WHY WE STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND DHAMMA - Anumana Sutta (MN15)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.  This Dhamma talk focuses on the question of WHY WE STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND DHAMMA, PRACTICE THE TEACHINGS, AND MAKE PROGRESS ON THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH. The main sutta that we will be studying is the Anumana Sutta (MN15) - The Discourse on Inference.  We look into:  Why this teaching is important and the benefits of learning the knowledge pathways Intersecting or supporting suttas to give confidence in this teaching  What obstructs ("duvaco" qualities) vs what supports ("suvaco" qualities) our understanding of Dhamma and making progress  How to infer or conclude on ourselves The importance of regular review How to meditate on this sutta  To read the whole Anumana Sutta: http://www.suttas.com/mn-15-anumana-sutta-inference.html  A video that includes presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/elb4AIME4Aw AND on Spotify as a video podcast A playlist of this Dhamma talk has been broken into 6 parts to make the learning process easier - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRz574kArmC_JpkDu4TEc_Lb1A9lChX- To access videos and shorter clips, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrSrkvP4mJRPWyPGliNDuA