ILL WILL - Vatthupama Sutta (MN7)

<p>Welcome back to the <strong>Sutta Meditation Series Podcast</strong>.</p> <p>This is part of a 20-part session on <strong>How to meditate on the</strong> <strong>Vatthupama Sutta (MN7) - the Buddha's Discourse on the Simile of the Cloth</strong>. It was conducted on 29 December 2020 for families, adults, and children.&nbsp;</p> <p>To read the whole Vatthupama Sutta: https://suttacentral.net/mn7/en/bodhi</p> <p><strong>This episode takes a deep dive into Ill Will (byāpāda), one of the 16 mental stains from the Vatthupama Sutta. We learn about how to meditate to abandon this mental stain or defilement with a gentle guided meditation.</strong></p> <p>In the complete 20-part session we:</p> <p>- study the words of the Buddha in the Vatthupama Sutta; &nbsp;</p> <p>- discuss some of the benefits of learning this meditation; &nbsp;</p> <p>- 'deep dive' into the 16 mental stains;&nbsp;</p> <p>- meditate on each of the 16 mental stains (guidance provided) to directly experience the fruits of this teaching; and&nbsp;</p> <p>- look into the Buddha's teachings on what to expect from bad actions</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>The complete session with presentation slides is available in full on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0o_w7MrdDrY</strong></p> <p><strong>To access other videos and shorter clips, you can go to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrSrkvP4mJRPWyPGliNDuA</strong></p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/suttameditationseries/message