I listened to this desana yesterday, and I felt a moderate sensation of joy, as if I just realized that no sense pleasure, be it of the mind or the senses, would ever make me lastingly happy.
I thought that maybe this sensation would go away, but at work today, I was just told that my Ph.D contract, what I thought Id be working with for the next three or so years, would be terminated. But I wasn’t angry. I didn’t feel any resentment towards anybody. I don’t know if this is even makes me Sotapanna Anugami, but I’d say it’s a step closer.
That’s what I’m saying, you need to have a real Ariya who can explain Dhamma in audio form, as I saw plenty of examples of this in my group, that people reading will not get them that far, as listening to discourses. The same experience for other people who went from reading to listening.
