204 THE COMPLEXITY OF KAMMA (YOUTH DHAMMA SESSION)

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>Another session to accompany the third module in the Youth Dhamma Gradual Teachings series looking into Buddha's Gradual Instructions to Lay People on HEAVENLY REALMS (saggakathaṁ)</p> <p><strong>In this additional session, we go a little deeper into the the Buddha's teachings on kamma to get a better understanding about THE COMPLEXITY OF KAMMA.</strong> <em>There are certain aspects about kamma that we won't be able to know, as only a Buddha with special knowledge is capable of knowing. </em>The encouragement is to lean towards the Buddha's teachings on kamma and to continue to train and develop the virtuous path.</p> <p>In this short session we examine:</p> <ul> <li>— Buddha's declaration that the result of kamma is an inconceivable matter and the implications of that</li> <li>— Buddha's teachings on the result of some specific bad actions (e.g. killing, false speech, taking alcohol, envy and more)</li> <li>— the greater exposition on kamma that demonstrates the complexity of kamma</li> <li>— the stories of Angulimala and Devadatta (from a kamma perspective) to help us understand kamma in practice</li> </ul> <p>Some of the suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:</p> <ul> <li>— Acinteyya Sutta (AN 4.77)</li> <li>— Duccaritavipāka Sutta (AN 8.40)</li> <li>— Cūḷakammavibhaṅga Sutta (MN 135)</li> <li>— Mahākammavibhaṅga Sutta (MN 136)</li> <li>— Aṅgulimālattheravatthu (Dhp 173)</li> <li>— Aṅgulimāla Sutta (MN 86)</li> <li>— Kusalākusalasamavisamapañha (Mil 5.4.7)</li> </ul> <p>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</p> <p><strong>A VIDEO of this FULL SESSION with presentation slides has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hSmm6NwOQE</strong></p> <p>Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai</p> --- Send in a vo