These suttas were presented in October 2022.
Majjhima Nikāya
- MN 33 From… Mahāgopālakasutta: The Longer Discourse on the Cowherd—Knowing the ford, “And how does a mendicant not know the ford?”
- MN 43 From Mahā Vedalla Sutta: The Greater Set of Questions & Answers, “Friend, there are two conditions for the arising of right view…”
- MN 48 From… Kosambiyā Sutta: In Kosambī—Proper Listening, “I am endowed with the strength of a person consummate in view.”
Saṁyutta Nikāya
- SN 42.7 Khettūpamasutta: The Simile of the Field, “Why exactly do you teach some people thoroughly and others less thoroughly?”
- SN 46.38 Anīvaraṇasutta: Without Hindrances, “When, bhikkhus, a noble disciple listens to the Dhamma with eager ears…”
Aṅguttara Nikāya
- AN 1.338–345 Catutthavagga: Few and Many, “The sentient beings who get to see a Realized One are few…”
- AN 2.42–51 Parisavagga: 47—An assembly educated in fancy talk, “They pay attention and apply their minds to understand them, and they think those teachings are worth learning and memorizing.”
- AN 3.22 Gilānasutta: Patients, “Some people can enter the sure path … but only if they get to see a Realized One”
- AN 3.30 Avakujja Sutta: Upside Down, “And which is the person of upside-down discernment?”
- AN 3.67 From Kathāvatthusutta: Topics of Discussion, “They’d not persist in finding faults, nor seize on trivial mistakes…”
- AN 4.6 Appassutasutta: One of Little Learning, “And how is a person one of much learning who is intent on what he has learned?”
- AN 4.114 Nāgasutta: A Royal Elephant, “A royal bull elephant with four factors is worthy of a king…”
- AN 4.133 Ugghaṭitaññūsutta: One Who Understands Immediately, “One who understands immediately…”
- AN 4.147 Dutiyakālasutta: Times (2nd), “When these four times are rightly developed … they gradually lead to the ending of defilements.”
- AN 4.191 Sotānugata Sutta: Followed by Ear, “Slow is the arising of his mindfulness, but when mindful, he quickly arrives at distinction.”
- AN 5.26 Vimuttāyatanasutta: Opportunities for Freedom, “Mendicants, there are these five opportunities for freedom.”
- AN 5.96 Sutadharasutta: Remembering What You’ve Learned, “A mendicant cultivating mindfulness of breathing who has these five things will soon penetrate the unshakable.”
- AN 5.153 Tatiyasammattaniyāmasutta: Inevitability Regarding the Right Path (3rd), “They don’t listen to the teaching bent only on putting it down.”
- AN 5.165 Pañhapucchā Sutta: On Asking Questions, “All those who ask questions of another do so from any one of five motivations.”
- AN 5.202 Dhammassavanasutta: Listening to the Teaching, “There are these five benefits of listening to the teaching.”
- AN 6.87 Voropitasutta: A Murderer, “Someone with six qualities is unable to enter the sure path … even when listening to the true teaching.”
- AN 7.29 Dutiyaparihānisutta: Non-decline for a Lay Follower, “These seven things lead to the decline of a lay follower.”
- AN 9.19 Devatāsutta: A Deity, “And so, having fulfilled our duty, free of remorse and regret, we were reborn in a superior realm.”
- AN 10.55 From… Parihānasutta: Decline, “It is in this way that the Blessed One has said a person is subject to decline.”
- AN 10.83 Puṇṇiyasutta: With Puṇṇiya, “What is the reason why sometimes the Realized One feels inspired to teach, and other times not?”
Dhammapada
- Dhp 100–103 From Sahassavagga: Thousands, “Better than if there were thousands of meaningless verses…”
- Dhp 392 From… Brāhmaṇa Vagga: The True Brahmin—Revering the Teacher, “Just as a brahmin worships a fire ritual…”
Sutta Nipāta
- Snp 2.8 Dhamma (nāvā) sutta: The Boat, “That’s why you should spend time with a good person, intelligent and learned.”
Theragāthā
- Thag 2.11 The Verses of Arahant Mahācunda (141-142), “In one who desires to listen to the Dhamma, knowledge of Dhamma increases.”
- Thag 5.10 Yasadattattheragāthā: Yasadatta, “With fault-finding mind, the dullard listens to the victor’s instruction.”
- Thag 17.3 From Ānandattheragāthā: Ānanda, “You should stay close to a learned person—don’t lose what you’ve learned.”