SN 17.005 Pilahaka: The Dung Beetle

SN 17.005 Pilahaka: The Dung Beetle
Translator:  Thanissaro Bhikkhu,  sutta text
Read by frank_k,  2min 44s  2.51MB Download
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"Monks, gains, offerings, & fame are a cruel thing, a harsh, bitter obstacle to the attainment of the unexcelled rest from bondage. Suppose there were a beetle, a dung-eater... (excerpt from  sutta text )

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SN 17.008 Sigāla: The Jackal

SN 17.008 Sigāla: The Jackal
Translator:  Thanissaro Bhikkhu,  sutta text
Read by frank_k,  1min 43s  1.57 MB Download
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"Monks, gains, offerings, & fame are a cruel thing, a harsh, bitter obstacle to the attainment of the unexcelled rest from bondage.

"Have you heard the jackal howling in the last hours of the night?" ... (quoted from sutta text )

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AN 05.0254-0259 Macchariya: Stinginess

AN 05.0254-0259 Macchariya: Stinginess
Translator:  Thanissaro Bhikkhu,  sutta text
Read by frank_k,  6min 35s  6.0 MB Download
recorded on march 2011 licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 , sutta text ©2004 Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
This group of suttas deals with the theme of how stinginess prevents the attainment of Jhāna.

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KN Thag 02-04:0145-0306x Selections Chapter Two through Four

KN Thag 02-04:0145-0306x Selections Chapter Two through Four
Translator:  Thanissaro Bhikkhu,  sutta text
Read by  Bhikkhu K,  12min 13s  11.1MB Download
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SN 17.003 Kumma: The Turtle

SN 17.003 Kumma: The Turtle
Translator:  Thanissaro Bhikkhu,  sutta text
Read by frank_k,  2min 34s  2.36 MB Download
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"Once, monks, a large family of turtles had lived for a long time in a certain freshwater lake. Then one turtle said to another, 'My dear turtle, don't go to that area.' But the turtle went to that area... (excerpt from sutta text)

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KN Thag 01:0001 to 0120x Ekakanipāto: Chapter One Selections

KN Thag 01:0001 to 0120x Ekakanipāto: Chapter One Selections
Translator:  Thanissaro Bhikkhu,  sutta text
Read by  Bhikkhu K,  11min 25s  10.4MB Download
recorded in June 2011 licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 , sutta text ©2004 Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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