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Simple Suttas

Justin Merritt•simplesuttas.wordpress.com
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Buddhism
a podcast on original Buddhism
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Nov 11, 2019•7 min

Anger

Over the next few weeks this site will return to its original mission: to provide simple, plain English renderings of the suttas as posts and podcasts. Please let me know if you want more of this kind of content. Anger Some people have a mind … Continue reading Anger

Nov 05, 2019•4 min

Sabbāsavasutta Sutta MN2 Part 1 of 3

https://suttacentral.net/en/mn2 http://awake.kiev.ua/dhamma/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/2Majjhima-Nikaya/Majjhima1/002-sabbasava-sutta-e1.html http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.002.than.html Almost the same as the Asava Sutta in the 6s of the AN, but without knowing and seeing http://awake.kiev.ua/dhamma/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/4Anguttara-Nikaya/Anguttara4/6-chakkanipata/006-mahavaggo-e.html Basically the same as the Chinese Agama version https://suttacentral.net/en/ma10

Dec 30, 2016•44 min

Drowsiness and More on Dependent Origination

Links suttacentral.net SN 12.2 – https://suttacentral.net/en/sn12.2 Nibbana Sermons – http://lirs.ru/do/sutra/Nibbana_Sermons,Nanananda.pdf SN 12.38 Cetanā 1 – https://suttacentral.net/en/sn12.38

Aug 20, 2016•17 min

Conversation About Dependent Origination

Another conversation with David Trelles about dhamma. This time we take on Dependent Origination. Again, let me know if you have a topic you’d like to hear us discuss.

Aug 17, 2016•34 min

Anatta Part 2

Part 2 (of 3) of my conversation with David Trelles on Anatta.

Aug 06, 2016•14 min

Anatta Part 1 with David Trelles

I am so pleased to welcome David Trelles to the podcast. I had a blast talking dhamma, and I hope you find it helpful as well. Please let me know in the comments if you have any future topics you’d like us to discuss.

Aug 05, 2016•27 min

The Satipatthana Sutta

Probably the most influential yet misunderstood sutta in the canon, at least over the last century, has been the Satipatthana Sutta. It is considered the founding document of the mindfulness meditation movement, the sine qua non of the Buddhist path. I am dubious. The Satipatthana … Continue reading The Satipatthana Sutta

Aug 04, 2016•16 min

Original Buddhism

Simple Suttas is supposedly “a podcast on original Buddhism.” But does such a thing even exist? At one level it’s just a notion. We can never know exactly what the Buddha said and taught. We are stuck with 1.) the ancient texts, 2.) the living … Continue reading Original Buddhism

Sep 26, 2015•4 min

How to Speak American Buddhish

Stick to these few simple tips, and soon you too can be a khaki-clad dharma teacher of note. It’s never “my body,” “my mind,” or “my thoughts. It’s “the body,” “the mind,” and “the thoughts.” It is, however, “my dana.” Never use the words “open,” … Continue reading How to Speak American Buddhish

Sep 16, 2015•3 min

Engaged Buddhists, Not Engaged Buddhism

The theme at our dhamma center for the last few months has been engaged Buddhism. We’ve had a string of well-intentioned teachers coming in to talk about Thich Nhat Hanh, climate change, Eric Garner, and the like. The appeal of engaged Buddhism for most Buddhists … Continue reading Engaged Buddhists, Not Engaged Buddhism

Jun 18, 2015•4 min

Mutual Support

This little excerpt from the Bahukara Sutta teaches the relationship of self-reliance the Buddha taught in the suttas. The laypeople support the monks and nuns in their practice and the monks and nuns support the laity. Monks, laypeople are very important to your practice. They … Continue reading Mutual Support

Jun 07, 2015•2 min

Boundless Love

There is no part of the Buddhist path more beautiful, relevant, and underappreciated than loving-kindness. It is not a sidelight but is instead right at the heart of practice. Of all the things that one can do to benefit themselves in the future, nothing is … Continue reading Boundless Love

May 28, 2015•3 min

The Buddha and Biphasic Sleep

Most of us moderns sleep monophasically. That is to say, we sleep in one big chunk at night. This is not what the Buddha did and not what the vinaya (the rules for monks and nuns) suggests. The Buddha slept in one approximately four-hour chunk … Continue reading The Buddha and Biphasic Sleep

May 08, 2015•4 min

More Verses from the Theragatha

A final set of short verses from the Theragatha. Each of these tiny poems is just a little inspiring gem. Consider printing them out and posting them around the house or office as just a reminder of how beautiful deep practice can be. My body … Continue reading More Verses from the Theragatha

Apr 29, 2015•2 min

Verses from the Theragatha

These verses give an all too human side to monks that learn at the foot of the Buddha. One cautions against laziness, another deals with the biggest hindrance to anyone meditating outside in the jungle (mosquitoes!), still another are the words of a monk speaking … Continue reading Verses from the Theragatha

Apr 19, 2015•2 min
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