Here are excerpts from the more lengthy Sammaditthi Sutta, the sutta on Right View. This sutta, a dialogue between the venerable Sariputta and a group of bikkhus, explores what constitutes "right view," considering ideas such as what is wholeso

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Thus Have I Heard: Readings From the Sutras of the Buddha (Trailer)

Oct 20th, 2020 40s

Discourse of Advice to Rahula

Oct 14th, 2020 16m 3s

In this reading from the suttas, the monk Rahula receives advice from the Buddha. This sutta is the origin of meditation on the elements - earth, water, fire, air, and space. Each is defined, and the Buddha notes the dispassion of each... "Jus

To the Kalamas

Sep 29th, 2020 9m 52s

This reading of the Kalama Sutta is from the Anguttara Nikaya. Here, the Buddha travels to a village of the Kalamas called Kesaputta. The people there, having heard the teachings of many wandering ascetics, express their doubt to the Buddha as

The Removal of Distracting Thoughts

Sep 21st, 2020 9m 20s

In this sutra, The Removal of Distracting Thoughts, the Buddha examines thought patterns based in greed, hate and delusion. Seeing that these thoughts lead to suffering, the Buddha details strategies for abandoning them, leaving the mind "quiet

Two Kinds of Thought

Sep 21st, 2020 11m 3s

In the Dvedhavtikka Sutra, Two Kinds of Thought, the Buddha teaches how to consider thoughts along two lines -- those which obstruct wisdom and those which do not.

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