6.0 BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE ON THE BLESSINGS OF RENUNCIATION (YOUTH DHAMMA SESSION)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the fifth module in the Youth Dhamma Gradual Teachings series, focused on our younger audience looking into BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE ON THE BLESSINGS OF RENUNCIATION (nekkhamma ānisaṃsaṃ).   This session links with the earlier sessions and confirms the importance of building a foundation of generosity and virtue, and the Buddha's teachings on the heavenly realms and particularly the danger in sensual pleasures. Kamma and Rebirth is a central part of all of these gradual teachings. This next talk in this series will build on top of this and move us further along.   In this session we look into:  — What does “nekkhamma ānisaṃsaṃ” mean?  — Framing our session around the two kinds of happiness  — The Buddha’s Great Renunciation  — Important link between seeing the danger in sensual pleasures and renunciation   — What are the different kinds of renunciation  — Security (or safety)  in renunciation   Suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:  — Sukhavagga (AN 2.64)  — Pāsarāsi Sutta (MN 26)  — Pabbajjā Sutta (Snp 3.1)  — Sukhumāla Sutta (AN 3.39)  — Tapussa Sutta (AN 9.41)  — Andhakaraṇa Sutta (Iti 87)  — Nissāraṇīya Sutta (AN 5.200)  — Anusota Sutta (AN 4.5)  — Pabbajjapañha (Mil 3.1.5)  — Dutiyasikkhattaya Sutta (AN 3.90)  — Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)  — Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7)    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   Bohoma pin to the people who have asked about gradual instructions for lay people over the past few months. There have been quite a few, so much merit to you.  Bohoma pin anumodana to the kalyanamittas who helped with the content of this Dhamma session. Much mudita for your Dhammadāna. 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=UU8g_q9vFx0 Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai