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MN81 Ghatikara Sutta - With Ghatikara | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 11 May 2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 81st sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Ghatikara Sutta - With Ghatikara (the Discourse to Ghatikara).

Read MN81 on Sutta Central here.

"The Buddha relates an unusual account of a past life in the time of the previous Buddha, Kassapa. At that time he was not interested in Dhamma, and had to be forced to go see the Buddha. This discourse is important in understanding the development of the Bodhisattva doctrine," Sutta Central. 

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MN152 Indriyahavana Sutta - The Development of Faculties | Ajahn Vayama | 22-04-2007

Ajahn Vayama discusses sutta 152 from the Majjhima Nikaya, the Indriyahavana Sutta, "The Development of Faculties".

Read MN152 here on Sutta Central.

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MN18 Madhupindika Sutta - The Honey-Cake | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 13 April 2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 18th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - The Madhupindika Sutta - "The Honey-Cake".

"Challenged by a brahmin, the Buddha gives an enigmatic response on how conflict arises due to proliferation based on perceptions. Venerable Kaccāna draws out the detailed implications of this in one of the most insightful passages in the entire canon," Sutta Central.

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MN47 Vimamsaka Sutta - The Inquirer | Ajahn Brahmali | 08-04-2007

Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 47th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya; Vimamsaka Sutta, "The Inquirer".

Click here to read MN47 on Sutta Central.

"While some spiritual teachers prefer to remain in obscurity, the Buddha not only encouraged his followers to closely investigate him, but gave them a detailed and demanding method to do so," Sutta Central. 

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MN62 Maharahulovada Sutta - The Longer Advice to Rahula | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 10-02-2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 62nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Maharahulovada Sutta - The Longer Sutta on Advice to Rahula. Click here to read MN62 on Sutta Central. 

"The Buddha tells Rāhula to meditate on not-self, which he immediately puts into practice. Seeing him, Venerable Sāriputta advises him to develop breath meditation, but the Buddha suggests a wide range of different practices first", Sutta Central. 

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MN78 Samanamundika Sutta - with Samanamundika | Ajahn Vayama | 24-02-2008

Ajahn Vayama discusses the 78th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Samanamundika Sutta - with Samanamundika. Click here to read MN78 on Sutta Central.

"A wanderer teaches that a person has reached the highest attainment when they keep four basic ethical precepts. The Buddha’s standards are considerably higher," Sutta Central. 

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MN99: Subha Sutta - To The Brahmin Subha | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 13 January 2008

Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 99 from the Majjhima Nikaya, the Subha Sutta - to the brahmin Subha. Click here to read MN99 on Sutta Central.

"Working hard is not valuable in and of itself; what matters is the outcome. And just as in lay life, spiritual practice may or may not lead to fruitful results," Sutta Central. 

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MN52 Atthakanagara Sutta- The Man From the City of Atthaka | Ajahn Vayama | 25-03-2007

Ayye Vayama discusses the 52nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya; Atthakanagara Sutta, "The Man From the City of Atthaka."

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"Asked by a householder to teach a path to freedom, Venerable Ānanda explains no less than eleven meditative states that may serve as doors to the deathless," Sutta Central.

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MN133 Mahakaccanabhaddekaratta Sutta | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 11 November 2007

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 133rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - Mahakaccanabhaddekaratta Sutta - Maha Kaccana's Explanation of the Single Auspicious Attachment.

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MN143 Anathapindikovada Sutta - Advice to Anathapindika | Ajahn Vayama | 23-12-2007

Ajahn Vayama discusses the 143rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Anathapindika Sutta - Advice to Anathapindika.

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"As the great lay disciple Anāthapiṇḍika lies dying, Venerable Sāriputta visits him and gives a powerful teaching on non-attachment," Sutta Central.

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MN142 Dakkhinavibhanga Sutta - the Exposition on Offerings | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 8th July 2007

Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 142 of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Dakkhinavibhanga Sutta - The Exposition on Offerings.

Click here to read MN142 on Sutta Central.

"When his step-mother Mahāpajāpatī wishes to offer him a robe for his personal use, the Buddha encourages her to offer it to the entire Saṅgha instead. He goes on to explain that the best kind of offering to the Saṅgha is one given to the dual community of monks and nuns, headed by the Buddha," Sutta Central. 

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MN38 Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta - The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving | Ajahn Brahmali | 14-01-2007

Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 38th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta - The Greater Discourse on the Destruction of Craving.

“To counter the wrong view that a self-identical consciousness transmigrates from one life to the next, the Buddha teaches dependent origination, showing that consciousness invariably arises dependent on conditions”, Sutta Central.

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AN10.60 Girimananda Sutta- With Girimananda | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 10-06-2007

Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 10.60 of the Anguttara Nikaya, the Girimananda Sutta, "With Girimananda".

Read AN10.60 here on Sutta Central.

"The monk Girimānanda is sick. The Buddha encourages Ānanda to visit him and speak of ten perceptions," Sutta Central.

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MN53: Sekha-patipada Sutta - The Practice For One In Training | Ajahn Vayama | 25-02-2007

Ajahn Vayama discusses the 53rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Sekha-patipada Sutta or Sekha Sutta: The Practice For One In Training.

Click here to read on Sutta Central or Access To Insight. 

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MN75: Magandiya Sutta - With Magandiya | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 13-05-2007

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 75th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Magandiya Sutta, "With Magandiya".

"Accused by a hedonist of being too negative, the Buddha recounts the luxury of his upbringing, and his realization of how little value there was in such things. Through renunciation he found a far greater pleasure," Sutta Central. 

Read MN75 here on Sutta Central.

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MN13 Mahadukkhakkhanda Sutta - Discourse on the Mass of Suffering | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 11-02-2007

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 13th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: Mahadukkhakkhanda Sutta, the Longer Discourse on the Greater Mass of Suffering.

Read MN13 here on Sutta Central.

"Challenged to show the difference between his teaching and that of other ascetics, the Buddha points out that they speak of letting go, but do not really understand why. He then explains in great detail the suffering that arises from attachment to sensual stimulation," Sutta Central.

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MN140: Dhatuvibhanga Sutta - The Exposition of the Elements | Ajahn Visuddhi | 25-04-2004

Ajahn Visuddhi discusses sutta 140 of the Majjhima Nikaya - Dhatuvibhanga Sutta; The Exposition of the Elements. Read MN140 here on Sutta Central. .

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MN108 Gopakamoggallana Sutta - With Moggallana the Guardian | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 10-12-2006

Ajahn Brahm discusses the 108th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Gopakamoggallana Sutta, "With Moggallana the Guardian".

"Amid rising military tensions after the Buddha’s death, Venerable Ānanda is questioned about how the Sangha planned to continue in their teacher’s absence. As the Buddha refused to appoint a successor, the teaching and practice that he laid down become the teacher and the Sangha resolves issues by consensus," Sutta Central.

Read MN108 here on Sutta Central.

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MN48 Kosambiya Sutta - The Mendicants of Kosambi | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 12-11-2006

Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 48 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Kosambiya Sutta - The Mendicants of Kosambi. (Believed to be given on the 12-11-2006)

Read MN48 here on Sutta Central.

"Despite the Buddha’s presence, the monks of Kosambi fell into a deep and bitter dispute. The Buddha taught the reluctant monks to develop love and harmony, reminding them of the state of peace that they sought," Sutta Central.

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MN68 The Nalakapana Sutta | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 28 May 2006

Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 68 from the Majjhima Nikaya - the Nalakapana Sutta.

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