Thus Have I Heard: Readings From the Sutras of the Buddha
For those wanting to hear the root teachings of the Buddha, this podcast features readings of sutras from the Middle Length Discourses and other sources. The sutras included here are especially for those who want to understand the workings of their own mind, how to navigate feelings and emotions, and structure their thoughts in more positive ways.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 10 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2020
The Sutra on Right View
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 vie…
Discourse of Advice to Rahula
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 th…
To the Kalamas
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 as…
The Removal of Distracting Thoughts
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…
Two Kinds of Thought
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.