Sutta Meditation Series

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is a recording of a half-day Dhamma Program held with a group of kalyanamittas back in June 2025. We meditated on the 16 mental stains covered in the Vatthupama Sutta (MN7), and ended with a a shorter (steps 1 to 7) guided metta meditation using the Karaniymetta Sutta (Snp 1.8). Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the second Dhamma session on "The Great Dhamma Inquiry" between Venerable Sāriputta and Venerable Mahā Koṭṭhita. This session was conducted via zoom. Venerable Mahā Koṭṭhita is the questioner (pucchaka) and Venerable Sāriputta is the clarifier (vissajjaka) as they weave through many important areas of Dhamma. At the heart of this teaching is the four noble truths. In this session we examine a further 11 questions out of 34 in this sutta, covering 4 out of the 11 subject areas. This session mainly focused on existence, first jhana, five faculties and vital formations. The video is available on the Sutta Meditation Series YT channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SahofEzsBSQ Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the Dhamma session on "The Great Dhamma Inquiry" between Venerable Sāriputta and Venerable Mahā Koṭṭhita. This session was conducted via zoom. Venerable Mahā Koṭṭhita is the questioner (pucchaka) and Venerable Sāriputta is the clarifier (vissajjaka) as they weave through many important areas of Dhamma. At the heart of this teaching is the four noble truths. In this session we examine 13 questions out of 34 in this sutta, covering 5 out of the 11 subject areas. This session mainly focused on wisdom, consciousness, feeling, perception, right view and knowable by the mind alone. Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. This is the Dhamma session on "Developing an Unblemished Mind", which was was conducted via zoom. We deep-dive into Venerable Sāriputta and Venerable MahāMoggallāna’s teaching in the Anaṅgaṇa Sutta (MN 5). In this teaching, Venerable Sāriputta spoke of four persons - with and without blemishes and knowing it and not knowing it - explaining which were called inferior and superior using a simile of a bronze dish. He then gives a masterclass on evil, unwholesome wishes associated with anger and bitterness as blemishes, with some powerful similes to help us understand how to develop an unblemished mind. And Venerable MahāMoggallāna contributes as the questioner to Venerable Sāriputta's clarifier in this teaching, as well as providing a comprehensive summary at the end rejoicing in Venerable Sāriputta's instruction to the bhikkhus. Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast This is the Dhamma talk with Metta Centre (SYD) on "The Buddha's Antidote for War". This session was conducted via zoom on 18 August 2025. Whether we find ourselves heading towards the next world war, or getting into physical fights, or an online battle infused with hate speech, or even verbal sparring with colleagues, friends or family, or simply the war that goes on in our mind, the Buddha has the antidote for all wars. In this session, we will look at what war means in the context of the Buddha's teachings, the challenges of getting pulled into different kinds of wars (in body, speech and mind), and explore the Buddha's antidote for all wars, which starts with the supramundane practice of loving kindness based on the Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8). Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai **The full Dhamma session with Q&A will be published to Metta Centre's YT channel** https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast This is the Dhamma talk with Metta Centre (SYD) on "Why we should become skilled in the ways of our own mind". This session was conducted via zoom. Drawing from the Sacitta Sutta (AN 10.51), we will examine the Buddha's teaching on how to become skilled in the ways or nature of our own mind. The Buddha taught to train our minds as if our clothes or head were on fire. Through this, and another simile, he highlighted the benefit of regular self-examination towards abandoning unskilled states and developing skilled states of the mind. In this session, we will explore how we can apply this powerful teaching, which helps us to establish contemplation of the mind, undertake noble washing and activate the noble eightfold path. Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai **The full Dhamma session with Q&A will be published to Metta Centre's YT channel** https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A recent Dhamma session on deepening our practice of the Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) with a focus on two insight pathways (links). References are made to the Noble Eightfold Path, development of the brahmaviharas, bases of spiritual power and enlightenment factors and further advice on development of this sutta meditation. *There are 2 short meditations in this session. The YT video can be accessed here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_eeRh1KkQs Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A recent Dhamma session via zoom on instructions to meditate on the Noble Eightfold Path with the Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5). Bohoma pin (much merit) to the kalyanamitta who kindly sent the recording. Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A recent Dhamma session on how to meditate on the Buddha's simile of the cloth in the Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7), also referred to as the Vattha Sutta . References are made to the Noble Eightfold Path, stream entry and advice on development of this sutta meditation. Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice. The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon. In this session, we continue to examine the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54)*and the Buddha's instructions on how to develop liberation of the mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti) and mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome. These are purposely " slow sessions " to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice. The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon. In this session, we continue to examine the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54)*and the Buddha's instructions on how to develop liberation of the mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti) and mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. — Timestamp — 00:00 Mettā Lab - 29 March 2025 02:09 How to get the best out this session 05:33 Brief summary of where we've got to in our slow sessions 09:04 Recap of the meditation to reach liberation of the mind by loving kindness 33:45 Short meditation on liberation of the mind by loving kindness 48:58 Recap of how we fortify liberation of the mind by loving kindness by the seven factors of enlightenment 57:08 Development of noble supernormal power or potency (ariya iddhi) 1:32:47 Venerable Sariputta's noble power and taking him as a role model for mindfulness regarding the body and giving up the obsession with anger or ill will. 1:51:27 Comments on next session 1:52:55 Sharing the merit and blessings These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome. To watch the YouTube livestream - https://youtube.com/live/B1CVlrO_cQY These are purposely " slow sessions " to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A short extract or audio clip from a recent Dhamma Half-Day Program, held on 17 March 2025, where we intensely developed sutta meditations to understand the Physical Nutriment (form). This short audio clip serves as an encouragement to anyone developing the insight pathways or sutta meditations following the Buddha's instructions. External challenges are usually obvious, but what is less apparent is how we self-sabotage ourselves when it comes to developing or meditating on the Buddha's instructions. Take what is useful. Theruwan saranai. Blessings of the Triple Gem. To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice. The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon. In this session, we continue to examine the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54)*and the Buddha's instructions on how to develop liberation of the mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti) and mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. — Timestamp — 00:00 Mettā Lab - 22 March 2025 01:38 How to get the best out this session 04:42 Recap of Buddha's words on what should be asked with respect to liberation of the mind by loving kindness when asked about differences in this teaching 08:25 Similarities in the way Buddha answers when asked about the difference in teachings on five hindrances and the seven factors of enlightenment 10:51 What is liberation of the mind by loving kindness? 12:34 Buddha's words on how liberation of the mind by loving kindness is developed 13:44 Why are the factors of enlightenment needed? 21:02 Noble eightfold path becomes noble tenfold path 23:27 What does it mean "based on seclusion, dispassion and cessation, maturing in release"? 27:21 How do we develop the liberation of the mind by loving kindness starting with painful practice with slow realisation and then contemplating impermanence? 59:26 Circling back to explain how we arouse and develop the enlightenment factors as part of developing this insight pathway 01:16:19 How liberation of the mind by loving kindness is fortified by the seven factor so enlightenment 01:34:26 Comments on next session 01:35:08 Sharing the merit and blessings These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome. To watch the YouTube livestream - https://youtube.com/live/cZ-R61RLjrE These are purposely " slow sessions " to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice. The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon. In this session, we begin to examine the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54) *and the Buddha's instructions on how to develop liberation of the mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti) and mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. — Timestamp — 00:00 Mettā Lab - 15 March 2025 01:53 How to get the best out this session 04:32 Short meditation: loving kindness (mettā) 14:18 Sutta Architecture: Mettāsahagata Sutta 18:02 Begin our "deep dive" into Mettāsahagata Sutta 24:26 What is liberation of the mind by loving kindness? 29:07 Why should we develop liberation of the mind by loving kindness? 