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MN 2
All the
Taints - Sabbāsava Sutta
The Buddha teaches the
bhikkhus seven methods
to restrain and
eventually destroy all
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MN 2
Pauenhof 2 Retreat , 30-Apr-09
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MN 4 Fear and
Dread - Bhayabherava
Sutta
The Buddha explains to a
brahmin what is needed
to practice alone in the
jungle without fear and
dread, beginning with
overcoming the five
hindrances. He then goes
on to describe his own
experience of conquering
fear when striving for
enlightenment. He
entered into the four
jhānas and on three
watches of the night
attained the three
knowledges: the
recollection of his past
lives, the passing away
and reappearance of
beings (according to
their actions), and the Four Noble Truths.
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MN 4 DSMC
26-May-09
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67 min, 19.1 MB |
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MN 5 Without Blemishes - Anangaṇa
Sutta
Ven. Sāriputta gives a
discourse on the meaning
of blemishes, explaining
that a bhikkhu becomes
blemished when he falls
under the sway of evil
wishes. He describes the
advantages of abandoning
these evil wishes,
thereby gaining honor,
respect, reverence, and
veneration.
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MN
5
DSMC Aug-07 Retreat
10-Aug-07 |
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70 min, 21.2 MB |
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MN 9 Right View - Sammādiṭṭhi
Sutta
A comprehensive
discourse given by Ven.
Sāriputta. He begins by
defining what is
wholesome and the root
of the wholesome, and
what is unwholesome and
the root of the
unwholesome. Using the
format of the Four Noble
Truths, he goes through
nutriment, the Four
Noble Truths, and all 12
factors of dependent
origination.
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MN 9 DSMC Jul 07 |
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66 min 19.4 MB |
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MN 10 The Foundations of
Mindfulness - Satipaṭṭhāna
Sutta
This is
the most important
discourse by the Buddha
on the training of
mindfulness meditation,
with particular
attention given to
developing insight. The
Buddha
begins by declaring that
the four foundations of
mindfulness are the
direct
path leading to the
realization of Nibbāna.
He then gives detailed
instructions on the four
foundations: the
contemplation of the
body, feelings,
mind, and mind objects.
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MN 10
Anaheim Retreat 1 05-Dec-09
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MN 12
The Greater Discourse on the Lion’s Roar - Mahāsīhanādada Sutta
In this discourse, the
Buddha talks about his
many superior qualities,
including a list of ten
powers of the Tathāgata
and many other lists
that show explicitly how
spiritually advanced he
is. Of particular
interest is his
description of the time
he practiced
austerities.
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MN 12 Part
1
DSMC Aug-07 Retreat,
21-Aug-07 TOC
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MN 12 Part
2
DSMC Aug-07 Retreat,
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MN 12
DSMC Oct-06 Retreat,
08-Oct-06
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MN 13
The Greater
Discourse on the Mass of
Suffering
- Mahādukkhakkhandha Sutta
The Buddha explains what
is the gratification and
danger of, and escape
from, sensual pleasures.
He explans the danger of
sense pleasures,
ascribing the cause of
the mass of suffering as
clinging to sense
pleasures. He also
explains the
gratification and danger
of, and escape from,
material form and
feeling. |
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MN 13 12-Oct-05 |
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52 min 12.7 MB |
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MN 18
The Honeyball
- Madhupiṇḍika
Suta
This is an important
discourse on papañca.
Papañca is the
proliferation and
projection of mind that
emerges from the process
of cognition, and gives
rise to perceptions and
notions that overwhelm
and victimize a person.
After the Buddha has
finished speaking, Ven.
Mahā Kaccāna gives the
detailed meaning.
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MN
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DSMC Aug-07 Retreat,
18-Aug-07 |
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MN
19 Two Kinds of Thought - Dvedhāvitakka
Sutta
The Buddha divides thought into two classes: thoughts of sensual desire, ill will
and cruelty; and thoughts of renunciation, non-ill
will (mettā) and noncruelty
(karuṇā). This discourse states simply that unwholesome thought bring about
unhappiness, and wholesome thoughts bring about happiness. Unwholesome
thoughts can be replaced by wholesome thoughts (and, even better, a quiet,
collected mind). Knowing this, we can bring about happiness and freedom
from pain.
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MN 19 DSMC
11-Jul-08
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MN
20 The Removal of
Distracting Thoughts - Vitakkasaṇṭhāna
Sutta
Five
methods of removing
distracting thoughts are
presented, but the last
four
may have been added by
Brahmins some time after
the time of the Buddha.
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MN
20
Joshua Tree
Retreat 4
01-Mar-09
(Audios taken from video
file - may be replaced
with file from audio
recorder) |
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75 min, 21.4 MB |
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77 min, 241 MB |
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MN
21
The
Simile of the Saw
-
Kakacūpama Sutta
This discourse is a
challenging and relevant
training on how to
develop compassion,
lovingkindness,
equanimity and patience
even when we are
physically attacked or
fatally wounded by
someone.
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MN 21
Joshua Tree 5
12-Mar-10
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101 min, 23.0 MB |
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MN 26 The Noble Search - Ariyapariyesanā Sutta
The Buddha gives the
bhikkhus a long account
of his own quest for
enlightenment from the
time of his life in the
palace through to his
transmission of the
Dharma to his first five
disciples.
