The Hierarchy of Pleasures in Early Buddhism

What role did pleasure have to play in the Buddha's teaching? We'll look at the hierarchy of pleasures that the Buddha described, some of its paradoxes, and where it might lead us to understand the dharma better. 📙 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: https://www.patreon.com/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 suggested: Buddhism and Happiness -- https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/LWaBYTf6jv0 Deep Meditation in Buddhism (Playlist) --    • Deep Meditation in Buddhism   ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/mn59/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn66/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an9.34/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn35.28/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn13/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn36/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/dhp197-208/en/sujato ✅ Other resource: https://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/30.4-Bahuvedaniya-S-m59-piya.pdf Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dougsdharma ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Aziz Rahman John Oborne Anonymous (3) Scarlett Farrow Jimmy Maa Debbie Mattison Fine Art Steve H. Ron Peat Carlos Gutierrez Matthew Smith JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld 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 Daniel F. Nathanael O. Arnquist SaturnianMandala Jacob Galea Trin P Letesa Isler Dave Gorman Dorien Izel Robert Paterson https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Intro https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Sukha and dukkha https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Moral/spiritual hierarchy https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Sense pleasures: fearful https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Higher pleasures: the first jhāna https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 The higher jhānas https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Paradox of the fourth jhāna https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 The formless attainments https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 The pleasure of nirvana https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 The paradox of nirvana https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Comparisons with the Western tradition https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/8QrvYUIEMV8 Foundationalism and the Buddha 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!