAGEMENT TOWARDS THE BUDDHA'S FIVE FREQUENT CONTEMPLATIONS

<p>Welcome back to the <strong>Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>This talk was given to a Meditation Group via zoom as one segment of a complete Dhamma session on 8 April 2021, that included meditation practice and sutta study. It gives <strong>AN ENCOURAGEMENT TOWARDS THE BUDDHA'S FIVE FREQUENT CONTEMPLATIONS</strong> with a short explanation on each of the contemplations.</p> <p>Suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this talk:</p> <ul> <li><em>Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta </em>(AN 5.57) - Subjects to be frequently contemplated</li> <li><em>Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta</em> (SN 56.11) - Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma</li> <li><em>Pariññeyya Sutta</em><strong> </strong>(SN 56.29) - To be fully understood</li> <li><em>Dukkhatā Sutta </em>(SN45.165) – Painful States</li> <li><em>Vatthupama Sutta </em>(MN 7) - The Simile of the Cloth</li> <li><em>Māgaṇḍiya Sutta </em>(MN 75) – To Māgaṇḍiya</li> <li><em>Assu Sutta </em>(SN 15.3) – Tears</li> <li><em>Saṁsappanīya Sutta </em>(AN 10.216) - Creeping</li> <li><em>Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta </em>(MN 135) – The Shorter Analysis of Actions</li> <li><em>Duccaritavipāka Sutta </em>(AN 8.40) - The Results of Bad Actions</li> </ul> <p>To read the <strong>Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta </strong>(AN 5.57) - &nbsp;https://suttacentral.net/an5.57/en/bodhi</p> <p><strong>For a more detailed explanation of the Five Contemplations:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>AUDIO (https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/episodes/80-FIVE-SUBJECTS-WE-MUST-FREQUENTLY-CONTEMPLATE-eudim4),</strong> or&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>VIDEO with SLIDES (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW2nMLHP6rc)</strong></li> </ul> <p>Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/suttameditationseries/message