AN11.2 Cetanākaraṇīya Sutta – Making a Wish | Ajahn Mudito | 26 April 2026

About this episode

Ajahn Mudito teaches about sīla and its role in happiness and meditation, focusing on the Cetanākaraṇīya Sutta.

Ajahn Mudito will be teaching sīla (virtue) and how it functions as the necessary mechanism for happiness and meditation. Ajahn will go through the first 2 suttas briefly before delving deeper into the 3rd sutta:1. AN3.46 Sīlavantasutta (Ethical)2. SN46.3 Sīlasutta (Ethics)3. AN11.2 Cetanākaraṇīyasutta (Making a Wish) Read AN11.2 on Sutta Central here:"A virtuous person need not make a wish; it is natural for the path to flow on.", Sutta Central. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available from: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

People in this episode

Host: Ajahn Mudito

Topics covered

• sīla
• virtue
• happiness
• meditation
• Buddhism
• suttas

Keywords

• sīla
• virtue
• happiness
• meditation
• Buddhism
• suttas
• Ajahn Mudito

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Sutta Central

Books & works: Cetanākaraṇīya Sutta, Sīlavantasutta, Sīlasutta

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