Becoming Buddha Cross River Meditation Center Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Buddhism
This is a live stream and recording of our Saturday morning Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on May 12, 2018. The stream begins every Saturday at 8:30 AM Eastern US time.
My Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion will be on The Malunkyaputta Sutta. The Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta is another sutta where the Buddha is questioned regarding the “Great Existential Questions” that humanity has been seeking answers for since the beginning of time. The Buddha consistently refused to answer anything that would prove to be a distraction from the goal of the Eightfold Path, or would only reinforce ignorance of Four Noble Truths.
As Buddhism developed many of the accommodations and embellishments made to the Buddha’s teachings were done to provide answers to these questions. When looked at closely, and in the context of The Four Noble Truths, many of these questions have an underlying motive of establishing a permanent “self” in the physical realm or a non-physical realm.
“Malunkyaputta, did I ever tell you, or even imply, that my teaching would answer these questions, or that these questions deserve an answer?”
A related article is here: https://becoming-buddha.com/malunkyaputta-sutta-staying-focused/
Each Saturday class will have a thirty-minute Shamatha-Vipassana meditation followed by my Dhamma talk and Sangha discussion and conclude with Metta intentional meditation.
An audio only version of this video is available at my podcast archive: https://becoming-buddha.com/becoming-buddha-podcast/
A video of our classes including a beginning Shamatha-Vipassana meditation is available here: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-stream-videos/
Here is the archive for all of my Dhamma articles and talks: https://becoming-buddha.com/dhamma-articles-and-talks-archive/
If you find benefit from this talk please consider a donation: https://becoming-buddha.com/support-john-and-becoming-buddha-com/
Thank You. Peace.
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 22 Nirayavagga - Hell And Nibbana
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 21 Pakinnkavagga - Greater And Lesser Happiness
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 20 Maggavagga - The Path
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 19 Dhammatthavagga - Judgement and Wisdom
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 18 Malavagga - Stainless
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 17 Kodhavagga - Abandon Anger
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 16 Piyavagga - Skillful Desire
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 15Sukhavagga - Profound Contentment
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 14 Buddhavagga - The Restraint of a Buddha
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 13 Lokavagga - The World
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 12 Attavagga - “Self” Care
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 11 Jaravagga - Impermanence, Not-Self, Suffering
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 10 Dandavagga - Abandon Violence
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 9 Papavagga - Remaining Harmless
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 8 Sahassavagga - Simple Dhamma Is best
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 7 Arahantavagga - Qualities of an Arahant
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 5 Balavagga - Wisdom and Foolishness
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 4 Pupphavagga - Of Heartwood and Flowers
2023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 3 Cittavagga - A Well-Restrained Mind
023 Dhammapada Review Class/Chapter 2 Appamadavagga - Refined Mindfulness (Defined)
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