Simple Suttas

Simple Suttas

By Justin MerrittReligion & SpiritualityBuddhism
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Simple Suttas episodes

  • Engaged Buddhists, Not Engaged Buddhism
    The theme at our dhamma center for the last few months has been engaged Buddhism. We’ve had a string of well-intentioned teachers coming in to talk about Thich Nhat Hanh, climate change, Eric Garner, and the like. The appeal of engaged Buddhism for most Buddhists … Continue reading Engaged Buddhists, Not Engaged Buddhism
    4 min
  • Engaged Buddhists, Not Engaged Buddhism
    The theme at our dhamma center for the last few months has been engaged Buddhism. We’ve had a string of well-intentioned teachers coming in to talk about Thich Nhat Hanh, climate change, Eric Garner, and the like. The appeal of engaged Buddhism for most Buddhists … Continue reading Engaged Buddhists, Not Engaged Buddhism
    0 min
  • Mutual Support
    This little excerpt from the Bahukara Sutta teaches the relationship of self-reliance the Buddha taught in the suttas. The laypeople support the monks and nuns in their practice and the monks and nuns support the laity. Monks, laypeople are very important to your practice. They … Continue reading Mutual Support
    3 min
  • Boundless Love
    There is no part of the Buddhist path more beautiful, relevant, and underappreciated than loving-kindness. It is not a sidelight but is instead right at the heart of practice. Of all the things that one can do to benefit themselves in the future, nothing is … Continue reading Boundless Love
    3 min
  • The Buddha and Biphasic Sleep
    Most of us moderns sleep monophasically. That is to say, we sleep in one big chunk at night. This is not what the Buddha did and not what the vinaya (the rules for monks and nuns) suggests. The Buddha slept in one approximately four-hour chunk … Continue reading The Buddha and Biphasic Sleep
    5 min

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