Vesak Poya - APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKĀRA: WHY IS THERE OLD AGE AND DEATH?

Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is ONLY the APPLICATION OF YONISO MANASIKARA - WHY IS THERE OLD AGE & DEATH? from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session, conducted via zoom on 26 May 2021. **Please note - each contemplation is a gradual and sequential development of yoniso manasikara, therefore you may wish to do the meditations or contemplations in sequence. For the full 3.5hr session (including contemplations) you can listen to episode 103 WHY YONISO MANASIKARA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH (Vesak Poya FULL Dhamma Session) In this segment from the Vesak Poya Dhamma Session,  we examine Buddha's teaching on dependent origination (paṭiccasamuppāda) and what Buddha contemplated prior to his awakening : ‘Alas, this world has fallen into trouble. It’s born, grows old, dies, passes away, and is reborn, yet it doesn’t understand how to escape from this suffering, from old age and death. Oh, when will an escape be found from this suffering, from old age and death?’ "deep dive" into Buddha's words: ‘When what exists is there old age and death? What is a condition for old age and death?’ Then, through wisely directing the mind, I comprehended with wisdom: ‘When there is birth, old age and death come to be. Birth is a condition for old age and death.’ highlight the difference between conventional answers vs Buddha's answer for death specifically look at the paṭiccasamuppāda link of Birth leading to Old Age and Death meditation instructions to examine this paṭiccasamuppāda link with ayoniso manasikara vs yoniso manasikara The main suttas supporting this contemplation: — Gotama Sutta (SN 12.10) — Nagara Sutta (SN 12.65) — Paṭiccasamuppāda Sutta (SN 12.1) A VIDEO of this segment has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFSk7JhPf8E Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai