Listen to Talk

It is wonderful to see many of you today in this hall for the Dhamma talk this morning," said Venerable Sayadaw U Vimala.

There are 5 advantages in listening to Dhamma talks, namely

1. Able to hear new subjects one had yet to hear
2. To have better understanding of the subjects that we heard before
3. Remove our doubts in the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, Kamma and Kamma-Vipaka
4. To right our view regarding the Dhamma
5. Cleanse our mind of confusion - thus make us calm and joy

It is many times more beneficial for one to listen to the Dhamma than just doing dana without any understanding of the Dhamma

Our Dana, Sila and Bhavana will lead us to Magga Phala Nibbanna only if we had listen to the Dhamma. By listening to the Dhamma, one can then inclined his practices towards Nibbana. Sayadaw pointed out that Muslims, Christians and Hindus too had their dana, sila and bhavana but they do not lead them toward Nibbana as they did not listen to the Buddha's Teaching.

One must always aspire to attain Magga-phala Nibbana in his daily practices.

This talk is taken from the Dhammasuvana Sutta.

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.