2020.0815 | Cetanā – Intention SN 12.38 & AN 11.2 | Sylvia Bay
Recording Date: 2020.0815
Title: Cetanā – Intention SN 12.38 & AN 11.2
Speaker: Sylvia Bay
Talk is on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6uOwR3Lb4w
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This is the edited recording with annotations of the talk given by Sis Sylvia Bay on Sat, 15 August 2020 at Buddhist Fellowship 'Facebook Live'.
Two suttas with seemingly common theme of "cetanā" headline this Dhamma sharing session by Sis Sylvia Bay. They are however very different with Cetanā Sutta SN12.38 (Intention) focusing on how rebirth or consciousness are driven by intention, planning and tendencies and that even if one does not have intention or planning but as long as one continues to have subtle habits, rebirth will persist. And as long as there is birth, there will be a whole mass of suffering. The second sutta, Cetanākaraṇīya Sutta AN11.2 (Making a Wish), explains the path to liberation is conditional upon one whose behaviour is virtuous. Establishing the right conditions would naturally set the Dhamma wheel turning, leading one to see the purpose and benefit of knowledge and vision that will lead one towards liberation.
𝗦𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀
Cetanā Sutta SN12.38
Cetanākaraṇīya Sutta AN11.2
Nibbedhika Sutta AN 6.63
Dhammapada verses 1
Dhammapada verses 2
Vipallāsa Sutta AN 4.49
Vesālī Sutta SN 54.9
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta SN 56.11
𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 (𝗠𝗣𝟯) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆
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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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