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SN 35.28: Adittapariyaya Sutta — The Fire Sermon
Jun 7, 2010
Sn 5.6: Upasiva-manava-puccha — Upasiva's Questions
Dec 9, 2006
Sn 5.4: Mettagu-manava-puccha — Mettagu's Questions
Dec 9, 2006
SN 12.40: Cetana Sutta (3) — Volition
Dec 9, 2006
AN 11.2: Cetana Sutta — An Act of Will
Dec 9, 2006
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| 6/7/10 | SN 35.28: Adittapariyaya Sutta — The Fire Sermon | Several months after his Awakening, the Buddha delivers this sermon to an audience of 1,000 fire-worshipping ascetics. In his characteristically brilliant teaching style, the Buddha uses a metaphor that quickly penetrates to the heart of the audience — in this case, the metaphor of fire. Upon hearing this sermon, the entire audience attains full Awakening (arahatta).Listen to this sutta read by Bhante H. Gunaratana (08'37" 2.9 MB)Recorded in October 2005 at the Bhavana Society, High View, West Virginia, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhante H. Gunaratana. From Bhavana Vandana: Book of Devotion (High View, WV: »Bhavana Society, 1990). Text is copyright © 1990 Bhavana Society. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Bhavana Society, Rt. 1, Box 218-3, Back Creek Road, High View, WV 26808 USA, »www.bhavanasociety.org. | — | ||||||
| 12/9/06 | Sn 5.6: Upasiva-manava-puccha — Upasiva's Questions | What one thing should a person hold onto in order to cross the flood of birth and old age, sorrow, and grief?Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Sucitto (03'11" 1.1 MB)Recorded by jtb on 4 July 2006 in Concord, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by H. Saddhatissa. From The Sutta Nipata (London: »Curzon Press, Ltd., 1985). Text is copyright © 1985 H. Saddhatissa. Permission pending. | — | ||||||
| 12/9/06 | Sn 5.4: Mettagu-manava-puccha — Mettagu's Questions | How does one cross the flood of birth and old age, sorrow, and grief?Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Sucitto (04'41" 1.6 MB)Recorded by jtb on 4 July 2006 in Concord, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by H. Saddhatissa. From The Sutta Nipata (London: »Curzon Press, Ltd., 1985). Text is copyright © 1985 H. Saddhatissa. Permission pending. | — | ||||||
| 12/9/06 | SN 12.40: Cetana Sutta (3) — Volition | The Buddha traces the cause of all our suffering: the mental quality of intention.Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Sucitto (02'38" 0.9 MB)Recorded by jtb on 4 July 2006 in Concord, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2000). Text is copyright © 2000 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 12/9/06 | AN 11.2: Cetana Sutta — An Act of Will | Good qualities in the heart naturally lead to the development of other good qualities. And it all starts with sila (virtue).Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Sucitto (04'58" 1.7 MB)Recorded by jtb on 4 July 2006 in Concord, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. From »Handful of Leaves, Volume Three: An Anthology from the Khuddaka Nikaya, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans. and ed. Text is copyright © 2005 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. #PERMISSION# | — | ||||||
| 9/28/06 | MN 61: Ambalatthika-rahulovada Sutta — Instructions to Rahula at Mango Stone | The Buddha admonishes his son, the novice Rahula, on the dangers of lying and stresses the importance of constant reflection on one's motives.Listen to this sutta read by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (11'29" 3.9 MB)Recorded by the reader in Spring 2006 at Metta Forest Monastery, USA. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. From »Handful of Leaves, Volume One: An Anthology from the Digha and Majjhima Nikayas, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans. and ed. Text is copyright © 2006 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. | — | ||||||
| 8/28/06 | Sn 4.11: Kalahavivada Sutta — Disputes and Contention | The Budda answers a series of questions on the causes of anger and attachment.Listen to this sutta read by Sister Cittapala (06'13" 2.1 MB)Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by H. Saddhatissa. From The Sutta Nipata (London: »Curzon Press, Ltd., 1985). Text is copyright © 1985 H. Saddhatissa. Permission pending | — | ||||||
| 8/25/06 | SN 47.19: Sedaka Sutta — At Sedaka (The Acrobat) | Which is correct: by protecting oneself, one protects others; or by protecting others, one protects oneself? The Buddha's answer may surprise you.Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (03'18" 1.1 MB)Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2000 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 8/11/06 | MN 62: Maharahulovada Sutta — The Greater Discourse to Rahula | The Buddha delivers meditation instructions to his son, the novice Rahula. Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (19'50" 6.8 MB)Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 1995). Text is copyright © 1995 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 7/5/06 | Sn 3.2: Padhana Sutta — The Striving | The ten armies of Mara approach the Bodhisatta (Buddha-to-be) in an unsuccessful attempt to lure him from his meditation seat.Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (05'23" 1.9 MB)Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by H. Saddhatissa. From The Sutta Nipata (London: »Curzon Press, Ltd., 1985). Text is copyright © 1985 H. Saddhatissa. Permission pending. | — | ||||||
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| 7/5/06 | Sn 3.1: Pabbajja Sutta — The Going Forth | King Bimbisara, struck by the young Buddha's radiant demeanor, follows him to the mountains to discover who he is and whence he comes.Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (04'38" 1.6 MB)Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by H. Saddhatissa. From The Sutta Nipata (London: »Curzon Press, Ltd., 1985). Text is copyright © 1985 H. Saddhatissa. Permission pending. | — | ||||||
