Visuddhimagga - Path of Purification 7
Channel: Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu
Date: 2024-04-02

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Sotthi and Welcome  
00:00:12 Taking five precepts  
00:04:18 Paragraph 66  
00:05:22 Explanation  
00:08:02 Q: Bhante, could you please talk about the rejection of requisites?
00:09:09 Q: Bhante, is this a break of sīla? Having different intentions?  
00:10:25 Paragraph 67  
00:11:20 Paragraph 68  
00:14:58 Q: What is Mahāniddesa mentioned in the text?   
00:15:36 Q: How can you tell if someone has schemery in their mind?  
00:16:11 Q: There is an inconsistency in this paragraph, Bhante. The Bhikkhu advises against using any expensive items, and he himself does not wear and accept them. Then what is he going to do with those expensive items?  
00:21:49 Q: In the beginning, the Bhikkhu might not want many things, but if people continue to push him to accept them, he may start enjoying them, right?  
00:25:17 Discussion about diverse Buddhist groups rejecting the Abhidhamma, the Visuddhimagga even the commentary texts  
00:32:33 Paragraph 69  
00:34:46 Paragraph 70  
00:36:06 Q: Does deportment mean behavior here?   
00:36:23 Paragraph 71  
00:37:27 Paragraph 72  
00:38:39 Paragraph 73  
00:39:44 Explanation  
00:40:22 Q: What is the teaching of this passage for a lay follower?  
00:42:55 Paragraph 74  
00:43:22 Paragraph 75  
00:44:07 Paragraph 76  
00:44:26 Q: When practicing metta (loving-kindness) meditation, how can you engage in conversation with someone who is very meek and humble without resorting to flattery?  
00:45:11 Explanation of Bean-soupery: Bean-soupery bears a resemblance to bean soup; for just as when beans are being cooked, only a few do not get cooked, the rest get cooked, so too the person in whose speech only a little is true, the rest being false, which is called “bean soup”; his state is bean-soupery.  
00:45:42 Q: In paragraph 71, the topic of facial contractions, such as grimacing, is discussed. I know that certain things in Abhidhamma address topics related to smiling and facial expressions. Is there anything particular about the opposite facial expression, such as frowning and facial contraction?  
00:48:55 Q: Why does paragraph 76 criticize the act of fondling?  
00:50:33 Q: Ingratiating means charming, agreeable, pleasing. Can you say if agreeableness is something we consider good or bad?  
00:53:26 Bhante and the community's appreciation of publishing the Visudhimagga Study Sessions on YouTube  
00:56:47 Summary of today's reading from paragraphs 66 through 76. 
00:58:30 About Parita bracelet threads
01:03:29 Q: Meditation question: Over the past three to four weeks, I've found my mind resisting walking meditation; it becomes chaotic, disturbed, and agitated. I notice feelings of dislike, and I note 'disliking.' However, when I sit down to meditate, my mind settles into a much calmer state. What steps should I take?  
01:04:33 Bhante, enquiring about the at-home courses that are available online for free  
01:06:04 Question about the meditation retreat at the Wat Ram Poeng (Tapotaram) meditation center  
01:13:52 About lay teachers