52:04 "You should train yourselves thus" 59:42 Encouragement for Metta Sutta (AN 8.1) 1:01:09 Comments on next session and Sharing the merit and blessings These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome. To watch the YouTube livestream - https://youtube.com/live/FfNuoDTvqzo These are purposely " slow sessions " to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice. The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon. In this session, we recap the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation which culminates in immeasurable mettā, and Q&A on this insight pathway. — Timestamp — 00:00 Mettā Lab - 8 March 2025 04:18 Start of session 06:19 How to get the best out this session 08:39 First Profitable Direction & Noble Eightfold Path 11:17 First Unprofitable Direction 14:55 Recap of the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation 50:42 Short meditation on Karaṇīyametta Sutta 1:02:37 Question on why it's easier to meditate on the unprofitable directions over the profitable directions 1:14:26 Question on struggles with illness and having challenges to cultivating metta, despite earlier easeful practice 1:25:22 Question on forgetting steps halfway through the meditation 1:26:54 Question on developing the asubha meditation and not finishing with loving kindness 1:29:53 Question on certain key points in the meditation associated with higher concentration 1:35:07 Comments on next session and Sharing the merit and blessings Next session, we will start to examine and practise the Buddha's instructions on (3) how to develop mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), based on the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. And liberation of mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti) These are purposely " slow sessions " to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. *Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome.* To watch the YouTube livestream - https://youtube.com/live/7bIiAeV1sRg For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseries Mettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice. We recommence Metta Lab with a recap of Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8), and Q&A on this insight pathway. — Timestamp — 00:00 Mettā Lab - 1 March 2025 00:11 Start of session 00:40 What to expect over the next few Metta Labs 07:00 How to get the best out this session 11:10 Recap of Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8) insight pathway 46:02 Short meditation on Karaṇīyametta Sutta 55:26 Question whether it is okay not to strictly follow the insight pathway 1:10:39 Question on past memories of people doing wrong (to us) arising in our metta meditation 1:16:55 Question on taking sides in a dispute due to moral righteousness, while acknowledging there's a hole in the metta bucket. 1:26:57 Question on after developing loving kindness, how to sustain it. 1:37:10 What we'll cover in our next Metta Lab 1:38:08 Sharing the merit and blessings Following the next recap session, we will start to examine and practise the Buddha's instructions on (3) how to develop mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), based on the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. And liberation of mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti) These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation. *Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome.* To watch the YouTube livestream - https://youtube.com/live/jgZ9CuNisuw For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. An opportunity to come together to hear the Buddha's words and practice on the second uposatha of 2025. In this session, we examine and practice the teaching given by Venerable Sāriputta in the Dutiyaāghātapaṭivinaya Sutta (AN 5.162) on removing anger or resentment. *the five 5min meditation periods have been included* The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - https://tinyurl.com/2t927zew Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. We continue our Profitable Perceptions Series with Part VII: Perception of not self in what is suffering (dukkhe anattasaññā) explained in the Dutiyasaññā Sutta (AN 7.49). * Please note this is part of an insight pathway we develop by applying this particular sequence of profitable perceptions from the Buddha. So how we develop the perception of not self in what is suffering is finely tuned to what we have already developed in the earlier profitable perceptions, as well as how it is framed with developing a mind devoid of I-making, mine-making, and conceit regarding this conscious body and all external objects. Some of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to: — Rāgapeyyāla (AN 7.615-1124) — Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5) — Ānanda Sutta (SN 22.159) — Anusaya Sutta (SN 18.21) — Apagata Sutta (SN 18.22) — Ānanda Sutta (AN 3.32) — Khema Sutta (AN 6.49) — Petakopadesa (Pe 5, 6, 8) — Nettipakarana (Ne 21) — Chachakka Sutta (MN 148) The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1rtNx49G4w Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com

Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast. A very impromptu opportunity to come together to catch up on updates and hear the Buddha's words and practice the Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta (SN 22.5) on the first uposatha of 2025. *short meditation periods have been removed* The video of this talk has been published to the Sutta Meditation YouTube channel - https://tinyurl.com/2u5nt8dn Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai To find the YT Sutta Meditation Series playlists visit: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuttaMeditationSeries/playlists, or click on 'Playlists' in the top menu bar. For all enquiries - suttameditationseries@gmail.com