Lay Meditation in Early Buddhism: Innovation or Revival?

Did laypeople practice meditation in the Buddha's day? We'll look to a recent paper by Anālayo to answer the question of whether lay meditation is a recent innovation in Buddhist practice, or a revival of something that went on in early days. 📙 Check out my new book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Videos recommended: The Kālāma Sutta: the Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry --    • The Kālāma Sutta: the Buddha's Charter of ...   Can Practicing Kindness Bring Us to Nirvana? One Professor's Controversial Claim --    • Can Practicing Kindness Bring Us to Nirvan...   ✅ Anālayo's paper: “Lay Meditation in Early Buddhism” — https://link.springer.com/article/10.... ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/mn73/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an3.65/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/mn97/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn55.54/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/mn51/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn47.29/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/sn47.30/en/s... Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma Twitter:   / dougsdharma   Thumbnail image from Honey Kochchaphon kaensen at Pixabay. ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (2) DunJing John Oborne Scarlett Farrow Jimmy Maa Debbie Mattison Fine Art Steve H. Ron Peat Matthew Smith JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Blaze Way Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Ethan M Billy in Singapore Matthew G Mynttinen Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Kenneth Grandchamp Doug Fonner Rene Gariepy Russell Needham Smoggyrob Mac Roja Bernardo Clémence Ortega Douville Kwan Alex Scott Johnston Richard J Beninger Nathanael O. Arnquist SaturnianMandala Trin P Letesa Isler Dorien Izel Robert Paterson Jake Tobiason Louvenia Ortega Steve S. Richard Rappuhn Sarah Kress Miri F Fairchild John Aaron Paul Niklewski Kong Ing Kai 00:00 Intro 01:47 Scholars downplay lay meditation 03:54 Great lay success in early Buddhism 04:33 Laypeople instructed in meditation 07:20 The Buddha wanted laypeople to attain nirvana 09:24 Mindfulness in early lay practice Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!