Pali audio
A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 371
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
AN 4.191 - 4.193 The Great Chapter part 1
AN 4.191 The benefits in the next life of studying Dharma in this life.
AN 4.192 Ways of assessing a person’s morality, integrity, resilience, and wisdom.
An 4.193 The Buddha is accused of using magi…
AN 4.192 Ways of assessing a person’s morality, integrity, resilience, and wisdom.
An 4.193 The Buddha is accused of using magi…
00:24:57 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
AN 4.181 - 4.190 Brahmins
4.181 How a mendicant is like a warrior.
4.182 There are some things no-one can guarantee.
4.183 What we say should never go beyond what we know; but it must also be meanungful.
4.184 Not everyone is…
4.182 There are some things no-one can guarantee.
4.183 What we say should never go beyond what we know; but it must also be meanungful.
4.184 Not everyone is…
00:30:28 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
AN 4.171 - 4.180 Intentions
4.171 Intention and its results.
4.172 Sāriputta realized the four kinds of textual analysis a fortnight after he ordained.
4.173 When the senses end, is there anything left? Or is that just prolifer…
4.172 Sāriputta realized the four kinds of textual analysis a fortnight after he ordained.
4.173 When the senses end, is there anything left? Or is that just prolifer…
00:28:58 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
AN 4.161 - 4.170 Practice
4.161 Painful practice with slow insight, painful practice with swift insight, pleasant practice with slow insight, and pleasant practice with swift insight: in brief.
4.162 Painful practice with slo…
4.162 Painful practice with slo…
00:23:55 |
Fri 27 May 2022
An 4.151 - 4.160 Faculties
4.151 The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, and convergence.
4.152 The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, and convergence.
4.153 The powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusivene…
4.152 The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, and convergence.
4.153 The powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusivene…
00:16:28 |
Thu 26 May 2022
AN 4.141 - 4.150 Brightness
4.141 The brightness of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.
4.142 The radiance of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.
4.143 The lights of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.
4.144 The shining of the moon, sun…
4.142 The radiance of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.
4.143 The lights of the moon, sun, fire, and wisdom.
4.144 The shining of the moon, sun…
00:04:59 |
Wed 18 May 2022
AN 4.131 - 4.140 Persons
4.131 People who have given up various fetters.
4.132 Speaking on topic and fluently.
4.133 One who understands immediately, one who understands after detailed explanation, one who needs personal gui…
4.132 Speaking on topic and fluently.
4.133 One who understands immediately, one who understands after detailed explanation, one who needs personal gui…
00:10:06 |
Fri 13 May 2022
AN 4.121 - 4.130 Fears
4.121 The fears of guilt, shame, punishment, and rebirth in a bad place.
4.122 The risks of waves, crocodiles, whirlpools, and sharks.
4.123 Length of rebirth in various exalted realms.
4.124 Contemp…
4.122 The risks of waves, crocodiles, whirlpools, and sharks.
4.123 Length of rebirth in various exalted realms.
4.124 Contemp…
00:28:29 |
Wed 11 May 2022
AN 4.111 - 4.120 With Kesi
4.111 Guiding people like horses: sometimes, strictly, sometimes gently. And sometimes you have to kill them.
4.112 A mendicant is like a king’s thoroughbred.
4.113 A thoroughbred responds when it se…
4.112 A mendicant is like a king’s thoroughbred.
4.113 A thoroughbred responds when it se…
00:17:54 |
Mon 02 May 2022
AN 4.101 - 4.110 Gods of the Clouds
4.101 - 102 Four people similar to clouds.
4.103 Four people similar to pots.
4.104 Four people similar to ponds.
4.105 Four people similar to mangoes.
4.107 Four people similar to mice.
4.108 Four p…
4.103 Four people similar to pots.
4.104 Four people similar to ponds.
4.105 Four people similar to mangoes.
4.107 Four people similar to mice.
4.108 Four p…
00:21:25 |
Thu 28 Apr 2022
AN 4.91 - 4.100 Demons
4.91 Demons and gods.
4.92 Serenity and discernment.
4.93 Serenity and discernment should be developed.
4.94 To develop serenity and discernment, you should ask experienced practitioners.
4.95-99 Pra…
4.92 Serenity and discernment.
4.93 Serenity and discernment should be developed.
4.94 To develop serenity and discernment, you should ask experienced practitioners.
4.95-99 Pra…
00:20:10 |
Wed 13 Apr 2022
AN 4.81 - 4.90 Confirmed
4.81 Precepts lead to heaven or hell.
4.82 Wrong or right speech leads to heaven or hell.
4.83 Criticizing and praising leads to heaven or hell.
4.84 Valuing defilements above the Dharma leads to hel…
4.82 Wrong or right speech leads to heaven or hell.
4.83 Criticizing and praising leads to heaven or hell.
4.84 Valuing defilements above the Dharma leads to hel…
00:17:32 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
AN 4.71 - 4.80 Guaranteed
4.71 Unfailing practices: morality, learning, energy, and wisdom.
4.72 Unfailing practices: thoughts of renunciation, good will, and kindness; and right view.
4.73 Speaking well and ill of others.
4.…
4.72 Unfailing practices: thoughts of renunciation, good will, and kindness; and right view.
4.73 Speaking well and ill of others.
4.…
00:13:25 |
Sun 27 Mar 2022
AN 4.61 - 4.70 Deeds of Substance
4.61 Four things that are desirable, but hard to get; and how to get them through deeds of substance.
4.62 The happiness of ownership, using wealth, debtlessness, and blamelessness.
4.63 A family whe…
4.62 The happiness of ownership, using wealth, debtlessness, and blamelessness.
4.63 A family whe…
00:20:44 |
Sat 26 Mar 2022
AN 4.51 - 4.60 Overflowing Merit
4.51 When a mendicant meditates using an offering, merit overflows for the donor.
4.52 When a mendicant has confidence and morality, merit overflows for the donor.
4.53- 4.54 Living with gods and zom…
4.52 When a mendicant has confidence and morality, merit overflows for the donor.
4.53- 4.54 Living with gods and zom…
00:17:46 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
AN 4.41 - 4.50 With Rohitassa
4.41 Developing convergence for pleasure, understanding, mindfulness, and ending defilements.
4.42 Answering questions definitively, analytically, with a counter-question, or setting it aside.
4.43 V…
4.42 Answering questions definitively, analytically, with a counter-question, or setting it aside.
4.43 V…
00:16:24 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
AN 4.31 - 4.40 Situations
4.31 Living in a suitable region, relying on good people, right determination, and past good karma.
4.32 Inclusiveness through giving, kind speech, taking care, and impartiality.
4.33 A lion’s roar t…
4.32 Inclusiveness through giving, kind speech, taking care, and impartiality.
4.33 A lion’s roar t…
00:26:29 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
AN 4.21 - 4.30 At Uruvela
4.21 Who should the Buddha revere?
4.22 What qualifies you as a senior.
4.23 Why the Buddha is called the Realized One.
4.24 The Buddha knows what can be known, and remains poised in the midst of the…
4.22 What qualifies you as a senior.
4.23 Why the Buddha is called the Realized One.
4.24 The Buddha knows what can be known, and remains poised in the midst of the…
00:26:36 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
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