0533 - TALKS: Sutta Nipata, XLII (Sundarika Bhāradvāja Sutta, V)

Episode 0533 - Sutta Nipata, XLII (Sundarika Bhāradvāja Sutta, V)

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Part V and conclusion of extended commentary on the Sundarika Bharadvaja Sutta, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu -- with comparison between Theravadan Pali Buddha-Dhamma and Vedantic-Upanishadic principles of theory, practice & the goal of spiritual-path transformation.

Pali Canon teachings on nibbana, "the all," and non-manifest consciousness in relation to comparable doctrines in Pre-Buddhistic Upanishads. Additional perspectives from the Law of One (L/L Ra Material), with multiple interpretations.

* 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

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

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

* Maha-Punnama Sutta (The Great Full-moon Night Discourse): https ://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.109.than.html

* Kāmaguṇa Sutta (Strings of Sensuality): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN35_117.html#sn35.117note02

* "Nibbana is not viññāṇa" (Ajahn Sujato): https://sujato.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/vinnaṇa-is-not-nibbana-really-it-just-isn’t/

* Atthi Raga Sutta (Where There is Passion): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN12_64.html

* Brahma-Nimantanika Sutta (The Brahmā Invitation): https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN49.html#mn49note09

* "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Lyrics; The Beatles): https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beatles/tomorrowneverknows.html

* Gautama & the Brahman Cosmologist (SN 12.48): https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?p=391900#p391900

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