Dhammarati told us about the site where the sutta was taught which is now in a public park in Dehli - some of the rocks have had gold leaf put on them as a sign of devotion.
Dhammarati fills out the relation between the two texts we are exploring and then looks at the section from the sattipattana sutta on vedana (feeling) and the categories of worldy and unwordly feelings. He draws out some very helpful observations regarding the connection between mindfulness and the brahma viharas
Unfortunately we didn’t capture his delightful story of where to find the scene of the sutta today (apparently in a public park in Dehli) and we come in as he’s ending that little story
Dhammamegha recently interviewed Dhammarati for the Triratna International Council about an emerging project around the system of training in Triratna. It goes by the name of Sikkha (with a long a), which is a Pali word meaning ‘spiritual training’. It is about deepening our understanding of what and how we practice and teach within the Triratna community, and developing an explicit shared framework to talk about it.
Here, Dhammarati reflects on what is essential in Buddhist practice: a growth of awareness which leads to positive and rich emotion...
