Diggin' the Dharma

The Fire Sermon

Aug 13, 2023

28:02

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Out of Control Wildfires in New Jersey

2min

The Importance of Fire in Hinduism

2min

The Fire of Nimana

2min

The Power of Burning

3min

The Importance of Understanding Dukkha

3min

How to Cool the Fires

2min

The Great Turning

3min

The Lower Bar of Surviving

2min

10.

The Elements of Passion

2min

11.

The Uneasy Middle Ground for the Buddha

3min

12.

The Importance of Seeing Past Hatred

3min

Dealing with wildfires associated with global warming turns our mind to one of the Buddha's most famous and trenchant suttas, his third discourse, the Fire Sermon.

Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato:
https://suttacentral.net/sn35.28/en/sujato
Translation by Bhikkhu Bodhi:
https://suttacentral.net/sn35.28/en/bodhi
Doug's video:
https://youtu.be/dhTULnK8BWo

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