THE EXPOSITION OF THE ELEMENTS - PART ONE (FULL DHAMMA SESSION, Poya)

<p><strong>Welcome back to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.</strong></p> <p>This is the FULL DHAMMA SESSION, conducted on DURUTHU POYA (6 January 2023) via zoom, on <strong>"THE EXPOSITION OF THE ELEMENTS" - PART ONE.</strong></p> <p>We examine the Dhātuvibhaṅga Sutta<em> </em>(MN 140) and the Buddha's teaching to venerable Pukkusāti on the six elements, six bases of contact, eighteen mental explorations and four determinations.</p> <p>The key verse is: "<em>One should not neglect wisdom, should preserve truth, should cultivate relinquishment, and should train for peace</em>"</p> <p><em><strong>*Note - the two meditation periods have been excluded or cut from this recording.*</strong></em></p> <p>In this session (part i), we cover:</p> <ul> <li>Overview of the sutta, including architecture, links to other suttas and context for this teaching</li> <li>Examine the meeting between the Buddha and venerable Pukkusāti, the Buddha's summary and brief explanation&nbsp;</li> <li>Briefly explain how the Four Determinations fit into the Four Profitable Directions and the Four Noble Truths</li> <li>Deep dive into the "How does one not neglect wisdom?" and what it really means to make the Determination for Wisdom (<em>paññādhiṭṭhāna</em>)</li> <li>Understanding the links in dependent origination - six sense bases, contact and feeling</li> </ul> <p>Some of the suttas covered directly or indirectly in this session:</p> <ul> <li>— Dhātu Sutta (SN 27.9)</li> <li>— Vatthūpama Sutta (MN 7)</li> <li>— Cūḷasuññata Sutta (MN 121)</li> <li>— Saḷāyatanavibhaṅga Sutta (MN 137)&nbsp;</li> <li>— Cunda Sutta (Ud 8.5)</li> <li>— Saṅgīti Sutta (DN 33)</li> <li>— Suttavebhaṅgiya (Pe 9)</li> <li>— Āneñja Sutta (AN 3.116)</li> <li>— Nibbānarūpasaṇṭhānapañha (Mil 6.3.10)</li> <li>— Paṭiccasamuppāda Sutta (SN 12.1)</li> <li>— Karaṇīyametta Sutta (Snp 1.8)</li> </ul> <p>To read the Dhātuvibhaṅga Sutta<em> </em>(MN 140) - https://suttacentral.net/mn140/en/bodhi</p> <p>**A table of "The Four Profitable Directions" as