Bamboo-Pole Acrobats | Ananda Thilakasiri | 13 September 2024

Every year, the monastic community (Monks and nuns) go on a three month retreat called the “Rains Retreat” from mid July to mid October. During this period, they do not visit our centres for teachings as it’s a time for deepening their own practice.
While the monks and nuns are away, we will have some interesting guest speakers coming in to give the Friday Night talk.

HEAVENLY MESSENGERS 2024 (Rains Retreat Speakers' Series 2024)

Sutta References for this talk:
Guided Meditation:
SN 14.12: Sanidānasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (With a Cause)
MN 19: Dvedhāvitakkasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Two Kinds of Thoughts)
Ud 1.10: Bāhiyasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (With Bāhiya)

Dhamma Talk:
DN 14: Mahāpadānasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind)
Thi Ap 20: Paṭācārātherīapadāna—Jonathan S. Walters (suttacentral.net) (Paṭācārā)
MN 120: Saṅkhārupapattisutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Rebirth by Intention)
AN 6.10: Mahānāmasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (With Mahānāma)
AN 10.61: Avijjāsutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Ignorance)
AN 1.248–257: Chaṭṭhavagga—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Re. Unshakable Faith)
SN 45.2: Upaḍḍhasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Half the Spiritual Life)
SN 47.3: Bhikkhusutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (A Monk)
SN 12.41: Pañcaverabhayasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Dangers and Threats)
SN 47.19: Sedakasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (At Sedaka-re. Bamboo-Pole Acrobats)
SN 47.7: Makkaṭasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (A Monkey)
AN 5.42: Sappurisasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (True Person)
AN 5.25: Anuggahitasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Supported)
Snp 2.4: Maṅgalasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (38 Great Blessings)
Snp 1.6: Parābhavasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (12 Entrances to Disaster)
SN 20.2: Nakhasikhasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (A Fingernail)
SN 56.11: Dhammacakkappavattanasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma)
AN 10.51: Sacittasutta—Bhikkhu Sujato (suttacentral.net) (Your Own Mind)

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