UNLOCKING THE BUDDHA'S CODE - Why Sutta Meditation? - Part 1

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This talk is part of a multi-part series titled "Unlocking the Buddha's Code", examining the importance of meditating on suttas, or the Buddha's specific instructions contained in the suttas. We look into the Buddha's instructions before he passed away; what he foretold when it comes to the decline and disappearance of the teachings; the unique method of instruction contained in the Pali Canon that unlocks the Buddha's code or insight pathway; why it's good to be "suvaco" or willing to follow instructions; and a glimpse at a few other useful things. The talks that will follow this one, will take a closer look at Buddha's method of instruction, including nyanapathas or insight (knowledge) pathways, as well as "deep diving" into examples from the suttas. Suttas referred to in this talk: Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta (DN 16) - The Buddha's Last Days Sugatavinaya Sutta (AN 4.160) - The Training of a Holy One Āṇi Sutta (SN 20.7) -  The Drum Peg Appassuta Sutta (AN 4.6) - Not Very Learned Sekha Pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) - The Trainee's Mode of Progress Kevaddha Sutta (DN 11) - With Kevaddha Udāyī Sutta (AN 5.159) - With Udāyī To listen to PART 2 in this series - https://anchor.fm/suttameditationseries/episodes/70-UNLOCKING-THE-BUDDHAS-CODE---Extracting-Insight-Pathways---Part-2-esmcpd Bohoma pin to those who have requested and patiently waited for this talk (and multi-part series) and also those who have helped in bringing this talk to fruition. To access videos and shorter clips, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrSrkvP4mJRPWyPGliNDuA