SN 22.87, Vakkali
Talks that read from it
- Day 6 AN 6.63 Penetrative Discourse -The workings of Karma
Delson works through AN 6.63, the Penetrative Discourse, which lists six subjects to be understood: sensual pleasures, feelings, perceptions, the taints, karma, and suffering.
- Ep362: Goddess Encounters - Delson Armstrong
Delson Armstrong talks with host Steve about his recent retreats, his initiation into the Sri Vidya tradition, and his reading in Epicurean and pessimist philosophy.
- Ep280: I Renounce My Attainments - Delson Armstrong
In this interview on the Guru Viking podcast, Delson explains his written declaration that he renounces all claims to specific spiritual attainments, including the four-stage path from…
- Oct 19,2024 Retreat: Last Day Talk w/Delson Armstrong
Delson closes a retreat by presenting sila (ethical living) as the foundation for meditation and explaining karma as the mind's immediate response to actions.
- Day 8: Noble Eightfold Path Netherlands
Delson Armstrong gives a talk, recorded at the end of a retreat, on how to cultivate the Noble Eightfold Path in daily life after retreat.
- Day 7 Dependent Origination Pt 2, BUDDHA PĀDA INSTITUTE, Kalimpong- Delson Armstrong
Delson continues his account of dependent origination, starting from contact and the six sense bases and moving through mentality-materiality (nama-rupa), the sankharas, the taints…
- June 25, 2023 MN 9 Right View and Dependent Origination - We are going deep.
Delson reads and comments on MN 9, the Samma Ditthi Sutta, in which Sariputta explains right view through the wholesome and unwholesome, the four noble truths, and each link of dependent…
- Day 4 Talk on Enlightenment Factors and Jhanas. "Accompanied by Lovingkindness".
Delson reads SN 46.54, the Metta Sahagata Sutta, in which the Buddha answers wanderers who say their teaching matches his: the Brahmaviharas lead to liberation of the mind when they are…
- Ep136: Meeting of the Dharmas - Daniel Ingram & Delson Armstrong
Daniel Ingram and Delson Armstrong discuss the four-path model of awakening (stream entry, once-returner, non-returner, arahant), comparing their personal experiences and doctrinal…
- Day-8 QA - Online 10-day Retreat (Nov-17) with Delson Armstrong
Delson answers questions about rebirth, saying that consciousness is not an eternal soul but arises dependent on experience, with formations driven by craving and intention carried into a…