CSW 100 Intro, Overview & Summary of Excerpts for Discussion D1 21:31
This is a video production of “Cittānupassanā in Theory and Practice Sutta Study with Meditation Workshop” with clips from the workshop conducted online in 2022 for Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society (5 March), Buddhist Gem Fellowship (12 March), Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (19 March), Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (26 March), Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (2 April) and Bodhi Heart Sanctuary (9 April) respectively.
Due to a backlog of video footage of Āyasmā Aggacitta’s Sutta Study with Meditation Workshops to be edited, we shall only focus on producing Āyasmā’s introductions and explanations and leave out the presentations.
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00:00 Start
00:16 Introduction
00:44 The Theme of this Workshop
01:34 3 General Principles of the 4 Satipaṭṭhānas
01:40 1st General Principle
02:51 2nd General Principle
03:43 3rd General Principle
04:56 Summary of the 3 General Principles
05:18 A Critique of Other Details Found in DN 22 and MN 10
06:44 Purpose and Structure of this Workshop
07:00 Contextual Scrutiny
07:14 Contextual Exploration
08:20 Sutta-based Conclusion on the Nature and Scope of Cittānupassanā
08:40 Guided Cittānupassanā Meditation Sessions
09:15 Brief Summary of Excerpts for Discussion Topic D1
09:30 Cittānupassanā in DN 22 Translated by Maurice Walsh
16:20 Nature of Arising and Vanishing in the 3rd General Principle
17:44 Vitakka and Vicāra in the Context of Mind-Reading
19:50 Discussion Topic D1
21:31 End
CSW 101 Guided Cittānupassanā Meditation 1 20:11
This is the first of two guided meditations used in the one-day online Sutta Study with Meditation Workshop on Cittānupassanā in Theory and Practice conducted weekly by Āyasmā Aggacitta in May-April 2022 for several Buddhist centres.
CSW 102 Conclusion of Discussion D1 13:16
Discussion D1:
It is obvious that these eight pairs of mental states are used mostly (over 90%) in the context of reading the minds of others. Yet in DN 22 and MN 10 they are listed as different aspects of one’s own mind to berepeatedly observed (cittānupassanā). Do you think this is reasonable and appropriate? Give reasons for your answer.
00:00 Start
00:09 Discussion Topic D1
00:22 Cittānupassanā in DN 22 Translated by Maurice Walshe
00:30 The first 4 pairs are concerned mostly with worldly situations
00:50 What is contracted
01:15 What is distracted
01:27 The 5 hindrances
02:17 The second 4 pairs are more specific to meditation
02:26 What is mahaggata
02:38 What is amahaggata
03:01 What is surpassable
03:13 What is unsurpassable
03:25 What is concentrated vs unconcentrated
03:44 What is liberated
03:55 What is unliberated
04:40 Atthinukhopariyāya sutta (SN 35.153) – Is There A Method
05:25 The 5 grounds of acceptance
05:29 Faith
06:14 Liking
06:34 Hearsay
07:54 Intellection
08:18 Reasoned acceptance of (another’s view)
09:55 How to attain arahantship without depending on the 5 grounds of acceptance
10:30 Conclusion After Scrutiny
13:16 End
CSW 103 Brief Summary of Excerpts for Discussion D2 28:31
Discussion D2.
Based on the excerpts in this section, do you think there could be a more reasonable and appropriate list for cittānupassanā in the Satipaṭṭhāna Suttas? Give reasons for your answer.
00:00 Start
00:10 Review of Conclusion for Discussion D1 in Section 1
01:26 Rationale for Having Section 2: Contextual Exploration
02:27 Cittānupassanā in Ānāpānassati Sutta (MN 118)05:12 Puzzling Rationale for Including Cittānupassanā in Ānāpānassati Sutta
06:29 Check the Parallel in the Chinese Āgama (SA 815) for A Better Rationale
07:25 The 4 Tetrads of Ānāpānassati Sutta
10:02 The Objects of the Anupassanās
11:56 Multiple Objects While Watching Pain
14:36 Why Is the First Tetrad Only Included in DN 22 & MN 10 But Not the Rest?