| 6/28/06 | MN 58: Abhayarajakumara Sutta — To Prince Abhaya | The Buddha explains the criteria for determining whether or not something is worth saying. This discourse is a beautiful example of the Buddha's skill as teacher: not only does he talk about right speech, but he also demonstrates right speech in action. Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Candasiri (09'55" 2.8 MB)Recorded by jtb on 17 May 2006 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 1995). Text is copyright © 1995 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/06 | SN 12.65: Nagara Sutta — The Ancient City | The Buddha retells the story of how, on the eve of his Awakening, he re-discovered the long-forgotten laws of dependent co-arising and the Four Noble Truths.Listen to this sutta read by Leigh Brasington (08'16" 2.8 MB)Recorded by jtb on 30 April 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2000). Text is copyright © 2000 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/06 | SN 12.23: Upanisa Sutta — Transcendental Dependent Origination | The Buddha explains how seeing deeply into dependent co-arising leads to Awakening. The causal chain here includes an additional set of factors not present in the "standard" chain of dependent co-arising.Listen to this sutta read by Leigh Brasington (05'44" 2.0 MB)Recorded by jtb on 30 April 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2000). Text is copyright © 2000 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 5/29/06 | SN 12.15: Kaccayanagotta Sutta — To Kaccayanagotta | The Buddha explains how dependent co-arising functions in the development of right view.Listen to this sutta read by Leigh Brasington (03'47" 1.3 MB)Recorded by jtb 30 April 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2000). Text is copyright © 2000 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 5/2/06 | Dhp 33-43: Citta Vagga — The Mind | The third chapter of verses from the Dhammapada, a classic collection of concise teachings from the Buddha.Listen to this sutta read by Gil Fronsdal (02'41" 0.9 MB)Recorded by the reader in Feb 2006 . Translated from the Pali by Gil Fronsdal. From »The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations, edited by Gil Fronsdal (Boston: »Shambhala Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Shambhala Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, the author. | — | ||||||
| 4/28/06 | Dhp 21-32: Appamada Vagga — Vigilance | The second chapter of verses from the Dhammapada, a classic collection of concise teachings from the Buddha.Listen to this sutta read by Gil Fronsdal (03'03" 1.1 MB)Recorded by the reader in Feb 2006 . Translated from the Pali by Gil Fronsdal. From »The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations, edited by Gil Fronsdal (Boston: »Shambhala Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Shambhala Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, the author. | — | ||||||
| 4/28/06 | Dhp 1-20: Yamaka Vagga — Pairs/Dichotomies | The first chapter of verses from the Dhammapada, a classic collection of concise teachings from the Buddha.Listen to this sutta read by Gil Fronsdal (04'49" 1.7 MB)Recorded by the reader in Feb 2006 . Translated from the Pali by Gil Fronsdal. From »The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations, edited by Gil Fronsdal (Boston: »Shambhala Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Shambhala Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, the author. | — | ||||||
| 3/23/06 | SN 43.1-44: Various Suttas — The Thirty-three Synonyms for Nibbana | Taken together, this series of parallel suttas offers one of the most evocative descriptions of Nibbana to be found in the entire Canon.Listen to this sutta read by Joseph Goldstein (03'05" 1.1 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 at the Forest Refuge, Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2000 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 3/23/06 | SN 22.86: Anuradha Sutta — Anuradha | Ven. Anuradha learns that if you can't even locate the Tathagata in space when he's sitting right in front of you, how can you ever hope to answer questions about his fate after death?Listen to this sutta read by Joseph Goldstein (4'54" 1.7 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 at the Forest Refuge, Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2000). Text is copyright © 2000 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 3/23/06 | MN 99: Subha Sutta — To Subha <i>(excerpt)</i> | The Buddha instructs a brahman youth on how to reach the company of Brahma through the practice of developing metta (loving-kindness).Listen to this sutta read by Sharon Salzberg (01'07" 0.4 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 3/23/06 | MN 21: Kakacupama Sutta — The Simile of the Saw <i>(excerpt)</i> | How to cultivate a heart of metta (loving-kindness), no matter how others may try to provoke you.Listen to this sutta read by Sharon Salzberg (01'22" 0.4 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 3/23/06 | Iti 84: For the Welfare of Many | The three kinds of people who are capable of bringing true happiness into the world.Listen to this sutta read by Sharon Salzberg (02'16" 0.8 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 3/23/06 | Iti 27: The Development of Loving-kindness | How the practice of loving-kindness excels all other paths to a happy rebirth.Listen to this sutta read by Sharon Salzberg (01'51" 0.6 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 in Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
| 3/6/06 | SN 45.2: Upaddha Sutta — Good Friendship | In this famous sutta the Buddha corrects Ven. Ananda, pointing out that having "admirable" friends, companions, and comrades is not half but the whole of the spiritual life. (For more about this special kind of friendship, see »Kalyanamittata.)Listen to this sutta read by Joseph Goldstein (02'25" 0.8 MB)Recorded by jtb on 18 Feb 2006 at the Forest Refuge, Barre, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. and ed. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2000 Bhikkhu Bodhi. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org. | — | ||||||
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