AN ENCOURAGEMENT TOWARDS THE BUDDHA'S FIVE FREQUENT CONTEMPLATIONS

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This talk was given to a Meditation Group via zoom as one segment of a complete Dhamma session on 8 April 2021, that included meditation practice and sutta study. It gives AN ENCOURAGEMENT TOWARDS THE BUDDHA'S FIVE FREQUENT CONTEMPLATIONS with a short explanation on each of the contemplations. Suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this talk: Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta (AN 5.57) - Subjects to be frequently contemplated Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56.11) - Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma Pariññeyya Sutta (SN 56.29) - To be fully understood Dukkhatā Sutta (SN45.165) – Painful States Vatthupama Sutta (MN 7) - The Simile of the Cloth Māgaṇḍiya Sutta (MN 75) – To Māgaṇḍiya Assu Sutta (SN 15.3) – Tears Saṁsappanīya Sutta (AN 10.216) - Creeping Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta (MN 135) – The Shorter Analysis of Actions Duccaritavipāka Sutta (AN 8.40) - The Results of Bad Actions To read the Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta (AN 5.57) -  https://suttacentral.net/an5.57/en/bodhi For a more detailed explanation of the Five Contemplations: AUDIO (https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/episodes/80-FIVE-SUBJECTS-WE-MUST-FREQUENTLY-CONTEMPLATE-eudim4), or  VIDEO with SLIDES (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW2nMLHP6rc) Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai