Welcome to the Sutta Meditation Series Podcast.
In this session we study the insight pathways taught by the Buddha in the Avijjā Sutta (AN 10.61) and how to contemplate or meditate on them. 
The first is the one that leads to the arising (samudaya) of Ignorance and the second is the passing away (atthaṅgama) or way out of Ignorance.   
The session has been split into two parts: 

In this first part we look at the arising of Ignorance and all the nutriments or conditions that lead to the arising and growth of Ignorance, which in turn keeps us bound to continual rebirth into samsara. 
In the second part (to be published), we’ll look at the insight pathway for the way out of Ignorance, which leads to True Knowledge and Liberation.  

What is covered in this session: 

o Overview of the Avijjā Sutta (AN 10.61) 
o What is avijjā? 
o Importance of this teaching 
o Quick recap on insight pathways 
o “Deep dive” into the insight pathway for avijjā 
o How do we meditate on this sutta  

Most of the suttas that are directly or indirectly referred to in this session: 

— Paṭiccasamuppāda Sutta (SN 12.1) 
— Avijjā Sutta (SN 56.17) 
— Samudaya Sutta (SN 22.131) 
— Kevaddha Sutta (DN 11)  
— Kalahavivādasuttaniddesa (Mnd 11) 
— Vijjā Sutta (AN 10.105),   
— Avijjā Sutta (AN 45.1) 
— Sādhu Sutta (AN 10.34) 
— Yonisomanasikārasampadā Sutta (SN 45.55) 
— Sūka Sutta (SN 45.9)  
— Nibbedhika Sutta (AN 6.63) 
— Tiṇakaṭṭha Sutta (SN 15.1) 
— Cūḷapuṇṇama Sutta (MN 110) 
— Sappurisa Sutta (MN 113) 
— Āsāduppajahavagga (AN 2.125-126) 
— Ekadhammavagga, Dutiyavagga (AN 1.310-311) 
— Vuṭṭhi Sutta (SN 1.74) 
— Assaddhasaṁsandanasu Sutta (SN 14.17)  
— Assaddhamūlaka (SN 14.18) 
— Upanisa Sutta (SN 12.23)  
— Gotama Sutta (SN 12.10) 
— Sīlavanta Sutta (SN 22.122) 
— Akusalavitakka Sutta (SN 9.11) 
— Hāravibhaṅgapañcamabhūmi (Pe 5) 
— Pamādādivagga (AN 1.92)  
— Dutiyapamādādivagga (AN 1.108) 
— Vīriyārambhādivagga (AN 1.68) 
— Satisampajañña Sutta (AN 8.81) 
— Kummopama Sutta (SN 35.240) 
— Pamādavihāri Sutta (SN 35.97) 
— Indriyasaṃvara Sutta (AN 6.50) 
— Sāleyyaka Sutta (MN 41) 
— Duccarita Sutta (Iti 64) 
— Tevijja Sutta (DN 13) 
— Akusalarāsi Sutta (AN 5.52, SN 47.5) 
— Nīvaraṇa Sutta (SN 46.40) 
— Kāyasutta (SN 46.2) 
— Āhārasutta (SN 46.51) 
— Upakkilesa Sutta (AN 5.23)  

To read the Avijjā Sutta (AN 10.61) - https://suttacentral.net/an10.61/en/bodhi 
Bohoma pin to the people that requested this talk.
A VIDEO of this segment has been published to the Sutta Meditation Series YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boCECIM0Lto AND on Spotify as a video podcast
Blessings of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai

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