239 BENEFICIAL TALK (FULL DHAMMA SESSION, Poya)

<p>Welcome back to the <strong>Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>This is a pre-recorded version (due to noise disturbances) of the FULL DHAMMA SESSION, conducted on NAVAM POYA (17 January 2022) via zoom, on <strong>"BENEFICIAL TALK" that comes abandoning wrong speech to enter upon right speech. We examine the 10 beneficial topics of discussion that the Buddha recommends in the Paṭhamakathāvatthu Sutta (AN 10.69) &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>As we know, Right Speech is an important factor of the Noble Eightfold Path, that is the way out of suffering, leading to full awakening (nibbāna). &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>So, if you wonder why the mind wobbles, why it is unwieldy and non-compliant when you meditate... Why the mind doesn't easily enter concentration or jhāna..., then this Dhamma session on Beneficial Speech may offer some meaningful answers from the Buddha's teachings. &nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>In this Dhamma session, we:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Right Speech and the Noble Eightfold Path&nbsp;</li> <li>— Wrong Speech that arises from Pointless Talk (tiracchānakathā)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Fourfold Developments and the Profitable Directions&nbsp;</li> <li>— Right Speech that arises from the ten topics of discussion (dasakathāvatthu)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Benefits of engaging in Beneficial Talk&nbsp;</li> <li>— Venerable Mahākassapa, a role model &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Some of the suttas covered directly or indirectly in this session:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Mahācattārīsaka Sutta (MN 117)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Tiracchānakathā Sutta (SN 56.10)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Viggāhikakathā Sutta (SN 56.9)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Halidakkani Sutta (SN 22.3) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Rāja Sutta (Ud 2.2)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Hārasampātabhūmi (Pe 7)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Dutiyasekha Sutta (AN 5.90)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Mahāsuññata Sutta (MN 122)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Anumana Sutta (MN 15)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sallekha Sutta (MN 8)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Vatthupama Sutta (MN