Ajahn Ñāṇiko reads descriptions of the Buddha’s awakening under the Bodhi tree and how the Buddha spent the first days after his enlightenment (Chs. 2-3 of “Life of the Buddha”). He also reads Ajahn Achalo’s rumination on the Buddha’s awakening under the Bodhi tree from his book “3000 of Meditation”.
The question and answer session covers how to relate to the miraculous aspects in accounts of the Buddha’s life and whether one needs a positive construct of self at the start of practice.
This reading was offered on January 17, 2021 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.
