REAL EMPTINESS (FULL DHAMMA SESSION, Esala Poya)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.This is the FULL DHAMMA SESSION, conducted on ESALA POYA (13 July 2022) via zoom, on REAL EMPTINESS. We examine the Cūḷasuññata Sutta (MN 121), which is an important teaching of the Buddha on the gradual development of emptiness that culminates in the "emptiness that is pure, superior, and unsurpassed".  **Please note - we are examining this teaching from the Buddha with the aspiration for the supramundane development of the Noble Eightfold Path**  In this Dhamma session, we cover: — Overview and context to the Cūḷasuññata Sutta (MN 121) — Summary of insight pathway for developing real emptiness — Buddha’s words on Nibbāna — What is needed towards learning to do this meditation correctly? — “Deep dive” into Buddha’s detailed teaching on developing emptiness  — Summary of the meditation  Helpful to understanding the meditation steps needed to develop the insight (wisdom) pathway for this Cūḷasuññata Sutta (links are to previous YT videos, though also available on the podcast): — Arising and Passing away of the Five Aggregates: https://bit.ly/3c6M7Pk— Understanding impermanence through arising and passing away: https://bit.ly/3nYQSx3— Four Nutriment (series of videos) including perversions: https://bit.ly/3ccM0BF— Dependent origination: https://bit.ly/3AMvqmE— Profitable Path meditation (Elements/Determination for Wisdom - timestamped): https://bit.ly/3nX73Lp Some of the suttas covered directly or indirectly in this session: — Sattadhātu Sutta (SN 14.11) — Paṭhamanibbāna Sutta (Ud 8.1) — Piṇḍapātapārisuddhi Sutta (MN 151) — Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5) — Vipallāsa Sutta (AN 4.49) — Dhātuvibhanga Sutta (MN 140) — Vatthūpama Sutta (MN7) — Vakkali Sutta (SN 22.87) — Suññataloka Sutta (AN 35.85) — Suññatasamādhi Sutta (SN 43.4)  — Nibbānarūpasaṇṭhānapañha (Mil 6.3.10) — Āhāra Sutta (SN 12.11) — Paṭiccasamuppāda Sutta (SN 12.1) — Cunda Sutta (Ud 8.5) — Anuruddhattheravatthu (Dhp 93)  Bohoma pin to the person who requested this sutta.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=s5iS8TbpdsMBlessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai