BUDDHA'S GRADUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO LAY PEOPLE ON GIVING (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 GIVING</strong></u><strong> (dānakathaṁ) &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>In this session we look into:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— what is giving and why it is important&nbsp;</li> <li>— Importance of making and sharing merit&nbsp;</li> <li>— Different qualities around giving&nbsp;</li> <li>— Stories from the time of the Gautama Buddha&nbsp;</li> <li>— What blocks giving?&nbsp;</li> <li>— Who are our role models for giving or being great donors? &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Suttas that are mentioned directly or indirectly in this session:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Sappurisadāna Sutta (AN 5.148)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Pathamaaputtaka Sutta (SN 3.90)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Dutiyaaputtaka Sutta (SN 3.20)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Vacchagotta Sutta (AN 3.57)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Metta Sutta (Iti 22)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Tirokuḍḍa Sutta (Pv 1.5)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sakkapañha Vatthu (Dhp 354)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Ugga Sutta (AN 7.7)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Vitthatadhana Sutta (AN 7.6)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Cūḷekasāṭakabrāhmaṇa Vatthu (Dhp 116)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sumana Sutta (AN 5.31)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Chaḷaṅgadāna Sutta (AN 6.37)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sīhasenāpati Sutta (AN 5.34)</li> <li>— Dānānisaṁsa Sutta (AN 5.35)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Asadisadāna Vatthu (Dhp 177)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Chaṭṭhavagga (AN 1.249)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Sattamavagga (AN 1.259)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7) &nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>— Anumāna Sutta (MN 15) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8) &nbsp;</li> <li>— Velāma Sutta (AN 9.20) &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>If you have any questions or comments regarding this talk, regarding this talk, please email them to suttameditationseries[at]gmail.com or leave a voicemail message via anchor.fm</strong></p> <p>Bohoma pin to the people who have asked about grad