5.0 BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE ON DANGER IN SENSUAL PLEASURES (YOUTH DHAMMA SESSION)

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

This is the fourth module in the Youth Dhamma Gradual Teachings series, focused on our younger audience looking into BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE ON DANGER IN SENSUAL PLEASURES (kāmānaṁ ādīnavaṁ okāraṁ saṅkilesaṁ)

This session links with the earlier sessions and confirms the importance of building a foundation of generosity and virtue, and Buddha's teachings on the heavenly realms in order to develop our Path and Practice. Kamma and Rebirth is a central part of all of these gradual teachings. The next talk in this series will build on top of this and move us further along.

In this session we look into:

• — What does “kāmānaṁ ādīnavaṁ okāraṁ saṅkilesaṁ” mean?
• — How should sensual pleasures be understood?
• — What are the different types of sensual pleasures?
• — What are the dangers of sensual pleasures ?
• — Buddha’s similes for sensual pleasures
• — What are some of the skilful things we can do?
• — Sensual pleasures, desire and rebirth (importance of path and fruit)

Suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:

• — Aññatarabrāhmaṇa Vatthu (Dhp 216)
• — Kāma Sutta (Snp 4.1)
• — Kāmasuttaniddesa (Mnd 1)
• — Nibbedhika Sutta (AN 6.63)
• — Mahādukkhakkhandha Sutta (MN 13)
• — Dutiyayodhājīva Sutta (AN 5.76)
• — Channa Sutta (AN 3.71)
• — Anusota Sutta (AN 4.5)
• — Sekha Pāṭipada Sutta (MN 53)
• — Kāmayoga Sutta (Iti 96)
• — Kāmasuttaniddesa (Mnd 1)

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Bohoma pin to the people who have asked about gradual instructions for lay people over the past few months. There have been quite a few, so much merit to you.

A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwpXIX5MwKQ

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai