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A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.

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AN 7.54 - 7.58 Undeclared Points Part 1

March 22, 2024 13:38 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

AN 7.54 The Buddha explains why a noble disciple has no doubt when it comes to the unexplained points. AN 7.55 Seven kinds of rebirth for non-returners, as well as extinguishment by not grasping. AN 7.56 Two gods come to the Buddha on Vulture’s Peak and declare that the nuns are liberated. Moggallāna interrogates one of the deities on what he means, and the Buddha adds further explanation. AN 7.57 The Buddha explains the benefits of giving that are visible in the present life, and one tha...

AN 7.44 - 7.53 A Great Sacrifice

March 19, 2024 18:52 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

AN 7.44 Seven planes of consciousness in which beings may be reborn. AN 7.45 The path factors are the prerequisite for right immersion. AN 7.46 Seven fires, some physical, some psychological. AN 7.47 The brahmin Uggatasarīra has arranged a great sacrifice. On Ānanda’s advice, he asks the Buddha how to make a sacrifice beneficial. AN 7.48 Meditating on seven perceptions leads to the deathless, in brief. AN 7.49 Meditating on seven perceptions leads to the deathless, in detail. AN 7.50 T...

AN 7.32 - 7.43 Deities

March 17, 2024 20:42 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MB

AN 7.32 A god speaks of the the seven principles of non-decline to the Buddha, who repeats it to the mendicants. AN 7.33 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. AN 7.34 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. AN 7.35 The Buddha tells of hearing the seven principles of non-decline from a god. Sāriputta offers additional explanation An 7.36 When a friend has seven factors, one should associate with them. AN 7.37 When ...

AN 7.21 - 7.31 The Vajji Seven

March 15, 2024 21:07 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

AN 7.21 The Buddha teaches the seven principles of non-decline to the Licchavis at the Sārandada shrine near Vesālī. AN 7.22 King Ajātasattu of Magadha wishes to invade the Vajjians, and sends his minister Vassakāra to tell the Buddha of his intentions. The Buddha recalls the time he taught the seven principles of non-decline to the Vajjians. AN 7.23 The Buddha teaches the seven principles of non-decline to the mendicants. AN 7.24 -27 The Buddha teaches seven principles of non-decline to ...

AN 7.11 - 7.20 Tendencies

March 12, 2024 19:50 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

AN 7.11 The underlying tendencies of sensual desire, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance. AN 7.12 The purpose of the spiritual life is to give up the underlying tendencies of sensual desire, repulsion, views, doubt, conceit, desire to be reborn, and ignorance. AN 7.13 Factors that make a family worth visiting. AN 7.14 Seven persons who are worthy of gifts and veneration. AN 7.15 Seven people found in the world who are like those in water. AN 7.16 Seven p...

AN 7.01 - 7.10 Wealth

March 07, 2024 19:44 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

AN 7.01 Seven qualities that make a mendicant either agreeable or disagreeable to their fellow monastics. AN 7.02 Seven qualities that make a mendicant either agreeable or disagreeable to their fellow monastics. AN 7.03 The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom. AN 7.04 The powers of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, mindfulness, samādhi, and wisdom. AN 7.05 The wealth of faith, energy, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom. ...

AN 6.140 - 6.649 Abbreviated Texts beginning with Greed

January 19, 2024 15:16 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

AN 6.117 - 6.139 The Ascetic Life

January 12, 2024 15:15 - 4 minutes - 3.86 MB

AN 6.117 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on the body. AN 6.118 Things that enable or obstruct meditation on various things. An 6.119 Possessing six qualities, the householder Tapussa sees the Dhamma. AN 6.120 -139 Possessing six qualities, various householders see the Dhamma.

AN 6.107 - 6.116 Triads

January 05, 2024 15:13 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MB

AN 6.107 Antidotes for greed, hate, and delusion. AN 6.108 Antidotes for bad conduct. AN 6.109 Antidotes for bad thoughts. AN 6.110 Antidotes for harmful perceptions. AN 6.111 Antidotes for harmful properties. AN 6.112 Antidotes for views of gratification, self, and wrong views. AN 6.113 Antidotes for discontent, cruelty, and misconduct. AN 6.114 Antidotes for discontent, unawareness, and desire. AN 6.115 Antidotes for being hard to correct, bad friendship, and distraction. AN 6.116...

