Wesak Day 2024 Address

At the request of the Theravada Buddhist Council of Malaysia, Āyasmā Aggacitta made a recording of his talk for broadcast on Wesak Day 22 May 2024. 00:00  Opening 00:08  Significance of Wesak for Theravāda Buddhists  01:35  The Buddha did not teach Buddhism  02:20  The one principle behind the core teachings of the Buddha  02:40  The 4 Noble Truths  03:37  How non-renunciants got awakened during the Buddha's time  04:02  How to apply the 4 Noble Truths to reduce mind-rooted sufferings  04:13  The good news 05:13  How to automatically reduce desires and attachments 06:22  Why and how we honour the Buddha on Wesak Day  07:26  The highest form of Buddhapūjā  08:14  Wesak wish