DN 33, Saṅgītisutta

Talks that read from it

• Day 5: Jhāna 2

  5 November 2023 Talk 1 h 14 min

  Delson explains the formless jhanas (the ayatanas, the fifth to eighth jhanas), which he presents as extensions of the fourth jhana.

• MN111 12 April 2022 Easter Retreat - St. Francis Retreat Center, San Juan Bautista, California, USA

  21 October 2023 Talk 2 h 30 min

  Delson walks through MN111 (the Anupada Sutta), in which Sariputta examines each jhana and its factors one by one as they occur.

• Deerpark Retreat Day 3 MN 111 The Buddha's Map: through the Jhanas to Nibbana w/Delson Armstrong

  26 December 2022 Talk 2 h 7 min

  Delson reads through MN 111, where Sariputta distinguishes each jhana and formless attainment as it occurs, and explains each stage in TWIM terms.

• 2022 Aug Retreat Sn 12.23 Upanisa 8-12-22

  14 September 2022 Talk 1 h 11 min

  Delson reads and comments on the Upanisa Sutta (SN 12.23) during an August retreat.

• Day 2 2022 SN 12.23 'Transcendental' Dependent Origination -with Delson Armstrong

  3 September 2022 Talk 1 h 11 min

  Delson introduces SN 12.23, the Upanisa Sutta, and walks through the dependent origination chain from ignorance and volitional formations to craving, clinging, birth and suffering, linking…

• July 3, 2021– DN 33 – The Chanting Together – Third Recitation - sets of Ten

  4 July 2021 Talk 1 h 10 min

  Delson reads through the sets of ten in Digha Nikaya 33 (the Sangiti Sutta) and comments on each item, treating the ten protective qualities as a path toward nibbana.

• June 26, 2021– DN 33 – The Chanting Together – Third Recitation: Sets of nine

  27 June 2021 Talk 1 h 22 min

  Delson continues reading the Sangiti Sutta (DN 33) at the sets of nine, covering the causes and overcoming of malice, the nine abodes of beings, the nine unfortunate times for the holy…

• June 2021 Online Retreat Q&A 2

  26 June 2021 Q&A 46 min

  Delson answers audience questions on the second Q&A of a June 2021 online retreat.

• June 19, 2021– DN 33 – The Chanting Together – Sets of Eight

  20 June 2021 Talk 1 h 18 min

  Delson works through the Sangiti Sutta (DN 33) and its sets of eight, explaining each wrong or ineffective factor of the path, the eight occasions of indolence and of effort, the eight…

• June 12, 2021– DN 33 – The Chanting Together – Fourth Recitation – Sets of seven

  14 June 2021 Talk 1 h 20 min

  Delson recites and comments on the fourth recitation of DN 33, the sets of seven, covering the seven Aryan treasures, the seven factors of enlightenment, the seven stations of…

• June 5, 2021– DN 33 – The Chanting Together – Third Recitation – sets of six

  6 June 2021 Talk 1 h 15 min

  Delson Armstrong works through the third recitation of the Sangiti Sutta (DN 33), the sets of six, reading each set and explaining it in his own terms.

• May 29, 2021– DN 33 – The Chanting Together – Second Recitation

  30 May 2021 Talk 1 h 39 min

  Delson continues his series on the sets of five in DN33, the Sangiti Sutta, the second recitation.

• May 22, 2021– DN 33 – The Chanting Together – First Recitation

  23 May 2021 Talk 2 h 39 min

  Delson reads the first recitation of the Sangeeti Sutta (DN 33), in which Sariputta restates the Dhamma as numbered sets from one to four, and comments on each item in terms of his TWIM…