Fear and Dread (MN 4) | The Sangha UK #87 | 9.29.22

The Sangha discuss the meaning of the Bhayabheravasutta (Fear and Dread) of the Majjhima Nikāya 4. #seclusion #fear #insight

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00:00 Fear and dread; the hero’s journey (MN 4)

05:34 Purification of bodily conduct; unwholesome fear and dread

15:44 First jhāna: applied and sustained thought (thinking and considering)

23:32 Second jhāna 

29:42 Third jhāna; equanimity

30:43 Fourth jhāna; neither pain nor pleasure; the fundamental building blocks of experience

34:36 Darkness was banished and light arose; seeing with the eye of the Dhamma (divine eye)

40:05 Understanding other people; cause and effect for yourself and others

43:05 Direct insight into the four noble truths; a lamp in the darkness

50:23 An endless cycle; enjoyment of practice; good in the beginning, middle, and end