0529 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXX (Sundarika Bhāradvāja Sutta, III)

Episode 0529 - Sutta Nipata, XXXX (Sundarika Bhāradvāja Sutta, III)
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Part III of extended commentary on the Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu -- with comparison between Theravadan Pali Buddha-Dhamma and some Brahman principles of theory & practice.

NOTE: "SnA" (as a basis for sutta commentary) was mistakenly identified as "Samyutta Nikaya Atthakatha" -- when in fact it should correctly refer to: Suttanipāta Aṭṭhakathā.

Gautama's teaching on the importance of proper conduct vs. birth-caste, core path-views, and the essentials of complete release as final evolutionary goal. Additional teachings from Advaita Vedanta and the Ra Material.

* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html

* Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp3_4.html

* Asavas ("Effluents"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asava

* Kleshas ("Defilements"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleshas_(Buddhism)

* Mula Sutta ("Rooted"): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.058.than.html

* Moneyya Sutta: On Sagacity (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN3_123.html

* Sabba Sutta: The All (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN35_23.html

* "Consciousness without Surface" (Viññanam Anidassanam): https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=12510

* Transphenomenal: https://www.yourdictionary.com/transphenomenal

* Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipata.html

0528 - TALKS: On Bhagawan Nityananda, XVIII (Sky of the Heart, IV)

Episode 0528 - On Bhagawan Nityananda, XVIII (Sky of the Heart, IV)
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The Life of Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, based on the complete text of "Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda" compiled by M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetanananda (Rudra Press). Completing the reading of the chapter-section: "The Process of Liberation."

Theory and practice of spiritual path & liberation -- updating the classical teachings with modern-times mind-development & Wanderers' psychological complexity, addressing more subtle forms of distortion without spiritual bypass. Comparisons with the principles of Theravadan Buddhism and the Ra Material.

* The Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda (M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetananda): https://www.nonduality.com/m2.htm

* Nityananda (biographical overview): http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Av/Nityanan/Nityanan.htm

* A collection of photographs: http://www.sadgurunityananda.com/html/photogallery/photogallery_baba.htm

Uploaded to YouTube on 7/8/2020

0527 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXIX (Sundarika Bhāradvāja Sutta, II)

Episode 0527 - Sutta Nipata, XXXIX (Sundarika Bhāradvāja Sutta, II)
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Part II of extended commentary on the Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu -- with comparison between Theravadan Pali Buddha-Dhamma and some Brahman principles of theory & practice.

NOTE: "SnA" (as a basis for sutta commentary) was mistakenly identified as "Samyutta Nikaya Atthakatha" -- when in fact it should correctly refer to: Suttanipāta Aṭṭhakathā.

Gautama's teaching on the importance of proper conduct vs. birth-caste, core path-view, and the essentials of achieving awareness-release & knowledge-release as final evolutionary goal. Additional teachings from Advaita Vedanta and the Ra Material.

* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html

* Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp3_4.html

* The Five Arammanas (from: Abhidhamma in Daily Life, Ashin Janakabhivamsa): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/abhidhamma-in-daily-life-ashin/d/doc3187.html

* Asavas ("Effluents"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asava

* Kleshas ("Defilements"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleshas_(Buddhism)

* Moneyya Sutta: On Sagacity (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN3_123.html

* Sabba Sutta: The All (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN35_23.html

* "Consciousness without Surface" (Viññanam Anidassanam): https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=12510

* Transphenomenal: https://www.yourdictionary.com/transphenomenal

* Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipata.html

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/13/2020

0526 - TALKS: On Bhagawan Nityananda, XVII (Sky of the Heart, III)

Episode 0526 - On Bhagawan Nityananda, XVII (Sky of the Heart, III)
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The Life of Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, based on the complete text of "Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda" compiled by M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetanananda (Rudra Press). Reading URL/page section: "The Process of Liberation."

Theory and practice of spiritual path & liberation and 7-chakra/mind alchemical process, from core Vedantic perspectives. Comparisons with the principles of Theravadan Buddhism and the Ra Material. Consubstantiality & the identity of the many with Source.

