143 THE FOUR NUTRIMENTS & THE FOUR WRONG WAYS - Part 1 Overview

<p>Welcome back to the <strong>Sutta Meditation Series Podcast</strong>.</p> <p>It's stated that "<em><strong>all sentient beings are sustained by nutriment</strong></em>" (sabbe sattā āhāraṭṭhitikā) in the Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33). &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>We will examine what this means, why it is important to learn about the four nutriments, and how we go the four wrong ways when we crave the four nutriments. These are known as the Four Unprofitable Directions. &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>In this Part 1 session we:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— get an overview of the framework and process map of the Four Nutriments and how it leads to the Four Wrong Ways&nbsp;</li> <li>— familiarise ourselves with pali terms and their meanings to make the learning process easier (e.g vipallāsa = perversion or corruption; upādāna = clinging and so on...)&nbsp;</li> <li>— go through a simplified version of the framework to enable a "bird's eye" view of the Buddha's teaching, using a few examples. &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Subsequent sessions will look at each of the Unprofitable Directions in greater detail, including how to meditate on them. &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Most of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to in this session:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Āhāra Sutta (SN 12.11)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Puttamaṁsa Sutta (SN 12.63)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Vipallāsa Sutta (AN 4.49)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Upādāna Sutta (SN 45.173)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Yoga Sutta (SN 45.172)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Gantha Sutta (SN 45.174)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Ānantarikasamādhiñāṇaniddesa (Ps 1.1.32)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Ogha Sutta (SN 45.171)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Paṭhamaagati Sutta (AN 4.17) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33) &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Bohoma pin to the person that requested this talk. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO of this segment has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuPRbbNtPgE</strong></p> <p><strong>An electronic copy of the chart or process map of the F