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Simple Suttas

By Justin Merritt

a podcast on original Buddhism
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Teaching and Learning

Simple SuttasApr 23, 2020

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Teaching and Learning
Apr 23, 202004:23
Sutta Topics 2
Apr 20, 202004:29
Gladness in Meditation

Gladness in Meditation

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Apr 16, 202009:54
Sense Restraint

Sense Restraint

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Apr 13, 202014:42
Scenes from the Life of the Buddha 2

Scenes from the Life of the Buddha 2

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Apr 09, 202008:36
Self
Apr 06, 202021:31
Scenes from the Life of the Buddha 1
Apr 02, 202004:50
Nibbana 2
Mar 30, 202008:12
Illness
Mar 26, 202017:03
Truth
Mar 23, 202010:52
Nibbana 1
Mar 16, 202006:04
Wisdom 2
Mar 12, 202006:04
Understanding

Understanding

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Feb 28, 202006:22
Wisdom 1

Wisdom 1

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Feb 16, 202007:42
Suffering

Suffering

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Feb 10, 202004:26
Kamma

Kamma

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Feb 10, 202003:59
Lust

Lust

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Feb 04, 202003:43
Mindfulness

Mindfulness

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Jan 29, 202006:35
Meditation 5

Meditation 5

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Meditation 4

Meditation 4

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Jan 17, 202002:55
Meditation 3

Meditation 3

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Jan 11, 202005:42
Meditation 2

Meditation 2

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Jan 05, 202006:12
Meditation 1

Meditation 1

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Dec 30, 201906:28
Practice

Practice

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Dec 24, 201907:04
Negative Emotions

Negative Emotions

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Dec 18, 201908:58
Loving Kindness

Loving Kindness

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Dec 12, 201903:01
Sutta Topics #1

Sutta Topics #1

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Dec 05, 201905:24
Lay Life

Lay Life

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Nov 30, 201906:34
Sleep

Sleep

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Nov 24, 201905:36
Desire

Desire

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Nov 18, 201906:37
Death

Death

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Nov 11, 201906:35
Anger

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, 201904:02
Dhamma Conversations #3
Feb 02, 201721:44
Dhamma Conversations #2
Jan 26, 201715:04
Dhamma Conversations #1
Jan 19, 201717:20
Sabbāsavasutta Sutta MN2 #2 of 3
Jan 05, 201746:26
Sabbāsavasutta Sutta MN2 Part 1 of 3
Dec 30, 201644:12
Dependent Origination – Karmic Formations, Consciousness, and Craving (Sense fear!)
Aug 28, 201628:31
Karma and Even More on Dependent Origination
Aug 24, 201620:31
Drowsiness and More on Dependent Origination

Drowsiness and More on Dependent Origination

Links suttacentral.net SN 12.2 – suttacentral.net/en/sn12.2 Nibbana Sermons – http://lirs.ru/do/sutra/Nibbana_Sermons,Nanananda.pdf SN 12.38 Cetanā 1 – suttacentral.net/en/sn12.38
Aug 20, 201617:08
Conversation About Dependent Origination

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, 201633:50
Anatta Part 3 (of 3)

Anatta Part 3 (of 3)

The final part of my talk with David Trelles on Anatta.
Aug 13, 201637:32
Anatta Part 2

Anatta Part 2

Part 2 (of 3) of my conversation with David Trelles on Anatta.
Aug 06, 201613:38
Anatta Part 1 with David Trelles

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, 201626:36
The Satipatthana Sutta

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, 201616:28
Dependent Origination (Q&A)
Nov 16, 201522:38
Original Buddhism

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, 201503:31
How to Speak American Buddhish

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, 201503:16
Good Meditation Bad Meditation (Podcast)
Aug 22, 201506:15
Free From Weeds (Podcast)
Aug 07, 201502:00