* The Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda (M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetananda): https://www.nonduality.com/m2.htm

* Nityananda (biographical overview): http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Av/Nityanan/Nityanan.htm

* Athanor (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanor

* Consubstantiality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consubstantiality

* A collection of photographs: http://www.sadgurunityananda.com/html/photogallery/photogallery_baba.htm

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/13/2020

0525 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXVIII (Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta, I)

Episode 0525 - Sutta Nipata, XXXVIII (Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta, I)
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Part I of an extended commentary on the Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta, translated by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu -- with comparison between Theravadan Pali Buddha-Dhamma and some Brahman principles of theory & practice. NOTE: "SnA" (as a basis for sutta commentary) is mistakenly identified as "Samyutta Nikaya Atthakatha" -- when in fact it should correctly refer to: Suttanipāta-Aṭṭhakathā. Gautama's teaching on the importance of proper conduct vs. birth-caste, core path-view, and the essentials of achieving awareness-release and knowledge-release as goal. 

* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html 

* Sundarika Bharadvaja (back-story): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sundarika-bharadvaja#theravada * 

*Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp3_4.html 

* "For the sake of" (phrase definition): https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/for+the+sake+of 

* Arammana: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/arammana#theravada 

* The Five Arammanas (from: Abhidhamma in Daily Life, Ashin Janakabhivamsa): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/abhidhamma-in-daily-life-ashin/d/doc3187.html 

* Asavas ("Effluents"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asava 

* Kleshas ("Defilements"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleshas_(Buddhism) 

* Moneyya Sutta: On Sagacity (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN3_123.html 

* Sabba Sutta: The All (trans., Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN35_23.html 

* Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipata.html 

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/30/2020

0524 - TALKS: On Bhagawan Nityananda, XVI (Sky of the Heart, II)

Episode 0524 - On Bhagawan Nityananda, XVI (Sky of the Heart, II)
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The Life of Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, based on the complete text of "Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda" compiled by M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetanananda (Rudra Press). Reading URL/page section: "The Nature of the Individual." Vedantic Yoga philosophy: chakras, nadis, kundalini and the evolutionary process. Comparisons with the principles of Theravadan Buddhism and the Ra Material. Consubstantiality and the identity of the many and their Source. * The Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda (M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetananda): https://www.nonduality.com/m2.htm * Nityananda (biographical overview): http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Av/Nitya... * Nadis & Yoga (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadi_(yoga) * Consubstantiality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consubs... * A collection of photographs: http://www.sadgurunityananda.com/html...

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/13/2020

0523 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXVII (Subhasita Sutta)

Episode 0523 - Sutta Nipata, XXXVII (Subhasita Sutta)
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Final review of the Five Faculties (Panca Indriya) & their use in returning to mind-balance from bipolar conditions. Commentary on the Subhasita Sutta ("Well-Spoken," translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu), with remarks on the theory & practice of Right Speech.

Kamma and levels of mind-intention; the dynamics of truth and helpfulness in rendering skillful service to others.

* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html

* Subhasita Sutta (Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.3.03.than.html

* Right Speech – How to Avoid Accumulating Kamma (Puredhamma.net): https://puredhamma.net/three-levels-of-practice/moral-living-and-fundamentals/right-speech/?highlight=speech

* Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Satta Bojjhaṅgā): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Factors_of_Awakening

* The Five Faculties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indriya

* Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipata.html

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/13/2020

0522 - TALKS: On Bhagawan Nityananda, XV (Sky of the Heart, I)

Episode 0522 - On Bhagawan Nityananda, XV  (Sky of the Heart, I)
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The Life of Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, based on the complete text of "Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda" compiled by M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetanananda (Rudra Press). Reading URL/page section: "The Nature of the Absolute." Vedantic cosmology, cosmogenesis & ontology compared with principles of Theravadan Buddhism and the Ra Material. * The Sky of The Heart: Jewels of Wisdom From Nityananda (M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetananda): https://www.nonduality.com/m2.htm * Nityananda (biographical overview): http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Av/Nitya... * Chinese Mahayana, 'form & emptiness' quote ("Shadow of Spirit: Postmodernism and Religion;" Berry & Wernick, editors): https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=..."things+are+not+as+they+appear,+nor+are+they +otherwise"&source=bl&ots=pOiutBWKaJ&sig=ACfU3U3K3kedcb9VPcu242dmRZCWDhS1Yw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj76eXskYrqAhXSy4sBHYXYChMQ6AEwBHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q="things are not as they appear%2C nor are they otherwise"&f=false * Gautama on "soul vs. no-soul" (re. Right Speech): https://puredhamma.net/three-levels-o... * A collection of photographs: http://www.sadgurunityananda.com/html...


