189 BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE ON VIRTUE (YOUTH DHAMMA SESSION)

<p>Welcome back to the <strong>Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>This is the <strong>first module in the Youth Dhamma Gradual Teachings series, focused on our younger audience looking into </strong><u><strong>BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE ON VIRTUE</strong></u><strong> (sīlakathaṁ) &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>In this session we look into:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— what is sīla and why is it important?&nbsp;</li> <li>— How to reflect on taking the five precepts&nbsp;</li> <li>— Why we need to protect the mind&nbsp;</li> <li>— Different things to consider about virtue - drawbacks, benefits, support...&nbsp;</li> <li>— Buddha's words to inspire us and help us understand virtue&nbsp;</li> <li>— Links to other parts of Buddha’s Teaching - giving, heavens, and more &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Gihi Sutta (AN 5.179)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Abhisanda Sutta (AN 8.39)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sekha-pāṭipada Sutta (MN53) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Sikkha Sutta (AN 3.88)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Arakkhita Sutta (AN 3.109)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Bīja Sutta (SN 45.150)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Velāma Sutta (AN 9.20)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Chattamāṇavakavimānavatthu (Vv 53)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sukhapatthanā Sutta (Iti 76)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Tayodhamma Sutta (AN 10.76)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Dutiyamahānāma Sutta (AN 11.12) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>If you have any questions or comments regarding this talk, please email them to suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com or leave a voicemail message via anchor.fm &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Bohoma pin to the people who have asked about gradual instructions for lay people over the past few months. There have been quite a few, so much merit to you.</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube C