Transcendental Dependent Origination | Faith is the Bridge from Suffering to Joy | Ajahn Dhammasiha

Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts · Sep 10, 2026 · 33m

Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about Saṃyutta Nikāya / Connected Discourses 12.23 'Upanisā Sutta' / 'Origin Sutta'

In his discourse, the Buddha expands the usual links of Dependent Origination / Paṭicca Samuppāda in a revolutionary way, moving from Suffering to Faith to Joy:

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Birth is the origin of suffering (dukkha)

Suffering is the origin of faith (saddhā)

Faith is the origin of joy (pāmojja)

Joy is the origin of rapture (pīti)

Rapture is the origin of tranquillity (Passaddhi)

Tranquillity is the origin of bliss (sukha)

Bliss is the the origin of unification of mind (samādhī)

Unification of…