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0521 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXVI (Padhana Sutta, IV)

Episode 0521 - Sutta Nipata, XXXVI (Padhana Sutta, IV)
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Part IV commentary and final remarks on the Padhana Sutta, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Mara approaches Gautama to prevent his efforts toward complete and perfectenlightenment.

4 forms of Right Effort (exertion) and use of the 7 Factors of Enlightenment for excess/deficiency conditions. Review of the "10 Armies of Mara" & their defeat by development of the 5 Faculties (5 Powers) as a critical portion of the 37 factors ("Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā").

* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html

* Padhana (definitions and the 4 types of exertion): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/padhana

* Padhana Sutta (Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.3.02.than.html

* 10 Armies of Mara (Ven. Mingun Sayadaw, from: The Great Chronicle of Buddhas): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/the-great-chronicle-of-buddhas/d/doc364445.html

* Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Satta Bojjhaṅgā): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Factors_of_Awakening

* Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā ("Qualities Conducive to Enlightenment"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhipakkhiyādhammā

* The Five Faculties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indriya

* The Five Powers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Strengths

* Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipata.html

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/13/2020

0520 - TALKS: On Bhagawan Nityananda, XIV (Remembering Master, II)

Episode 0520 - On Bhagawan Nityananda, XIV (Remembering Master, II)
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The Life of Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, based on the complete text of "Nityananda: In Divine Presence" compiled by M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetanananda (Rudra Press).

Reading chapter 20: Remembering the Master, II. Serving devotees, revealing universal principles, and core path teaching by direct action & siddhi. Concluding remarks on the entire book.

* Nityananda: In Divine Presence (M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetananda): https://www.nonduality.com/m3a.htm#10

* Nityananda (biographical overview): http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Av/Nityanan/Nityanan.htm

* A collection of photographs: http://www.sadgurunityananda.com/html/photogallery/photogallery_baba.htm

* Meher Baba on Striving & the Path: http://www.avatarmeher.org/babas-response-to-questions-regarding-the-union-and-the-circle-part-2-2/

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/11/2020

0519 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XXXV (Padhana Sutta, III)

Episode 0519 - Sutta Nipata, XXXV (Padhana Sutta, III)
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Part III commentary on the Padhana Sutta, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Mara 

approaches Gautama to prevent his efforts toward complete and perfect enlightenment.

4 forms of Right Effort (exertion), and the means of working through mental-emotional 'bipolarity' (excess & deficiency) by 7 Factors of Enlightenment. Review of various distortedtendencies (craving & clinging) associated with the "10 Armies of Mara," and overview of the 37 factors ("Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā") of awakening & continued mind/body/spirittransformation.

* Sutta Nipata (Overview): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/index.html

* Padhana (definitions and the 4 types of exertion): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/padhana

* Padhana Sutta (Thanissaro Bhikkhu): https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.3.02.than.html

* 10 Armies of Mara (Ven. Mingun Sayadaw, from: The Great Chronicle of Buddhas): https://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/the-great-chronicle-of-buddhas/d/doc364445.html

* Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Satta Bojjhaṅgā): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Factors_of_Awakening

* Bodhipakkhiyā Dhammā ("Qualities Conducive to Enlightenment"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhipakkhiyādhammā

* Talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi on Sutta Nipata (with PDF synopses): https://bodhimonastery.org/sutta-nipata.html

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/09/2020

0518 - TALKS: On Bhagawan Nityananda, XIII (Remembering Master, I)

Episode 0518 - On Bhagawan Nityananda, XIII (Remembering Master, I)
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The Life of Bhagawan Nityananda of Ganeshpuri, based on the complete text of "Nityananda: In Divine Presence" compiled by M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetanananda (Rudra Press).

Reading chapter 19: Remembering the Master, I. Serving devotees, revealing universal principles, and core path teaching by direct action & siddhi.

* Nityananda: In Divine Presence (M.U. Hatengi & Swami Chetananda): https://www.nonduality.com/m3a.htm#9

* Nityananda (biographical overview): http://www.cosmicharmony.com/Av/Nityanan/Nityanan.htm

* A collection of photographs: http://www.sadgurunityananda.com/html/photogallery/photogallery_baba.htm

Uploaded to YouTube on 6/5/2020