The Discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon

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1.	The Life of the Buddha 01:52	buy track
2.	The Night of the Buddha's Enlightenment 04:26	buy track
3.	The Request 05:40	buy track
4.	The Meeting at Rsipatana 06:21	buy track
5.	Turning the Wheel of the Dharma 06:01	buy track
6.	And the Devas Rejoiced 01:48	buy track
7.	The Story of Shariputra and Mogallana 06:46	buy track
8.	Selections from the Suttas on The Gratification, the Danger, and the Escape 03:19	buy track
9.	Daily Advice to Bhikkhus 00:51	buy track
10.	The Three Trainings 01:28	buy track
11.	The Fruits of an Immoral and a Moral Life 01:33	buy track
12.	The Sutra of the White-Clad Disciple 14:39	buy track
13.	Suttas on Right Effort I - Introduction, and, On the Nature of Right Effort 03:42	buy track
14.	elections on Guarding the Sense Bases 04:09	buy track
15.	Three Governing Principles 05:13	buy track
16.	The Two Bright Dhammas That Guard the World, and, The Frontier Fortress 02:07	buy track
17.	The Bamboo Acrobat, with a verse 03:10	buy track
18.	Balanced Effort - The Story of Sona 01:47	buy track
19.	These Greatly Fortunate Conditions 03:19	buy track
20.	Samvega and Pasada - Balancing the Qualities of Spiritual Urgency and Serene, Inspired Faith 01:33	buy track
21.	Beyond Right Effort 01:17	buy track
22.	From The Serenity Sutta 03:59	buy track
23.	From the Rahulavada Sutta - The Mirror 01:22	buy track
24.	The Metta Sutta 02:27	buy track
25.	The Cultivation of Loving Kindness 01:29	buy track
26.	The Kalama Sutta 12:23	buy track
27.	The Discourse on the Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone 05:36	buy track
28.	Preface, and The Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness 22:53	buy track
29.	Preface, and The Discourse on the Full Awareness of Breathing 20:22	buy track
30.	The Luminous Mind 00:46	buy track
31.	From The Simile of the Cloth 06:11	buy track
32.	On the Hindrances 04:47	buy track
33.	The Refinement of the Mind 03:51	buy track
34.	The Removal of Distracting Thoughts 08:05	buy track
35.	The Discourse on the Five Ways of Putting an End to Anger 08:33	buy track
36.	The Cave 02:24	buy track
37.	From The Absolute Truth Sutra, and a verse from The Jara Sutta 05:28	buy track
38.	The Higher Stages of Training 08:29	buy track
39.	Happiness and Joy 00:49	buy track
40.	The Appamada Sutta - On Heedfulness 02:40	buy track
41.	The Heartwood of the Spiritual Life 12:02	buy track
42.	The Anuruddha Sutta 06:02	buy track
43.	The Parable of the Simsapa Leaves 01:57	buy track
44.	The Simile of the Arrow 03:40	buy track
45.	From The Tamonata Sutta - Four Types of People 04:14	buy track
46.	The Origin of the Sharing of Merit in Buddhism 06:01	buy track
47.	The Story of Kisa Gotami 05:17	buy track
48.	The Simile of the Mountain 05:42	buy track
49.	Aging and Death 01:42	buy track
50.	Five Subjects for Frequent Reflection 00:57	buy track
51.	Ten subjects for frequent recollection by one who has gone forth 02:52	buy track
52.	On Stream Entry, from The Island 08:43	buy track
53.	The Mirror of the Dhamma 02:58	buy track
54.	The Six Recollections 06:36	buy track
55.	The Sabbasava Sutta - All the Defilements 10:22	buy track
56.	The Parahada Sutta - Like the Great Ocean 08:13	buy track
57.	The Graduated Path 14:12	buy track
58.	The Discourse on Youth and Happiness 08:31	buy track
59.	The Discourse on the Teachings to Be Given to the Sick 10:01	buy track
60.	On Dependent Origination 12:09	buy track
61.	The Anatta-lakkhana Sutta 02:47	buy track
62.	The Discourse on the Middle Way 02:37	buy track
63.	From The Discourse on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake 02:56	buy track
64.	The Simile of the Raft 02:01	buy track
65.	The Discourse on the Dharma in Brief 04:08	buy track
66.	Verses on the Three Characteristics 01:40	buy track
67.	From the Chapter on Auspicious Signs 03:56	buy track
68.	The Buddha’s Instruction to Share the Dhamma 01:48	buy track
69.	Selections from the Parinibbana Sutta 16:38	buy track
70.	And the Devas Rejoiced - reprise 01:40	buy track
71.	Verses for the Sharing of Merits 01:28	buy track
72.	The Sharing of Blessings 01:46	buy track

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