16:10 Sacitta Sutta (AN 10.51)
17:31 Samatha Sutta (AN 10.54)
17:46 It’s Possible to Obtain Vipassanā without Samatha
18:33 3 Stages of Samādhi Attainable Through Open Mindfulness
21:43 Parihāna Sutta (AN 10.55)
22:04 What is “internal joy of the Dhamma”?
22:33 Context of Anumāna Sutta (MN 15): Monks’ Invitation (Pavāraṇā) at the End of Vassa
25:17 Upakkilesa Sutta (MN 128): Defilements Encountered While Trying to Develop Psychic Powers
26:25 Active and Passive Approaches to the Handling of Mental Defilements
27:45 Clarification on Discussion Topic D2
CSW 104 Conclusion of Discussion D2 8:42
0:00 Start
0:01 Discussion Topic D2
0:14 Āyasmā Aggacitta’s Response
0:34 The Reason Behind His Response
2:32 The Most Basic Instructions for Cittānupassanā
3:06 General Specification of Section 2 Makes Starting Difficult for Beginners
4:25 Concerns About the List of Exercises Under Kāyānupassanā in DN 22 and MN 10
7:21 Stock Opening Passage of the 4 Satipaṭṭhānas
7:52 Conclusion on the Two Satipaṭṭhāna Suttas in DN 22 and MN 10
CSW 105 Instructions for D3 5:20
00:00 Start
00:10 Summary of Discussion D1
01:12 Summary of Discussion D2
02:36 Instructions for Discussion D3
Make an objective tabulation of the mental states found in all these excerpts covered in
Sections 1 and 2 and present your extended understanding of the nature and scope of
cittānupassanā
03:01 Template for tabulation
05:20 End
CSW 106 Understanding the Nature and Scope of Cittānupassanā (Conclusion of D3) 25:17
Discussion D3:
Make an objective tabulation of the mental states found in all these excerpts covered in Sections 1 and 2 and present your expanded understanding of the nature and scope of Cittānupassanā.
0:00 Opening
0:04 Instruction
0:22 Start
1:34 Reference to Vibhaṅga Sutta (47.40)
2:03 The Establishment of Mindfulness
3:00 The Development of the Establishment of Mindfulness
4:21 The Way Leading to the Development of the Establishment of Mindfulness
7:06 Reference to Samudaya Sutta (SN 47.42)
7:25 The Origination of the Body
7:43 The Origination of Feeling
8:00 The Origination of Mind
8:23 The Origination of Phenomena
9:22 Elaboration on the Origination of Mind (Name-and-Form)
9:57 Commentarial Understanding of Name-and-Form (Nāma-rūpa)
10:53 Definition of Name-and-Form (Nāma-rūpa) in the Sutta
12:37 What Is Phassa?
15:17 How Is Name-and-Form (Nāma-rūpa) the Origination of Citta?
15:28 What Is Citta?
17:46 How Does Name-and-Form (Nāma-rūpa) Originate the Mind?
22:34 Nāma-rūpa Is Also the Cause of the Vanishing of the Mind
23:20 Conclusion on Cittānupassanā
CSW 107 Final Conclusion for Cittānupassanā Workshop 11:10
0:00 Start
0:02 Final Conclusion
0:10 Suttas Cannot Be Taken at Face Value Due to Preservation and Compilation Methods
6:47 Rule of Thumb to Determine the Root Teachings of the Buddha
7:14 Knowledge and Experience Needed to Discern Authenticity and Usefulness
9:33 Nature of Cittānupassanā in the Widest Sense
10:01 Scope of Cittānupassanā Includes Its Development and the Way to Do So
10:35 The Noble Eightfold Path Is the Prerequisite for the Development of Cittānupassanā
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