AN 6.96 - 6.106 Benefit

December 29, 2023 15:08 - 8 minutes - 7.42 MB

AN 6.96 Things rare to find in the world. AN 6.97 Benefits of stream-entry. AN 6.98 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as permanent. AN 6.99 A mendicant on the path cannot see any condition as pleasurable. AN 6.100 A mendicant on the path cannot see any thing as not-self. AN 6.101 A mendicant on the path cannot see extinguishment as suffering. AN 6.102 Reasons for meditating on impermanence. AN 6.103 Reasons for meditating on suffering. AN 6.104 Reasons for meditating o...

AN 6.85 - 6.95 Coolness

December 22, 2023 15:04 - 10 minutes - 9.16 MB

AN 6.85 Things leading to growth or deterioration by day or night. AN 6.86 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings. AN 6.87 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings. AN 6.88 Things that enable or obstruct true understanding while listening to the teachings. AN 6.89 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer. AN 6.90 Requirements for becoming a stream-enterer. AN 6.91 Things impossible for a stream-ente...

AN 6.75 - 6.84 Perfection

December 15, 2023 15:00 - 9 minutes - 9.14 MB

AN 6.75 Six qualities that lead to suffering, and whose absence leads to happiness. AN 6.76 Qualities for realizing arahantship. AN 6.77 Qualities for realizing superhuman states. AN 6.78 Qualities leading to happiness. AN 6.79 Qualities for gaining and strengthening good qualities. AN 6.80 Possessing six qualities a mendicant attains to greatness. AN 6.81 Things leading to hell or heaven. AN 6.82 Things leading to hell or heaven. AN 6.83 Things leading to or obstructing the attainme...

AN 6.65 - AN 6.74 Deities

December 09, 2023 14:56 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

AN 6.65 Six things lead to non-return. AN 6.66 Six things lead to perfection. AN 6.67 With bad friends, a mendicant cannot fulfill six good qualities, but with good friends they can. AN 6.68 A mendicant who loves to socialize can’t find peace in meditation, but one who loves solitude can. AN 6.69 A god speaks on the factors of non-decline. When the Buddha repeats what he says, Sāriputta gives an explaination. AN 6.70 Without samādhi or immersion it is impossible to realize the higher tr...

AN 6.60 - 6.64 The Great Chapter Part 2

October 13, 2023 09:37 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB

AN 6.60 The junior monk Citta Hatthisāriputta rudely interrupts his seniors, and is admonished by Mahākoṭṭhita. His friends speak in his defense, but Mahākoṭṭhita warns them with a long explanation of how hard it is to know another’s mind. Ultimately, Citta disrobes. AN 6.61 Several senior mendicants discuss the “Questions of Metteyya” from the Pārāyana (Snp 5.3). Each propose an interpretation, and they then ask the Buddha. He praises each reading, but gives his own intended meaning. AN 6...

AN 6.55 - 6.59 The Great Chapter Part 1

October 06, 2023 09:34 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

AN 6.55 When Venerable Soṇa thinks of disrobing, the Buddha comes and encourages him with the famous simile of the lute that is tuned neither too loose nor too tight. AN 6.56 The Buddha consoles Venerable Phagguṇa on his deathbed, and he dies at peace. The Buddha then explains to Ānanda the benefits of hearing the Dhamma at the right time. AN 6.57 Ānanda asks the Buddha about the six classes of people described by the rival ascetic Pūraṇa Kassapa. The Buddha rejects them, and proposes an a...

AN 6.49 - 6.54 With Dhammika Part 2

September 29, 2023 09:32 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

AN 6.49 Two monks separately come to the Buddha and speak of awakening in terms of letting go conceit. The Buddha affirms that they are, in fact, awakened, and that such indirect means are the proper way to make such declarations. AN 6.50 Just as a tree without leaves cannot grow, sense restraint is the foundation for spiritual growth. AN 6.51 Venerables Ānanda and Sāriputta discuss how a mendicants gets to further their learning and understanding. AN 6.52 The Buddha explains to the brahm...

AN 6.43 - 6.48 With Dhammika Part 1

September 26, 2023 09:30 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

AN 6.43 When going for a bath, the Buddha encounters a giant royal elephant. But a spiritual giant is even more impressive. AN 6.44 In response to criticism, the Buddha explains that it is difficult to compare the spiritual development of different individuals, so we should not be judgmental. AN 6.45 Poor people suffer when they get in debt. Spiritual practitioners who are devoid of good qualities suffer in a similar way. AN 6.46 In a discourse evidently set some time after the Buddha’s p...

AN 6.31 - 6.42 Deities

August 13, 2023 19:14 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

AN 6.31 Things leading to decline or non-decline. AN 6.32 A god speaks on things leading to decline or non-decline. AN 6.33 The Buddha recounts the events of the previous discourse. AN 6.34 Mahāmoggallāna is visited by a Brahmā god who had formerly been a mendicant, and they discuss which of the gods are stream-enterers. AN 6.35 Six kinds of perception that lead to wisdom. AN 6.36 If a mendicant nurses six kinds of defilements it leads to bitterness and disputes in the Saṅgha. AN 6.37 ...

AN 6.21 - 6.30 Unsurpassable

July 26, 2023 08:49 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MB

AN 6.21 Even the gods know that some monks are falling away from their practice. AN 6.22 In the past, future, and present, practicing six good qualities protects against decline. AN 6.23 Sensual pleasures are perilous. AN 6.24 A mendicant who has fully mastered meditation could even split apart the Himalayas. AN 6.25 The six recollections are a way to escape from greed. AN 6.26 Mahākaccāna teaches that the six recollections are a way to escape from greed and lead to a mind as vast as sp...

AN 6.11 - 6.20 Warm Hearted

July 17, 2023 07:47 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

AN 6.11 Six warm-hearted qualities practiced among the mendicants. AN 6.12 Six warm-hearted qualities practiced among the mendicants. AN 6.13 The Buddha’s teachings are effective, so we can’t claim to have practiced them fully if we’re still afflicted by the various forms of suffering. AN 6.14 A mendicant who lives well and doesn’t waste time will have a good death. AN 6.15 A mendicant who lives well and doesn’t waste time dies without regret. AN 6.16 A sick householder is consoled by h...

AN 6.01 - 6.10 Worthy of Offerings

July 11, 2023 14:32 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

AN 6.01 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of equanimity for the six senses. AN 6.02 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of the six higher knowledges. AN 6.03 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of six faculties. AN 6.04 A mendicant is worthy of gifts because of six powers. AN 6.05 A steed is worthy of the king for six reasons, and a mendicant is worthy for six similar reasons. AN 6.06 A steed is worthy of the king for six reasons, and a mendicant is worthy for six similar rea...

AN 5.303 - 1152 Abbreviated Texts Beginning with Greed Part 2

July 07, 2023 07:31 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

The factors that are needed for insight, the complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of stinginess, deceit, deviousness, obstinacy, aggression, conceit, arrogance, vanity, negligence.

AN 5.303 - 1152 Abbreviated Texts Beginning with Greed Part 1

July 07, 2023 07:27 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

The factors that need to be developed for insight, complete understanding … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of greed, hate, delusion, anger,hostility, disdain, contempt, jealousy.

AN 5.286 - 5.302 Abbreviated Texts on Training Rules

July 04, 2023 07:21 - 3 minutes - 3.1 MB

Why a monk, nun, various ascetics etc. are  cast down to hell or raised up to heaven.

AN 5.272 - 5.285 On Appointments

July 04, 2023 07:19 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

5.272 - Qualities of one who is appointed to assign meals. 5.273 - 5.285 Qualities of one who is appointed to assign lodgings, and other monastery responsibilities.

AN 5.251 - 5.271 On Ordination

June 29, 2023 07:54 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MB

5.251 - Qualifications for one who should give an ordination. 5.252  - Qualifications for one who should give dependence. 5.253 Qualifications for one who should have a novice as attendant. 5.254 Material and spiritual stinginess. 5.255 Getting rid of the five kinds of stinginess. 5.256 Give up stinginess to enter the first absorption. 5.257 - 5.263 Give up stinginess to enter the absorptions and higher attainments. 5.264 Give up stinginess to enter the first absorption. 5.265- 271 G...

AN 5.241 - 5.250 Bad Conduct

June 16, 2023 12:49 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MB

5.241 Drawbacks of bad conduct, and the reverse. 5.242 Drawbacks of bad bodily conduct, and the reverse. 5.243 Drawbacks of bad verbal conduct, and the reverse. 5.244 Drawbacks of bad mental conduct, and the reverse. 5.245 Drawbacks of bad conduct, and the reverse. 5.246 Drawbacks of bad bodily conduct, and the reverse. 5.247 Drawbacks of bad verbal conduct, and the reverse. 5.248 Drawbacks of bad mental conduct, and the reverse. 5.249 Why a person may have the same defects as a char...

AN 5.231 - 5.240 A Resident Mendicant

June 09, 2023 12:46 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MB

5.231 Reasons a resident mendicant is admirable, and the reverse. 5.232 Reasons a resident mendicant is admirable, and the reverse. 5.233 Reasons a resident mendicant beautifies a monastery. 5.234 Reasons a resident mendicant helps a monastery. 5.235 How a mendicant shows compassion to lay folk. 5.236 Reasons a resident mendicant is cast down to hell or raised to heaven. 5.237 Reasons a resident mendicant is cast down to hell or raised to heaven. 5.238 Reasons a resident mendicant is ...

AN 5.221 - 5.230 Long Wandering

June 02, 2023 12:43 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MB

5.221 For five reasons, a mendicant should wander a reasonable amount, not aimlessly. 5.222 For five reasons, a mendicant should wander a reasonable amount, not aimlessly. 5.223 For five reasons, a mendicant should stay in a monastery a reasonable length of time, not excessively. 5.224 For five reasons, a mendicant should stay in a monastery a reasonable length of time, not excessively. 5.225 A mendicant who visits families risks the following five problems. 5.226 A mendicant who visits...

AN 5.211 - 5.220 Abuse

May 26, 2023 12:40 - 10 minutes - 9.27 MB

5.211 Why a mendicant shouldn’t speak ill of their spiritual companions. 5.212 Why a mendicant shouldn’t start arguments. 5.213 Five drawbacks of failure in morality, and the corresponding benefits of the reverse. 5.214 Five drawbacks for a person who talks a lot, and the corresponding benefits of the reverse. 5.215 Five drawbacks of intolerance, and the corresponding benefits of the reverse. 5.216 Five drawbacks of intolerance, and the corresponding benefits of the reverse. 5.217 Five...

AN 5.201 - 5.210 With Kimbala

May 19, 2023 12:37 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MB

5.201 Things that lead to the long-lasting of the Dhamma after the Buddha’s death. 5.202 Five benefits of listening to the teaching. 5.203 Factors that make a thoroughbred worthy of a king. 5.204 Five spiritual powers. 5.205 Five kinds of emotional barrenness that can affect mendicants. 5.206 Five kinds of emotional shackle that can affect mendicants. 5.207 The five health benefits of eating porridge. 5.208 The five health problems of not cleaning one’s teeth with chew sticks. 5.209 ...

AN 5.191 - 5.200 Brahmins

May 12, 2023 19:17 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

5.191 Ancient traditions of the brahmins that are these days only seen among dogs. 5.192 The brahmin Doṇa accuses the Buddha of not respecting brahmins, so the Buddha responds by analyzing the different kinds of brahmin. 5.193 Saṅgārava the brahmin asks why memorized hymns are sometimes clear to the mind and sometimes not. The Buddha answers with the five hindrances. 5.194 The brahmins Kāraṇapālī and Piṅgiyānī extol the good qualities of the Buddha. 5.195 During a visit by the Licchavis,...

AN 5.181 - 5.190 The Wilderness Dwellers

May 05, 2023 19:12 - 7 minutes - 6.75 MB

5.181 Different reasons why someone might dwell in the wilderness. 5.182 Different reasons why someone might wear rag robes. 5.183 Different reasons why someone might dwell at the root of a tree. 5.184 Different reasons why someone might dwell in a charnel ground. 5.185 Different reasons why someone might dwell in the open air. 5.186 Different reasons why someone might never lie down. 5.187 Different reasons why someone might sleep wherever a mat is laid down. 5.188 Different reasons ...

AN 5.171 - 5.180 A Lay Follower

April 30, 2023 19:04 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB

5.171 Confidence or lack thereof in layfolk is due to their precepts. 5.172 Confidence or lack thereof in layfolk is due to their precepts. 5.173 Reasons one is cast down to hell or raised to heaven. 5.174 Breaking of precepts is a threat and a danger. 5.175 An outcaste is not born, but they make themselves an outcaste by their behavior. 5.176 The Buddha encourages Anāthapiṇḍika to not rest short with generosity, but to practice meditation too. 5.177 Five kinds of trade that are wrong ...

AN 5.161 - 5.170 Resentment

April 27, 2023 18:53 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

5.161 Five reflections to help eliminate resentment, in brief. 5.162 Five reflections to help eliminate resentment, an explanation by Sāriputta.. 5.163 Qualifications for a mendicant to hold a Dhamma discussion. 5.164 Qualifications for a mendicant to share their way of life. 5.165 Sāriputta explains five reasons for asking a question, and the reason he asks a question. 5.166 Udāyī refuses to believe Sāriputta’s description of the achievements of an accomplished meditator. The Buddha di...

AN 5.151 - 5.160 The True Teaching

April 07, 2023 14:40 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

5.151 -153Qualities that prevent one who is listening to the teaching from understanding. 5.154 - 156 Things that lead to the decline or the prosperity of the Dhamma. 5.157 Certain topics are inappropriate to discuss with certain kinds of people. 5.158 Confidence or lack thereof in mendicants is due to their practice. 5.159 When told Venerable Udāyī is teaching, the Buddha defines five factors that a Dhamma teacher should establish in themselves. 5.160 Five things that are hard to dispe...

AN 5.141 - 5.150 At Tikadaki

April 02, 2023 21:37 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

5.141 Five people susceptible to various flaws. 5.142 Those who violate moral precepts may regret it or may not. 5.143 The Licchavis discuss the greatest treasures in the world. The Buddha, criticizing them for their fixation on sensual pleasures, suggests spiritual treasures. 5.144 Five meditations that train a mendicant to shift their perception at will. 5.145 Reasons one is cast down to hell or raised to heaven. 5.146 Don’t befriend a mendicant with five qualities; look instead for t...

AN 5.131 - 5.140 Kings

March 24, 2023 17:18 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

5.131 Five qualities by which a wheel-turning monarch rules justly, and five corresponding qualities by which the Buddha rolls the Wheel of Dhamma. 5.132 Five qualities by which a wheel-turning monarch’s son rules justly, and five corresponding qualities by which Sāriputta keeps rolling the Wheel of Dhamma. 5.133 Even a wheel-turning monarch has a king, as does the Buddha. 5.134 A wheel-turning monarch always lives in his own realm, and so does a mendicant whose mind is freed. 5.135 A wh...

AN 5.121 - 5.130 Sick

March 17, 2023 17:13 - 10 minutes - 9.95 MB

5.121 Five meditations recommended for sick mendicants. 5.122 Five meditations that lead to perfection or non-return. 5.123 Five qualities that make a patient hard to nurse. 5.124 Five requirements that a carer or nurse should meet before looking after a patient. 5.125 Things that assist or impede longevity. 5.126 Things that assist or impede longevity. 5.127 Five factors that show whether a mendicant is ready to live apart from the Sangha. 5.128 Things that make an ascetic happy or u...

AN 5.111 - 5.120 At Andhakavinda

March 10, 2023 17:08 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

5.111 Five qualities that endear a mendicant who visits families. 5.112 Five factors to be observed by a companion who follows on alms-round; this would typically be a novice or junior mendicant. 5.113 To enter samādhi, a mendicant must be able to endure sense impacts. 5.114 Five qualities to instill in recently ordained mendicants. 5.115 Five good and five bad qualities that determine a nun’s destiny after death. 5.116 Five good and five bad qualities that determine a nun’s destiny aft...

AN 5.101 - 5.110 Living Comfortably

March 04, 2023 08:03 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

5.101 Five factors in which a trainee is assured. 5.102 Five reasons why even a good mendicant might be suspected of bad behavior. 5.103 Five tricks used by thieves to hide, and similar tricks used by bad mendicants. 5.104 Five qualities of the most refined type of ascetic. 5.105 Five ways in which a mendicant can live comfortably with their spiritual companions. 5.106 The Buddha explains to Ānanda five ways in which a mendicant can live comfortably with their spiritual companions. 5.1...

AN 5.91 - 5.100 With Kakhuda

February 05, 2023 19:59 - 14 minutes - 12.8 MB

5.91 Five spiritual accomplishments culminating in wisdom. 5.92 Five spiritual accomplishments culminating in freedom. 5.93 When people are asked whether they are enlightened, they might answer for different reasons. 5.94 Living comfortably by practicing meditation. 5.95 Supported by five factors, including four aspects of textual analysis, one will soon realize the unshakable. 5.96 Supported by five factors, one who practices mindfulness of breathing will soon realize the unshakable. ...

