These suttas were presented in September 2022.
Majjhima Nikāya
- MN 21 From… Kakacūpamasutta: The Simile of the Saw—Digging away the Great Earth, “When others criticize you, they may do so in any of these ways.”
- MN 21 From… Kakacūpamasutta: The Simile of the Saw—Painting the Sky, “I shall draw pictures on the sky…”
- MN 21 From… Kakacūpamasutta: The Simile of the Saw—Burning away the Ganges, “Suppose a person was to come along carrying a blazing grass torch…”
- MN 21 From… Kakacūpamasutta: The Simile of the Saw—The Catskin Bag, “Suppose there was a catskin bag…”
- MN 21 From… Kakacūpamasutta: The Simile of the Saw—The Bandits, “Even if low-down bandits were to sever you limb from limb”
- MN 40 From… Cūḷaassapurasutta: The Shorter Discourse at Assapura, “And how does a mendicant practice in the way that is proper for an ascetic?”
- MN 50 From… Māratajjanīyasutta: The Rebuke of Māra, “…These shavelings, fake ascetics, riffraff, spawn from the feet of our Kinsman…”
- MN 52 From… Aṭṭhakanāgarasutta: The Man from Aṭṭhakanāgara, “… And he attains the supreme security from bondage that he had not attained before.”
Saṁyutta Nikāya
- SN 10.4 Maṇibhadda Sutta: With Maṇibhadda, “The mindful one grows better each day, but isn’t totally freed from animosity.”
- SN 20.5 Sattisutta: A Spear, “‘With my hand or fist I’ll fold this sharp spear over…”
- SN 42.8 Saṅkhadhamasutta: A Horn Blower, “… Any limited deeds they’ve done don’t remain or persist there.”
- SN 46.54 Mettāsahagatasutta: Accompanied by Lovingkindness, “Loving-kindness’s direct connection with enlightenment.”
Aṅguttara Nikāya
- AN 1.17: Removing Completely, “I do not see a single thing…”
- AN 1.53: From Accharāsaṅghātavagga: Section on A Fingersnap, “Even as long as a finger-snap”
- AN 3.63 Venāgapurasutta: Venāga, “If I am sitting, on that occasion my sitting is divine.”
- AN 3.65 From… Kesamutti Sutta: Kesaputtiya—”Are these things wholesome or unwholesome?”, “Are these things wholesome or unwholesome?”
- AN 4.29 Dhammapadasutta: Dhamma Factors, “There are these four Dhamma factors, … traditional, ancient,”
- AN 4.164 Paṭhamakhamasutta: Patient (1st), “Mendicants, there are four ways of practice.”
- AN 5.161 Paṭhamaāghātapaṭivinayasutta: Getting Rid of Resentment (1st), “Get rid of resentment when it has arisen toward anyone”
- AN 5.167 From… Codanāsutta: Accusation, “A mendicant who wants to accuse another should first establish five things in themselves.”
- AN 6.12 Sārāṇīya Sutta: Conducive to Amiability, “Six are conditions that are conducive to amiability”
- AN 7.62 Mettasutta: Don’t Fear Good Deeds, “…Therefore someone who cares for their own welfare…”
- AN 9.20 From… Velāmasutta: About Velāma, “…Even just as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder…”
- AN 11.15 Mettā Sutta: Goodwill, “Eleven benefits of loving-kindness”
Khuddakapāṭha
- Khp 9 Metta Sutta: Discourse on Loving-Kindness, “One should cultivate for all the world a heart of boundless loving-kindness…”
Dhammapada
- Dhp 5 From… Yamaka Vagga: Pairs, “This is an eternal law in this world.”
- Dhp 368 From… Bhikkhuvagga: The Monk, “The bliss of the cessation of all conditioned things.”
Itivuttaka
- Iti 27 Mettācetovimutti Sutta: The Development of Loving-kindness, “The mind-liberation of loving-kindness surpasses them and shines, blazes, and dazzles”
Theragāthā
- Thag 3.7 Vāraṇattheragāthā: Vāraṇa, “A person like that makes much merit.”
- Thag 14.1 Khadiravaniyarevatattheragāthā: Khadiravaniyarevata, “I have been aware of loving-kindness, limitless and well-developed”