Wesak 2021 Talk
At the request of the Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia, Āyasmā Aggacitta made a recording of his talk for broadcast on Wesak Day 26 May 2021. 0:00 Opening 0:45 Significance of Wesak 2:38 Why celebrate Gotama s birth and perfect self awakening 3:12 Why celebrate Gotama s parinibbāna 4:45 How to best commemorate these 3 events 5:41 Compassionate giving should be tempered with discretion 6:09 Familiarity breeds contempt 7:00 Restraint in speech and conduct is effective only with mindfulness and clear awareness 7:20 Mindfulness and clear awareness require composure to work effectively 8:20 Killing two birds with one stone without breaking the first precept 9:00 Using Buddhānussati to develop composure 9:25 Arahaṁ Sammāsambuddho Chant in PāliEnglish 10:14 Meaning of Sammāsambuddho 12:15 Meaning of Arahaṁ (Ara + haṁ) 13:16 Meaning of Arahaṁ (A + rahaṁ) 14:28 Meaning of Arahaṁ (Arahaṁ) 15:30 3 parts of Buddhānussati by chanting 16:00 1. Memorise 17:00 2. Understand 17:30 3. Visualise
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