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.
Bhaddekaratta Sutta - An Auspicious Day
Dukkha, Three Suttas (3) - Kaccayanagotta Sutta - Right View and Emptiness
Shunyata - Three Discourses on Emptiness(1) - Cula-Shunyata Sutta - The Greater Discourse on Emptiness
Shunyata - Three Discourses on Emptiness(2) - Maha-Shunyata Sutta - The Greater Discourse on Emptiness
Jhana Meditation Structured Study Class 35 Simsapa Sutta - A Handful of Leaves
A Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 14 Abhaya Sutta - Right Speech and True Compassion
Jhana Meditation Structured Study Class 34 Nothing Personal – A Buddha’s Analysis of
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 13: Adhipateya Sutta – Three Governing Principles
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 12 Right Intention – Emptiness of Clinging
Jhana Meditation Structured Study, Class 33 Yasa Sutta, Freedom from Entanglements
A Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 11 Kaccayanagotta Sutta – Right View and Dependent Origination
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 10 Wisdom and Right Intention – Nagasena Answers King Milinda
Jhana Meditation Structured Study Class 32 Samadhanga Sutta, Five Factors of Concentration
A Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 8 Mitakali – A Nun’s Path Completed
Jhana Meditation Structured Study Class 31 Anapanasati Sutta, An example Of Skillful and Effective Dhamma Practice Part Five
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 7 Simsapa Sutta – Handful Of Leaves
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 6 Sacca-Vibhanga Sutta – Analysis Of Four Noble Truths
Jhana Meditation Structured Study Class 30 Anapanasati Sutta, An example Of Skillful and Effective Dhamma Practice Part Four
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 5 Tissa Sutta – Uncertain
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path Structured Study Class 4 Magga-Vibhanga Sutta – Analysis Of The Path
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