Recording Date: 2020.0607
Title: Understanding Meditation Holistically ft AN10.1 and AN10.60
Speaker: Sylvia Bay
Venue: Buddhist Fellowship
Talk is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlzBXA59o4U
Sylvia Bay Catalog: https://www.dhammawitz.com/sylvia-bay
This is the fully edited recording with annotations of the talk given by Sis Sylvia Bay on 7 June 2020 'Facebook Live' at Buddhist Fellowship.
In this Dhamma talk, Sis Sylvia Bay shares the landscape of meditation, covering the problems we face in meditation; prior to meditation, the conditions which must be present through the cultivation of sila (virtues); what Buddha meant when he taught samādhi i.e., concentration (referring to jhāna); and what is the purpose of meditation (pañña). Two suttas were referred to during the talk, AN10.1 and AN.60. In the question and answer session, more is shared such as differences between secular mindfulness and sammā sati (Right Mindfulness), how do we not have views in our daily life, how does one reconcile jhāna and ānāpānasati, etc.
Format:
~ start Opening Puja
0h 05m Quieting Down the Mind
0h 10m Dhamma Talk (before technical glitch)
0h 16m Dhamma Talk (re-start)
1h 37m Question and Answer
2h 25m Closing Puja
2h 28m Whiteboard Notes
2h 29m Extra Producer's Cut: Technical Glitch Blissful Bloopers
2h 36m ~ end
Sutta References:
AN10.1 What Purpose?
AN10.60 Girimānanda Sutta
Profile of Speaker:
Sis Sylvia Bay has dedicated herself to the study and practice of the Buddha's teachings since 1992. She holds a BA (Hons) in Buddhist Studies from the Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka, and was a lecturer with her alma mater. She also has a Masters in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Studies. Since 2001, Sis Sylvia has been a regular speaker on Buddhist doctrines and their practical applications at local and regional Buddhist organisations. In 2013, she published her first book “Between The Lines: An Analytical Appreciation of The Buddha’s Life”. She is now working on another book titled "Towards The Light: the Buddha's Guide to a Heavenly Rebirth".
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