REAL EMPTINESS (FULL DHAMMA SESSION, Esala Poya)

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>This is the FULL DHAMMA SESSION, conducted on ESALA POYA (13 July 2022) via zoom, on <strong>REAL EMPTINESS</strong>.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>We examine the Cūḷasuññata Sutta (MN 121), which is an important teaching of the Buddha on the gradual development of emptiness that culminates in the "</strong><em><strong>emptiness that is pure, superior, and unsurpassed</strong></em><strong>".</strong> &nbsp;</p> <p>**Please note - we are examining this teaching from the Buddha with the aspiration for the supramundane development of the Noble Eightfold Path** &nbsp;</p> <p>In this Dhamma session, we cover:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Overview and context to the Cūḷasuññata Sutta (MN 121)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Summary of insight pathway for developing real emptiness&nbsp;</li> <li>— Buddha’s words on Nibbāna&nbsp;</li> <li>— What is needed towards learning to do this meditation correctly?&nbsp;</li> <li>— “Deep dive” into Buddha’s detailed teaching on developing emptiness &nbsp;</li> <li>— Summary of the meditation &nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Helpful to understanding the meditation steps needed to develop the insight (wisdom) pathway for this Cūḷasuññata Sutta (links are to previous YT videos, though also available on the podcast):&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Arising and Passing away of the Five Aggregates: https://bit.ly/3c6M7Pk</li> <li>— Understanding impermanence through arising and passing away: https://bit.ly/3nYQSx3</li> <li>— Four Nutriment (series of videos) including perversions: https://bit.ly/3ccM0BF</li> <li>— Dependent origination: https://bit.ly/3AMvqmE</li> <li>— Profitable Path meditation (Elements/Determination for Wisdom - timestamped): https://bit.ly/3nX73Lp&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Some of the suttas covered directly or indirectly in this session:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>— Sattadhātu Sutta (SN 14.11)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Paṭhamanibbāna Sutta (Ud 8.1)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Piṇḍapātapārisuddhi Sutta (MN 151)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Samādhi-bhāvanā Sutta