WHY YONISO MANASIKARA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH (FULL DHAMMA SESSION, Vesak Poya)

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This is the FULL DHAMMA SESSION conducted on VESAK POYA (26 May 2021) via zoom on "WHY YONISO MANASIKARA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH".

In this Dhamma session we:

• examine the translation and definition of yoniso manasikara
• look into the importance of yoniso manasikāra in the Buddha’s Teachings
• “deep dive” into the application of yoniso manasikāra in the suttas and apply some contemplations in a gradual manner
• directly experiencing the difference between ayoniso manasikara and yoniso manasikara in our contemplations

Most of the suttas covered directly or indirectly in this session:

• — Erakapattanagaraja Vatthu (Dhp 182)
• — Paṭhamamārapāsa Sutta (SN 4.4)
• — Paṭhamasekha Sutta (Iti 16)
• — Yonisomanasikārasampadā Sutta (SN 45.55),
• — Dutiyayonisomanasikārasampadā Sutta (SN 45.62)
• — Āsāduppajahavagga (AN 2.125-126)
• — Ekadhammavagga, Dutiyavagga (AN 1.310-311)
• — Mahāvedalla Sutta (MN 43)
• — Vipallāsa Sutta(AN 4.49)
• — Dasuttara Sutta(DN 34)
• — Dutiyayonisomanasikārasampadā Sutta (SN 45.90)
• — Paṭhamasammattaniyāmasutta (AN 5.151)
• — Dutiyasāriputta Sutta (SN 55.5)
• — Dutiyakusala Sutta (SN 46.32)
• — Avijja Sutta (AN 10.61)
• — Āhāra Sutta (SN 46.51)
• — Dutiyanandikkhaya Sutta (SN 22.52)
• — Ajjhattaaniccanandikkhaya Sutta (SN 35.158)
• — Bāhiraaniccanandikkhaya Sutta (SN 35.159)
• — Gotama Sutta (SN 12.10)
• — Sīlavanta Sutta (SN 22.122)
• — Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5)
• — Palokadhamma Sutta (SN 35.84)
• — Pheṇapiṇḍūpama Sutta (SN 22.95)
• — Vipassanākathā (Ps 3.9)

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