Wesak 2021 Talk

At the request of the Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia, Āyasmā Aggacitta made a recording of his talk for broadcast on Wesak Day 26 May 2021. 0:00  Opening 0:45  Significance of Wesak 2:38  Why celebrate Gotama’s birth and perfect self awakening? 3:12  Why celebrate Gotama’s parinibbāna? 4:45  How to best commemorate these 3 events? 5:41  Compassionate giving should be tempered with discretion 6:09  Familiarity breeds contempt 7:00  Restraint in speech and conduct is effective only with mindfulness and clear awareness 7:20  Mindfulness and clear awareness require composure to work effectively 8:20  Killing two birds with one stone without breaking the first precept 9:00  Using Buddhānussati to develop composure 9:25  Arahaṁ Sammāsambuddho Chant in Pāli-English 10:14  Meaning of Sammāsambuddho 12:15  Meaning of Arahaṁ (Ara haṁ) 13:16  Meaning of Arahaṁ (A rahaṁ) 14:28  Meaning of Arahaṁ (Arahaṁ)   15:30  3 parts of Buddhānussati by chanting 16:00  1. Memorise 17:00  2. Understand 17:30  3. Visualise