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Simple Suttas

by Justin Merritt

a podcast on original Buddhism

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  1. Teaching and Learning

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  2. Sutta Topics 2

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  3. Gladness in Meditation

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  4. Sense Restraint

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  5. Scenes from the Life of the Buddha 2

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  6. Self

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  7. Scenes from the Life of the Buddha 1

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  8. Nibbana 2

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  9. Illness

    Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/yIcZpD3q1F4

  10. Truth

    see the video here: https://youtu.be/YZ9cY7rU9E8

  11. Nibbana 1

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  12. Wisdom 2

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  13. Understanding

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  14. Wisdom 1

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  15. Suffering

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  16. Kamma

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  17. Lust

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  18. Mindfulness

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  19. Meditation 5

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  20. Meditation 4

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  21. Meditation 3

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  22. Meditation 2

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  23. Meditation 1

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  24. Practice

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  25. Negative Emotions

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  26. Loving Kindness

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  27. Sutta Topics #1

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  28. Lay Life

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  29. Sleep

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  30. Desire

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  31. Death

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  32. 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

  33. Dhamma Conversations #3

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  34. Dhamma Conversations #2

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  35. Dhamma Conversations #1

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  36. Sabbāsavasutta Sutta MN2 #2 of 3

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  37. 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...

  38. Dependent Origination – Karmic Formations, Consciousness, and Craving (Sense fear!)

    SN 12.2 – https://suttacentral.net/en/sn12.2 DN 15 Mahānidāna – https://suttacentral.net/en/dn15 MN 9 Sammādiṭṭhi – https://suttacentral.net/en/mn9

  39. Karma and Even More on Dependent Origination

    Kamma: A Study Guide by Thanissaro Bhikkhu – http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/kamma.html

  40. 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

  41. 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.

  42. Anatta Part 3 (of 3)

    The final part of my talk with David Trelles on Anatta.

  43. Anatta Part 2

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

  44. 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.

  45. 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...

  46. Dependent Origination (Q&A)

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  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. Good Meditation Bad Meditation (Podcast)

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  50. Free From Weeds (Podcast)

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a podcast on original Buddhism

HOSTED BY

Justin Merritt

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