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- Snp 1.8 Metta Sutta: Discourse on Loving-Kindness How to practice loving-kindness meditation.
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- SN 56.11 Dhamma Cakkappavattana Sutta: Setting In Motion the Wheel of Dhamma The Supreme Buddha’s very first sermon.
- DN 31 Sigāla Sutta: Advice to Sigālaka The Buddha gives advice to a young man on how to live a good life as a lay person.
Real Buddha Quotes
The wise disciple of the Buddha drives away negligence with diligence. Ascending from the palace of wisdom, freed from sorrow, this sage looks at sorrowing people. It is like someone standing on a mountain observing those on the ground below.
—The Buddha, Dhammapada 28
Chant a Paritta
- DN 32 Āṭānāṭiya Sutta: Discourse on Ātānātiya Verses of protection
- Snp 1.4 Kasībhāradvāja Sutta: The Discourse to the Brahmin Kasībhāradvāja Beautiful similes the Buddha gives to a brahmin who challenges him.
- Snp 1.8 Metta Sutta: Discourse on Loving-Kindness How to practice loving-kindness meditation.
- Snp 2.4 Mahā Maṅgala Sutta: Discourse on Blessings The Supreme Buddha teaches a humble devata about ways that we can collect blessings into our lives.
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Shorter suttas organized by topic into 56 chapters.
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423 Verses organized by topic.
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Inspired Sayings
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“This Was Said”
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Learn about good actions that lead to rebirth in heavenly realms.
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Stories of Ghosts
Learn about bad actions that lead to rebirth in the ghost world.
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Verses of Arahant Monks
Verses spoken by to to the Great arahant monks that lived in the time of the Supreme Buddha.
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Verses spoken by to to the Great arahant nuns that lived in the time of the Supreme Buddha.
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