THE STORY OF SAMANERA TISSA, THE FOREST DWELLER - Dhammapada verse 75

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. In today's session, we look at Dhammapada Verse 75 - THE STORY OF SAMANERA TISSA, THE FOREST DWELLER and how he was devoted to solitude, instead of intimacy in the village and gain, honour and praise.   Samanera Tissa is a good contrast to what we examined in the story of Devadatta, as part of looking at the danger of gain, honour and praise (in our most recent poya Dhamma session)   In this session we look into honour, qualities of a good person, how to be more detached from the world, and the different types of solitude.   The Buddha's words from Dhp 75:   “Aññā hi lābhūpanisā, aññā nibbānagāminī; Evametaṁ abhiññāya, bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako; Sakkāraṁ nābhinandeyya, vivekamanubrūhaye.”   “Knowledge is the means for worldly gain, knowledge leads to Nibbāna. In this way, with direct knowledge, the monk, the disciple of the Enlightened One; does not delight in honour or respect,   devotes oneself to solitude.”   Other suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this talk:  — Khattiya Sutta (AN 6.52)  — Āsava Sutta (SN 45.163)  — Sakkāra Sutta (Iti 81)  — Sagāthaka Sutta (SN 17.10) — Hāliddikāni Sutta (SN 22.3)  — Sappurisa Sutta (MN 113)  — Candūpamā Sutta (SN 16.3)  — Guhaṭṭhakasuttaniddesa (Mnd 2) The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2LVIKFJ3r0 AND on Spotify as a video podcast. Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai