INTRODUCTION - Sekha-patipada Sutta (MN53) - Developing the Trainee's Mode of Progress

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.

This is one part of a study program that delves into the Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – Venerable Ānanda’s Discourse on the Trainee’s Mode of Progress, which has been broken into different episodes. This episode in an introductory talk to begin the study program.

This study program began in October 2020 with a specific meditation group and is still ongoing.

Each episode will examine one or more of the 15 accomplishments in conduct (caraṇasampanno) covering:

• the explanations provided by Venerable Ānanda in the Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta
• other useful suttas to give us additional help to understand the teaching
• where the bar is set for the 'adept' and how to develop this quality as trainees towards the goal
• practical tips for progress, taking into account responsibilities and challenges of lay life
• useful meditations to help us further develop these accomplishments in conduct

Suttas that are referred to directly or indirectly in this talk:

• — Mūlapariyāya Sutta (MN 1)
• — Sekha Sutta (Iti 9)
• — Aparihāniya Sutta (AN 4.37)
• — Apaṇṇaka Sutta (AN 3.16)

To read the whole Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) – https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN53.html

To access the video with presentation slides for this session, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep-NTAKzvP0 AND on Spotify as a video podcast

Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai