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MN 7 -Basis of Ariya Jhanas -The Simile of the Cloth

Podcast: Retreat Talks at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center
Published: Mar 31, 2026
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March 29, 2026 MN7 Vatthupama Sutta -The Simile of the Cloth The many different kinds of impurities that defile the mind are compared to a dirty cloth. When the mind is clean we find joy, which leads to states of higher consciousness. Finally, the Buddha rejects the Brahmanical notion that purity comes from bathing in sacred rivers.