Buddham Dhammam

NANDATISUTTA

SN 1.12

Delight

We think our attachments bring us happiness, but they really bring sorrow.

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NATTHIPUTTASAMASUTTA

SN 1.13

There's Nothing Like a Child

Like many of these discourses, here the Buddha repeats a god's verses with a subtle twist towards the Dhamma.

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KHATTIYASUTTA

SN 1.14

Aristocrats

A god's worldly values are improved by the Buddha's version.

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SANAMĀNASUTTA

SN 1.15

Whispering

The quiet murmuring of the jungle can be scary—but not to the Buddha.

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NIDDĀTANDĪSUTTA

SN 1.16

Sleepiness and Sloth

Laziness is an obstruction to the path.

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DUKKARASUTTA

SN 1.17

Hard to Do

Life is hard for an unrestrained ascetic; they should draw in their thoughts like a tortoise.

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HIRĪSUTTA

SN 1.18

Conscience

Does anyone have a sense of conscience and shame?

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KUTIKĀSUTTA

SN 1.19

Little Hut

Do you have a little hut and a little nest—or are you free?

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SAMIDDHISUTTA

SN 1.20

With Samiddhi

A deity tries to tempt a monk to first enjoy sensual pleasures and then go forth.

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