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
18:18  Closing

Front camera: Huawei Nova 5T
Left camera: Samsung Galaxy A8 Star
Right camera: iPad Air 2
Video editing software: Davinci Resolve 17
Copper tooling artwork: Michael Tan of Ipoh for SBS Thūpālaya Mural Project