GUARDING THE DOORS TO THE SENSE FACULTIES - Sekha-patipada Sutta (MN53) - Developing this accomplishment

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is one part of a study program that delves into the Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – Venerable Ānanda’s Discourse on the Trainee’s Mode of Progress, which has been broken into different episodes. This study program began in October 2020 with a specific meditation group and is still ongoing. This episode looks at how we can develop the accomplishment of Guarding the Doors to the Sense Faculties (indriyesu guttadvāro), as one of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno) We examine: the explanations provided by Venerable Ānanda in the Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta other useful suttas to give us additional help to understand the teaching where the bar is set for the 'adept' and how to develop this quality as trainees towards the goal practical tips for progress, taking into account responsibilities and challenges of lay life useful meditations to help us further develop these accomplishments in conduct Some of the suttas referenced directly or indirectly in this session:  — Avijjā Sutta (AN 10.61)   — Pamādavihārī Sutta (SN 35.97)   — Migajāla Sutta (SN 35.46)   — Kummopama Sutta (SN 35.240)   — Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Sn 1.8)  — Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9)  — Ādittapariyāya Sutta (SN 35.28)   — Dukkhavihāra Sutta (Iti 22)   — Sukhavihāra Sutta (Iti 23) To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html To access the video with presentation slides, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2loBd9r1kgo AND on Spotify as a video podcast Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai