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A podcast, where I summarise Buddhist suttas.

Sankalpa Chakma


    • Aug 19, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    MN 27 The Shorter Elephant Footprint Simile Cūḷa Hatthipadopama Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 35:39


    The 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.html

    MN 26: The Noble Search Ariyapariyesana Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 42:23


    In 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.html

    MN 25: Poison-grass Nivāpa Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 23:50


    In 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: @thesuttaweekly

    MN 24: Relay Chariots Ratha-vinīta Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 15:58


    This 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.html

    MN 22: The Water-Snake Simile Alagaddūpama Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 22:03


    In this sutta, the Buddha reminds us strongly of the dangers of grasping his teachings wrongly. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN22.html

    MN 21: The Simile of the Saw Kakacūpama Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 18:34


    In 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.html

    MN 20: The Relaxation of Thoughts Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 9:35


    In this sutta, the Buddha gives us tips to drive the unskilful away. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN20.html

    MN 19: Two Sorts of Thinking Dvedhāvitakka Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 19:33


    The 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.

    MN 18: The Ball of Honey Madhupiṇḍika Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 21:39


    In this sutta, the Buddha talks about papañca, the mental tendencies that erupt into outer violence.

    MN 14: The Lesser Mass of Stress Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 27:34


    In 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.

    MN 13: The Great Mass of Stress Mahā Dukkhakkhandha Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 19:45


    In this sutta, the Buddha speaks about the allure, drawbacks and escape from sensuality, forms and feeling. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN13.html

    MN 12: The Great Lion's Roar Discourse Mahāsīhanāda Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 25:47


    In 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.html

    MN 11: The Shorter Lion's Roar Discourse Cūḷasīhanāda Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 18:20


    In 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.html

    MN 10: The Establishing of Mindfulness Discourse Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 28:15


    A very important discourse in which the Buddha provides us instructions on how to practice mindfulness. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN10.html

    MN:9 Right View Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 45:13


    In this sutta, Venerable Sariputta explains the different aspects of right view. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN9.html

    MN 7: The Simile of the Cloth Vatthūpama Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 23:56


    In this discourse, the Buddha speaks about the importance of doing away with the defilements. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN7.html

    MN 6: If One Would Wish Ākaṅkheyya Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 25:09


    In 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/

    MN 5: Unblemished Anangana Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 16:56


    In 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.html

    MN 4: Fear and Terror Bhaya-Bherava Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 24:34


    The 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.html

    MN 2: All The Effluents Sabbasava Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 31:08


    Effluents, 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.html

    Majhima Nikaya 1: The Root Sequence Mulapariyaya Sutta

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 15:19


    In 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.

    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 8:34


    I'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.

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