Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa
I have heard several monks (who living in solitude in caves and kutis) were talking about the
Value of reciting/listening Suttas
(especially Satipatthana) while living in solitude.
They said it is very useful to pacify and orient one's mind
even when he got any mental stress or hindrance.
Okasa,
Suddenly one story came into my mind. This is a story from an Atthakatha as I remember.
There has been an cave vihara in ancient Sri Lanka where monks recited Satipatthana in the Vassa. Some group of bats who were living in the same cave had paid attention to that Satipatthana Chanting. Due to an unexpected accident (I don't remember now), the bats had died while listening Satipatthana. Then they had been said to be born in a heaven.
If animals like bats could gain the birth by mere listening to suttas having not known the meaning, how much merit a human being can gain if he could listen the chanting having known the meaning.
Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Johann
My person received the attachment for the Savaka Sangha of the eight directions, and removed it for proper upload and access.Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa
9. Gītassarasuttaṁ
Musical sounds
[021.09] Bhikkhus, these five are the dangers for reciting the teaching in a musical tone. What five?
Oneself gets attached to the tone, others too get attached to the tone, householders rejoice at it: In the manner that we sing, the sons of the recluse Gotama sing, the concentration of those who do not like musical notes gets destroyed. The later generation copy it.
Bhikkhus, these five are the dangers for reciting the teaching in a musical tone.