4.10 DETAILS OF THE FORMLESS REALMS - Dhamma Q&A cont. (Youth Dhamma Session)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Another session to answer a question on DETAILS OF THE HEAVENLY REALMS, in regards to the Buddha's Gradual Instructions to Lay People on the HEAVENLY REALMS (saggakathaṁ). This session is specifically on the FORMLESS REALMS (arūpa-loka).   We explore some of the key aspects about these realms, their lifespan, possible inhabitants from the time of the Buddha, the meditation attainments, and some of the distinguishing features of these realms from the suttas.   Understanding more about these heavenly realms helps us to recognise where we might have developed or are developing wrong views that may leads us to be reborn in one of these places still bound to samsara, and the context for the Buddha's teachings on the heavenly realms.   Some of the suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:  — Uposatha Sutta (AN 4.190)  — Āneñja Sutta (AN 3.116)  — Cetanā Sutta (AN 4.171)  — Pāsarāsi Sutta (MN 26)  — Nālaka Sutta (Snp 3.11)  — Paṭhamabhava Sutta (AN 3.76)  — Santatara Sutta (Iti 73)  — Moggallānavagga (SN 40.5-40.8)  — Saṅkhārupapatti Sutta (MN 120)  — Nirāmisa Sutta (SN 36.31)  — Bhava Sutta (SN 45.164)   Much merit (bohoma pin) to the people who made this request.   Much merit (bohoma pin) for the generous Dhamma dana contribution towards this talk 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 The VIDEO with slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series podcast channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TreKSicViMc  Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai