WHAT TO RECOLLECT TO ABANDON FEAR - A Carnival of Fear (2)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is a part of a collection of gradual talks that will explore the Buddha's Teachings on Fear - the qualities we are encouraged to develop to overcome fear, how fear is constructed, the arising of fear, the dangers, challenges and the escape. We begin with shorter teachings from the Buddha and noble arahants, and eventually examine the longer teachings that will help to correct any wrong views and deepen our practice. It is an encouragement towards standing firmly on the Dhamma to acknowledge, understand, deal with and overcome fear. The world presents us with external challenges and uncertainties, and we have the means to bear with these external difficulties as well as to work through internal fears with the Buddha's teachings. In this session we look at "WHAT TO RECOLLECT TO ABANDON FEAR" from the Dhajagga Sutta (SN 11.3). The Buddha speaks to the monks about the battle between the devas and asuras and what Sakka advises the devas before battle when fear, trepidation and terror arises. The Buddha encourages the monks towards a different kind of recollection in order to abandon fear, trepidation and terror and gives reasons for his teaching.  This is a timely teaching and good reminder for all of us who are walking the Buddha's Noble Path. To read the Dhajagga Sutta (SN 11.3) - https://suttacentral.net/sn11.3/en/bodhi Bohoma pin to the people who have been fearless in acknowledging fear and asking questions on how to deal with and overcome fear. The VIDEO with slides has been uploaded to the Sutta Meditation Series podcast channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKC0KSRi-8Q AND on Spotify as a video podcast Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai