Of Stained And Pure Cloth - Vatthupama Sutta - Local Knowledge Uncommon Dhamma Class 26 August 8 2020

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My Saturday 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, fabricated views including held beliefs of external supernatural forces providing a “cleansing of evil deeds.”

“So too, when the mind is defiled, stress and disappointment should be expected...” (Look For Class 25 linked below)

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