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The Sutta WeeklyMN 27 The Shorter Elephant Footprint Simile Cūḷa Hatthipadopama SuttaThe Buddha tells us about the ‘footprints’ which lead us to the ultimate truth, that until we reach the real destination, we must not totally believe in the ‘footprints’. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN27.html2023-08-1935 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 26: The Noble Search Ariyapariyesana SuttaIn this discourse, the Buddha talks of two kinds of ‘searches’: ignoble and noble. Also, he mentions his own spiritual journey and speaks of the drawbacks of falling for the strings of sensuality. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN26.html2023-08-1742 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 25: Poison-grass Nivāpa SuttaIn the MN 25, the Buddha uses the analogy of a poison-grass sower to show how we might be derailed from the right path and make mistakes. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN25.html Twitter: @thesuttaweekly2023-07-0523 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 24: Relay Chariots Ratha-vinīta SuttaThis sutta highlights the point that the sole purpose of Buddhism is to end our suffering, not anything else. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN24.html2023-03-2715 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 22: The Water-Snake Simile Alagaddūpama SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha reminds us strongly of the dangers of grasping his teachings wrongly. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN22.html2023-03-1822 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 21: The Simile of the Saw Kakacūpama SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha reiterates to us to practice kindness and compassion even when other people are being bad to us. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN21.html2023-03-0618 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 20: The Relaxation of Thoughts Vitakkasaṇṭhāna SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha gives us tips to drive the unskilful away. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN20.html2023-03-0609 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 19: Two Sorts of Thinking Dvedhāvitakka SuttaThe Buddha sorts thinking into two types - thinking imbued with sensuality, ill will and harmfulness, and thinking imbued with renunciation, non-ill will and harmlessness. We must follow the latter and abandon the former for the benefit of us and the world.2023-02-0819 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 18: The Ball of Honey Madhupiṇḍika SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha talks about papañca, the mental tendencies that erupt into outer violence.2023-01-2821 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 14: The Lesser Mass of Stress Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha talks about the importance of experiencing meditative bliss in order to escape sensuality, the drawbacks of sensuality, and also the futility of practising asceticism.2023-01-2327 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 13: The Great Mass of Stress Mahā Dukkhakkhandha SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha speaks about the allure, drawbacks and escape from sensuality, forms and feeling. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN13.html2023-01-1819 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 12: The Great Lion’s Roar Discourse
Mahāsīhanāda SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha speaks of his various faculties that rightly make him the Tathagata. His teachings aren’t hammered out of logical reasoning but from direct penetration of the ultimate truths. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN12.html2023-01-1025 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 11: The Shorter Lion’s Roar Discourse Cūḷasīhanāda SuttaIn the MN 11, the Buddha highlights the importance of perfectly comprehending clinging, for failing to understand it leads us to the unskilful views of either becoming of non-becoming. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN11.html2023-01-0218 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 10: The Establishing of Mindfulness Discourse Satipaṭṭhāna SuttaA very important discourse in which the Buddha provides us instructions on how to practice mindfulness. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN10.html2022-11-0828 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN:9 Right View Sammādiṭṭhi SuttaIn this sutta, Venerable Sariputta explains the different aspects of right view. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN9.html2022-11-0345 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 7: The Simile of the Cloth Vatthūpama SuttaIn this discourse, the Buddha speaks about the importance of doing away with the defilements. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN7.html2022-11-0223 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 6: If One Would Wish Ākaṅkheyya SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha lists the importance and merits of maintaining the precepts. Although, the precepts in discussion are those for the monks, patimokhha, I think, the Buddha also indirectly tells us lay folks of the advantages of following our five precepts. References: https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN6.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pāṭimokkha https://tricycle.org/magazine/the-five-precepts/2022-10-0425 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 5: Unblemished Anangana SuttaIn this discourse that takes place between Ven. Sariputta and Ven. Mahamogallana, we learn about the importance of self-awareness. Even if we are doing the right thing, we need to be aware of it and keep it up. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN5.html2022-08-3116 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 4: Fear and Terror Bhaya-Bherava SuttaThe Buddha speaks about the qualities we need to be able to live and meditate in the wilderness. Also, he recalls his way to unbinding, the three knowledges he attained. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN4.html2022-08-2924 minThe Sutta WeeklyMN 2: All The Effluents Sabbasava SuttaEffluents, or ‘asavas’ as they are called in Pali, generate karma and bind us to more suffering. To be completely free from the clutches of suffering, we have to do away with the effluents. So, the Buddha gives us seven ways in which we can abandon effluents. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN2.html2022-08-2531 minThe Sutta WeeklyMajhima Nikaya 1: The Root Sequence Mulapariyaya SuttaIn this sutta, the Buddha explains why it’s not appropriate to apply the root principle to the Dhamma. They lead us to clinging to views, which is one of the reasons behind our suffering. Check out https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN1.html for the full sutta.2022-08-1515 minThe Sutta WeeklyIntroductionI’ve decided to revamp the podcast, changing the podcast title and style of episodes. Starting from now, I’ll be making summaries of the suttas from the Pali Tipitaka every week. The source of my references will be the https://www.dhammatalks.org Bhante Thanissaro is the best monk I’ve ever heard. You can find his sutta translations, articles and lectures there in the link.2022-08-1408 min