CAN TOO MUCH CONCERN FOR OTHERS BLOCK THE FORMLESS ATTAINMENTS? - Dhamma Q&A

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This question comes from the FULL DHAMMA SESSION conducted on ESALA POYA (13 July 2022) via zoom on "REAL EMPTINESS" where we examined the Cūḷasuññata Sutta (MN 121) and the Buddha's teaching on the gradual development of emptiness that culminates in the "emptiness that is pure, superior, and unsurpassed."   The question we examine in this short session is:  "Can too much concern for others block the formless attainments?"   The following extended Dhamma sessions, mentioned in this Dhamma Q&A, may also be helpful: To listen to the full Dhamma session on "Real Emptiness" - https://bit.ly/3B1azvV or to watch on the YT channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5iS8TbpdsM To listen to the full Dhamma session on "Why it's difficult to renunciate the world" (Hāliddikāni Sutta) - https://bit.ly/3OnSOKo or to watch on the YT channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8Lf53-GxYA  To listen to the full Dhamma session on "Safeguarding the mind by dwelling with vigilance" (Pamādavihārī Sutta) - https://bit.ly/3zohz4K or to watch on the YT channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5GPBDSg-0A  Suttas referred to directly or indirectly:  — Piṇḍapātapārisuddhi Sutta (MN 151)  — Vitakka Sutta (Iti 80)  — Hāliddikāni Sutta (SN 22.3)  — Pamādavihārī Sutta (SN 35.97)  — Candūpamā Sutta (SN 16.3)  — Ākāsānañcāyatanapañhā Sutta (SN 40.5)  — Samādhibhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5)  — Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)   Bohoma pin to the people who asked questions about getting stuck in the perception of village and human being as blocks to entering the formless attainments. 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=aVAxHxiPuIo Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai