1.0 INTRODUCTION TO THE BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE (YOUTH DHAMMA SESSION)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the introductory talk for a new series, specifically for our younger audience, looking into Buddha's Gradual Instructions (anupubbiṁ kathaṁ) for lay people. The question commonly asked by audiences, both young or older, is why did the Buddha give these specific gradual instructions or teachings to lay people? And what are those teachings in more detail? In this brief introductory talk we look at what the Buddha means by gradual instructions, the objectives in teaching lay people in this way, the important of this sequential process, and what to expect in this Youth Dhamma Series. In future sessions we will go step-by-step, following the Buddha's instructions and look at: (1) talk on giving (dānakathaṁ) (2) talk on virtue (sīlakathaṁ)  (3) talk on the heavens (saggakathaṁ) (4) talk on the danger, degradation, and defilement in sensual pleasures (kāmānaṁ ādīnavaṁ okāraṁ saṅkilesaṁ) (5) talk on the blessing of renunciation (nekkhamme ānisaṁsaṁ), and only then (6) talk on the Four Noble Truths  Bohoma pin to the people who have asked this question over the past few months. There have been quite a few, so much merit to you. A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th_S2JWfL9U AND on Spotify as a video podcast Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai