Of Stained And Pure Cloth - Vatthupama Sutta July 9 2019

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This is a recording of our Tuesday evening Dhamma class from Cross River Meditation Center in Frenchtown, New Jersey on July 9,  2019. The stream begins every Tuesday at 7:15 PM Eastern US time.

 

My Tuesday evening Dhamma talk and our sangha discussion is on the Vatthupama Sutta. In the Vatthupama Sutta, the Buddha uses the simile of a dirty or clean cloth to teach the importance of abandoning magical, mystical, and fabricated views that incorporate magical beliefs of external supernatural forces providing a “cleansing of evil deeds.” Many modern “Buddhists” continue to practice this type of adapted, accommodated, and embellished Buddhism to maintain their fabricated beliefs and provide a speculated repository for an “awakened self.” 

“Just as a stained and dirty cloth is cleaned with pure water, just as gold is purified with the heat of a furnace, a wise Dhamma practitioner, established in wisdom, virtue, and concentration, eats the most delicious alms-food, they will not lose their way...”  Read Full Article Here: https://becoming-buddha.com/of-stained-and-pure-cloth-vatthupama-sutta/

 

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