IS IT WRONG TO WANT TO BECOME A STREAM-ENTERER? - Stream Entry Q&A

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Following the talk on poya on Buddha's Advice to Lay People on Stream Entry, a question has been raised:&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>“I’ve listened to some Dhamma teachers that say it’s wrong to want to become a stream-enterer. They say not to entertain thoughts about stream entry as it’s linked to craving for existence. Is this true?” &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>To answer the questions the following suttas were directly or indirectly referenced:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Dhammadinna Sutta (SN 55.53)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Mahāpadesa Sutta (AN 4.180)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Dutiyadhāraṇa Sutta (SN 56.16)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Dutiyasāriputta Sutta (SN 55.5)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta (SN 56.11) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Pariññeyya Sutta (SN 56.29)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Akusala Sutta (AN 10.136)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta (MN 9)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Padhāna Sutta (AN 4.13)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Manonivāraṇa Sutta (AN 1.24)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Veludvareyya Sutta (SN 55.7)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Paṭhamapuggala Sutta (AN 8.59)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Āyācana Sutta (AN 4.176)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Samudda Sutta (SN 13.8) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>To watch the poya talk on Stream Entry (VIDEO) - https://bit.ly/3aSvH9W or to listen to the talk (AUDIO) - https://bit.ly/3t7RkZX&nbsp;</p> <p>Bohoma pin to the person who asked this Dhamma question.&nbsp;</p> <p>PLEASE NOTE - you can send in questions via the voice messaging feature on anchor.fm podcast app OR via email suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO with presentation slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzhACLg5k4U</strong></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/suttameditationseries/message