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Guided meditation on the breath, Dhamma talk on the 'dark sage'
2022-08-26 Guided meditation on the breath, Dhamma talk on the 'dark sage' 1:30:47
Bhante Sujato
Guided meditation on the breath; peace of mind as a natural state. Dhamma talk on the disruptive and mysterious figure of the 'dark sage' with reference to three people in the suttas: Nālaka, Asito Devala, Ambaṭṭha. Discussion of this archetype, racism in the suttas, the three figures and their attempts to problematise caste.
Lokanta Vihara
Attached Files:
  • Nālakasutta (Snp 3.1) by suttacentral.net (Link)
  • Ambaṭṭhasutta (DN 3) by suttacentral.net (Link)
  • Assalāyanasutta (MN 93) by suttacentral.net (Link)
  • Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 2.2.3 by suttacentral.net (Link)

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