Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.
In this session, we examine the Buddha's teaching on FIVE SUBJECTS WE MUST FREQUENTLY CONTEMPLATE.
The session is broken into the following sections:
- Introduction to Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta (AN 5.57)
- Finding support for this teaching - various suttas that support or intersect with this teaching
- “Deep dive” into the five contemplations
- Fruits of this Practice
- Short instructions on how to meditate on this sutta
Suttas that are mentioned in this talk:
- Vatthupama Sutta (MN 7) - The Simile of the Cloth
- Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta (MN 9) – Right View
- Māgaṇḍiya Sutta (MN 75) – To Māgaṇḍiya
- Assu Sutta (SN 15.3) – Tears
- Jātidhammā Sutta (SN 35.33–42_ Subject to Birth
- Dukkhatā Sutta (SN45.165) – Painful States
- Jarādhamma Sutta (SN 48.41) – Old Age
- Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56.11) - Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma
- Devadūta Sutta (AN 3.36) – Messengers of the Gods
- Sukhamāla Sutta (AN 3.39) – Delicate
- Paṭhamabhaya Sutta (AN 4.119) – Fear 1st
- Pāṭibhoga Sutta (AN 4.182) – Guarantee/Security
- Pāṇātipātī Sutta (AN 4.224) – Killing Living Beings
- Paṭhamamagga Sutta (AN 4.225) – The Path 1st
- Pariyesanā Sutta (AN 4.255) – Searches
- Alabbhanīyaṭhāna Sutta (AN 5.48) – Things That Cannot Be Obtained
- Nibbedhika Sutta (AN 6.63) – Penetrative
- Adhammacariyā Sutta (AN 10.220) – Unrighteous Conduct
- Saṁsappanīya Sutta (AN 10.216) - Creeping
- Pesakaradhita Vatthu (Dhp174) – Story of the Weaver Girl
- Tayojanapabbajita Vatthu (Dhp209-12) - Story of Three Ascetics
To read the Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta (AN 5.57) - https://suttacentral.net/an5.57/en/bodhi
A VIDEO of this session with presentation slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW2nMLHP6rc AND on Spotify as a video podcast
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