AN 5.81 - 5.90 Senior Mendicants

January 27, 2023 10:06 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

AN 5.81 Senior mendicants with strong defilements are disliked. AN 5.82 Senior mendicants with strong defilements are disliked. AN 5.83 Senior mendicants who are manipulative and opportunistic are disliked. AN 5.84 Qualities making a senior mendicant liked or disliked. AN 5.85 A senior mendicant with no endurance is disliked. AN 5.86 A senior mendicant is liked if they can analyze and explain the Dharma well, and if they are helpful in the monastery. AN 5.87 A senior mendicant with mor...

AN 5.77 - 5.80 A Warrior Part 2

January 24, 2023 13:35 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

AN 5.77 The dangers of living in a wilderness among wild beasts and so on. AN 5.78 The uncertainties of life may prevent your practice. AN 5.79 When the teachers and leaders of the Saṅgha are not well practiced, their weakness will be passed down the generations. AN 5.80 The Saṅgha may forsake the simple life and indulge in luxuries.

AN 5.71 - 5.76 A Warrior part 1

January 20, 2023 13:33 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

AN 5.71 Five meditations lead to freedom. The Buddha supplies five similes, which subtly illustrate five aspects of awakening. AN 5.72 Five meditations lead to freedom. The Buddha supplies five similes, which subtly illustrate five aspects of awakening. AN 5.73 The difference between someone who merely studies the letter of the Dharma, and someone who truly lives by it. AN 5.74 The difference between someone who merely studies the letter of the Dharma, and someone who truly lives by it. ...

AN 5.61 - 5.70 Perceptions

November 10, 2022 13:13 - 9 minutes - 8.61 MB

AN 5.61 Five meditations are very beneficial. AN 5.62 Five meditations lead to the deathless. AN 5.63  Noble growth for a male disciple. AN 5.64 Noble growth for a female disciple. AN 5.65 Qualifications for taking part in a discussion on Dharma. AN 5.66 Qualifications for sharing Dharma. AN 5.67 The four bases of psychic power, together with energy, lead to awakening. AN 5.68 The Buddha developed the bases for psychic power, which lead to his awakening. AN 5.69 Five meditations that...

AN 5.51 - 5.60 Hindrances

November 08, 2022 08:52 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

AN 5.51 The five hindrances weaken wisdom like side-channels weaken a river’s flow. AN 5.52 The five hindrances are entirely unwholesome. AN 5.53 Conditions that help meditation progress smoothly. AN 5.54 Times that are supportive for meditation practice. AN 5.55 A mother and son, though ordained as monk and nun, have sexual relations. The Buddha launches a powerful attack on the dangers of sex. AN 5.56 A monk, dissatisfied with monastic life, seeks support from his mentor. AN 5.57 Top...

AN 5.41 - 5.50 With King Munda

October 31, 2022 11:27 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

AN 5.41 The legitimate purposes of wealth. AN 5.42 A good person brings many blessings to their family. AN 5.43 You don’t get good things by praying for them, but by how you live. AN 5.44 If you give the best, you get the best. AN 5.45 When offerings are used for deep meditation, the merit multiplies enormously. AN 5.46 Kinds of spiritual success, in brief. AN 5.47 Kinds of spiritual wealth, in detail. AN 5.48 A wise person reflects on their nature, so they do not suffer when struck b...

AN 5.31 - 5.40 With Sumanā

October 22, 2022 09:41 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

AN 5.31 Princess Sumanā asks the Buddha about the karmic results of generosity, when other qualities are equal. AN 5.32 Princess Cundī asks the Buddha about the best kind of confidence. AN 5.33 Uggaha invites the Buddha for a meal, and asks him to advise his daughters, who about about to be married. AN 5.34 The Buddha teaches General Sīha the benefits which he can see for himself in this life, and those in the next life, which he must take on faith. AN 5.35 Five benefits of generosity fo...

AN 5.21 - 5.30 On Five Factors

October 16, 2022 10:13 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

AN 5.21 If your basic practice is not there, you can’t go higher. AN 5.22 If your basic practice is not there, you can’t go higher. AN 5.23 The hindrances are like the corruptions in gold. AN 5.24 Dharmas starting with morality naturally evolve to freedom. AN 5.25 Right view leads to freedom when supported by five factors. AN 5.26 Occasions when one can experience liberation. AN 5.27 Develop measureless convergence of mind and five knowledges intuitively arise. AN 5.28 Five kinds of n...