Ajahn Moneyyo | The Fruits of Recluseship (Life as monk/nun) | Samaññaphala Sutta | Pali Recitation

A Chanting of the Samaññaphala Sutta

“The Fruits of recluseship” (Dīgha Nikāya No 2).

King Ajātasattu visits the Buddha and asks him a seemingly innocent question: All ordinary professions like cooks, barbers, accountants etc. enjoy some visible results and gains from their profession – but what about contemplatives (monks and nuns)? Is it possible to point out any results that someone may gain from ordaining as monk or nun?

The King’s question results in an awe-inspiring discourse, in which he explains the gradual training of a monk, from being inspired to ordain to gradually develop the heart and as result realizing higher and higher spiritual attainments up to the ultimate.

• An English translation is available here: https://suttacentral.net/dn2/en/bodhi

• The original Pāli text is available here, if you want to read or chant along (Paragraphs 189. to 194. and 212. to 250.): https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=d.0.0.0.1.x.x.m

A short overview of the Chanting:

0:00 min: The King’s Question

0:37 min: A perfectly awakened Buddha arises in the world, someone hears his teaching and then leaves behind his wealth and relatives to go forth into homelessness.

02:50 min: After ordaining he develops wholesome bodily and verbal action, purifies his livelihood and his virtue.

06:03 min: The monk who is endowed with this pury conduct does not see danger anywhere for his virtue and experiences the happiness of blamelessness.

06:48 min: The monk guards his sense faculties.

09:24 min: The monk develops mindfulness and clear comprehension in all body postures.

10:10 min: The monk develops contentment with his requisites.

10:52 min: The monk resorts to a secluded place in the wilderness to abandon the five hindrances.

16:50 min: The first jhāna.

18:18 min: The second jhāna.

20:15 min: The third jhāna.

22:06 min: The forth jhāna. The heart which has been purified, free from defilements, malleable and impertuable can be directed to various kinds of higher knowledges:

23:25 min: Gaining insight knowledge by seeing the material elements of the body and consciousness as separate.

25:55 min: Various psychic powers and finally insight into four noble truths leading to freedom from the corruptions

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