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MN
26 Undated talk |
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87 min, 19.7 MB |
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MN 27
The Shorter
Discourse on the Simile
of the Elephant's
Footprint
- Cūḷahatthipadopama
Sutta
The Buddha uses the
simile of the elephant’s
footprint to show how
one must not come to a
conclusion too hastily
about the certainty of
whether one is fully
enlightened. This
applies to whether the
Dharma is well
proclaimed by the Buddha
and whether the Sangha
is practicing the good
way.
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MN 27
Joshua
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MN 28
The
Greater Discourse on the
Simile of the Elephant’s
Footprint -
Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta
This is an important
discourse that is
involved, yet clear and
precise. Ven. Sāriputta
begins with a statement
about the Four Noble
Truths and proceeds to
explain the impersonal
(not-self) aspect of
each of the four
elements (earth, water,
fire and air), showing
how they relate to the
five aggregates affected
by clinging. |
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MN 28
DSMC 23-Nov-08 |
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MN 29
The Greater Discourse on
the Simile of the
Heartwood
-
Mahāsāropama
Sutta
The Buddha uses the
simile of a great tree
possessed of heartwood,
sapwood, inner bark and
outer bark, twigs and
leaves, to point out how
the holy life is not for
gain, honor and renown;
virtue; the attainment
of concentration; nor
for knowledge and
vision. It is for the
unshakable deliverance
of the mind.
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MN 29
DSMC 25-Jul-08 |
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MN 30
The Shorter Discourse on
the Simile of the
Heartwood
-
Cūḷasāropama
Sutta
The Buddha uses the
simile of a great tree
possessed of heartwood,
sapwood, inner bark and
outer bark, twigs and
leaves, to point out how
the holy life is not for
gain, honor and renown;
virtue; the attainment
of concentration; nor
for knowledge and
vision. It is for the
unshakable deliverance
of the mind.
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MN 30 Seattle Retreat
1,
28-Mar-07
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87 min, 24.3 MB |
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MN
36 The Greater Discourse
to Saccaka -
Mahāsaccaka Sutta
This is another dialogue
with Saccaka. This time
the Buddha describes
what it means when an
arisen pleasant feeling
does not invade one’s
mind and remain
because the body is
developed, and arisen
painful feeling does not
invade one’s mind and
remain because the mind
is developed. He gives
another account of
his experiences before
his enlightenment
(compare with MN 26).
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MN 36 DSMC
27-Jul-08
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MN 36
Joshua Tree Retreat
2,
02-Mar-07
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MN 37
The Shorter
Discourse on the
Destruction of Craving -
Cūḷataṇhāsankhaya
Sutta
Wishing to discover if
Sakka, ruler of gods,
has understood the
meaning of a short
discourse the Buddha had
given to him, Ven. Mahā
Moggallāna makes a brief
trip to the Heaven of
the Thirtythree. The
Buddha had told Sakka
that nothing is worth
clinging to, and that,
whatever feelings arise,
one should contemplate
the impermanence in
those feelings.
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MN 37 11-Oct-05
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MN 38 The Greater
Discourse on the
Destruction of Craving
- Mahātaṇhāsankhaya
Sutta
This is
an important discourse
on dependent origination
and the destruction of
craving. After
reprimanding the bhikkhu
Sāti about the view he
was
proclaiming—that the
same consciousness runs
through the round of
rebirths—the Buddha explains from
every angle the correct
way to view dependent
origination, showing how
all phenomena of
existence arise and
cease through
conditions.
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MN 38
Joshua Tree 5
10-Mar-10
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MN 39 The
Greater Discourse at Assapura - Mahā-Assapura Sutta
This is another
discourse where the
Buddha lists what a
bhikkhu should do to
undertake the training
as a recluse (as in MN53
and MN107).
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MN 39 DSMC
29-May-09
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MN 43
The Greater Series of Questions and Answers
- Mahāvedalla Sutta
Ven. Mahā Koṭṭhita
meets with Ven.
Sāriputta and asks
questions about the
Dharma in order to
refine his
understanding. This
discourse is excellent
in it's way of
expounding various
subtle points of Dharma.
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MN 43 DSMC
02-Jun-09
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MN 44
The Shorter Series of Questions and Answers - Cūḷavedalla Sutta
This discourse is a discussion between bhikkhuni Dhammadinnā and her former
husband, the lay follower Visākha. It includes many excellent points on identity,
feelings (vedanā), cessation and Nibbāna,
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44
Joshua
Tree 5 16-Mar-10
(Audio taken from video
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93 min, 21.0 MB |
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MN 46
The
Greater Discourse on
Ways of Undertaking
Things -
Mahādhammasamādāna Sutta
Here the Buddha clearly
and simply states the
truth of cause and
effect. He shows how we
can bring about our own
transformation by
applying wisdom to the
way we undertake things.
An ignorant person does
not know what things
should and should not be
cultivated and followed.
A wise person knows what
things should and should
not be cultivated and
followed. Examples are
given for each. |
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MN 46
Anaheim Retreat 1
02-Dec-09
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59 min, 13.4 MB |
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60 min, 284 MB |
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MN 47
The
Inquirer - Vīmaṃsaka
Sutta
The Buddha invites the
bhikkhus to make an
investigation of himself
(the Buddha) in order to
find out whether or not
he is fully enlightened.
He gives them a list of
criteria to review. |
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MN 47 DSMC
24-May-09
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MN 48
The Kosambians - Kosambiya Sutta
When the bhikkhus at
Kosambī are engaged in a
dispute, the Buddha
teaches them six
qualities that create
love and unity. |
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MN 48
Seattle Retreat
1,
29-Mar-07 |
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90 min, 20.3 MB |
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