THE STORY OF CUNDA, THE PORK BUTCHER - Dhammapada Verse 15 (YOUTH DHAMMA SESSION)

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p><strong>**PARENTAL GUIDANCE IS RECOMMENDED for much younger children for this Dhamma talk** &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Another session to accompany the second module in the Youth Dhamma Gradual Teachings series looking into <u>Buddha's Gradual Instructions to Lay People on VIRTUE</u> (sīlakathaṁ) &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>In this additional episode, we look at THE STORY OF CUNDA, THE PORK BUTCHER. This is an important session, though it may </strong><u><strong>not</strong></u><strong> be a comfortable topic to think about. If taken in the correct way, with the Buddha as our teacher and his words to guide us, there is much we can learn. &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>In this session we examine:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Cunda's story and the pain and suffering he experienced as a result of cruelty, harm and unskilful livelihood&nbsp;</li> <li>— when a person torments others and pursues the practice of torturing others - they cultivate unskilful actions, hobbies and livelihood&nbsp;</li> <li>— whether we truly understand inflicting pain and death&nbsp;</li> <li>— the importance of protecting our minds when we use different devices, mediums and modalities for entertainment and other activities&nbsp;</li> <li>— the Simile of the Roof to remind ourselves of protecting our minds, not allowing it become corrupt and therefore, not to get rotten. &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Some of the suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Cundasūkarikavatthu (Dhp 15)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Kandaraka Sutta (MN 51)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Arakkhita Sutta (AN 3.109)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Veḷudvāreyya Sutta (SN 55.7) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>If you have any questions or comments regarding this talk, please email them to suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com or leave a voicemail message via anchor.fm</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.y