Pali audio
A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.
Episodes
July 18, 2025 • 16 mins
AN 9.42 At Udāyī’s request, Ānanda explains an obscure verse spoken (in SN 2.7) by a deity. The nine progressive meditations are the escape from confinement.
AN 9.43 The Buddha speaks of a “direct witness’, that is, someone who personally has thorough and proficient experience of the different meditation states.
AN 9.44 One liberated by wisdom first enters the meditation states, then understands them.
AN 9.45 One f...
AN 9.43 The Buddha speaks of a “direct witness’, that is, someone who personally has thorough and proficient experience of the different meditation states.
AN 9.44 One liberated by wisdom first enters the meditation states, then understands them.
AN 9.45 One f...
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July 16, 2025 • 31 mins
AN 9.40 A bull elephant, annoyed by living in the herd, goes off by himself. Similarly, a mendicant feeling crowded in a monastery goes off by themselves and happily meditates in seclusion.
AN 9.41 The householder Tapussa reflects that it is renunciation that distinguishes lay from monastic. The Buddha responds by giving a long account of his practice of absorption before awakening.
AN 9.41 The householder Tapussa reflects that it is renunciation that distinguishes lay from monastic. The Buddha responds by giving a long account of his practice of absorption before awakening.
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July 11, 2025 • 25 mins
AN 9.36 The ending of defilements happens due to the practice of absorption meditation.
AN 9.37 Ānanda exclaims how amazing it is that the Buddha has found a way to freedom while still experiencing the world. Questioned by the monk Udāyī, Ānanda recounts a discussion on advanced meditation with the nun Jaṭilagāhiyā.
AN 9.38 Two brahmin cosmologists ask the Buddha to decide between competing claims as to whether the cos...
AN 9.37 Ānanda exclaims how amazing it is that the Buddha has found a way to freedom while still experiencing the world. Questioned by the monk Udāyī, Ānanda recounts a discussion on advanced meditation with the nun Jaṭilagāhiyā.
AN 9.38 Two brahmin cosmologists ask the Buddha to decide between competing claims as to whether the cos...
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July 9, 2025 • 30 mins
AN 9.32 Nine progressive meditation states.
AN 9.33 Nine progressive meditation states, explained in detail.
AN 9.34 Sāriputta declares that extinguishment is bliss, precisely because nothing is felt there. He explains this apparent paradox with reference to the nine progressive meditations.
AN 9.35 Just as a foolish cow can get in trouble wandering the mountains, a foolish mendicant can get lost practicing absorpt...
AN 9.33 Nine progressive meditation states, explained in detail.
AN 9.34 Sāriputta declares that extinguishment is bliss, precisely because nothing is felt there. He explains this apparent paradox with reference to the nine progressive meditations.
AN 9.35 Just as a foolish cow can get in trouble wandering the mountains, a foolish mendicant can get lost practicing absorpt...
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July 4, 2025 • 30 mins
AN 9.21 A comparison of the people of India, of Uttarakuru, and of the heaven of the Thirty-Three.
AN 9.22 Nine kinds of horses are compared with nine kinds of monks.
AN 9.23 Nine things that are rooted in craving.
AN 9.24 Nine realms into which sentient beings may be reborn.
AN 9.25 Nine reflections by which a mendicant knows their mind has wisdom.
AN 9.26 Venerables Candikāputta and Sāriputta differ in th...
AN 9.22 Nine kinds of horses are compared with nine kinds of monks.
AN 9.23 Nine things that are rooted in craving.
AN 9.24 Nine realms into which sentient beings may be reborn.
AN 9.25 Nine reflections by which a mendicant knows their mind has wisdom.
AN 9.26 Venerables Candikāputta and Sāriputta differ in th...
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July 2, 2025 • 33 mins
AN 9.11 After the rains season, Sāriputta takes leave of the Buddha. Another monk falsely accuses Sāriputta of hitting him before leaving. The Buddha calls Sāriputta to answer the accusation. Before the Saṅgha, Sāriputta denies it, uttering a powerful statement of spiritual prowess.
AN 9.12 Sāriputta visits some wanderers, who claim that only perfected ones are free from bad rebirth. Sāriputta has no opinion on this, but a...
AN 9.12 Sāriputta visits some wanderers, who claim that only perfected ones are free from bad rebirth. Sāriputta has no opinion on this, but a...
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June 27, 2025 • 40 mins
AN 9.01 Beginning with good friendship, the Buddha teaches nine things that give rise to the qualities that lead to awakening.
AN 9.02 The things that a mendicant relies on as supports in spiritual practice.
AN 9.03 Venerable Meghiya, while attending on the Buddha, wants to go off and meditate in a forest alone. The Buddha discourages him, but he goes anyway. When his meditation doesn’t go well, he returns chastened to...
AN 9.02 The things that a mendicant relies on as supports in spiritual practice.
AN 9.03 Venerable Meghiya, while attending on the Buddha, wants to go off and meditate in a forest alone. The Buddha discourages him, but he goes anyway. When his meditation doesn’t go well, he returns chastened to...
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April 4, 2025 • 24 mins
AN 8.81 Mindfulness and situational awareness are a foundation for developing higher spiritual qualities leading to liberation.
AN 8.82 Venerable Puṇṇiya asks the Buddha why he sometimes feels like teaching and other times doesn’t.
AN 8.83 The root of all things, and other factors that apply to all things.
AN 8.84 The Buddha teaches how to be a success as a master thief. Unusually, this discourse has no “spiritual”...
AN 8.82 Venerable Puṇṇiya asks the Buddha why he sometimes feels like teaching and other times doesn’t.
AN 8.83 The root of all things, and other factors that apply to all things.
AN 8.84 The Buddha teaches how to be a success as a master thief. Unusually, this discourse has no “spiritual”...
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March 28, 2025 • 44 mins
AN 8.71 Beginning with faith, a mendicant completes all good qualities that fulfill liberation.
AN 8.72 Beginning with faith, a mendicant completes all good qualities that fulfill liberation.
AN 8.73 Various mendicants practice mindfulness of death, but do so inadequately. The Buddha explains how to do so with proper urgency,
AN 8.74 A mendicant should reflect each night on the dangers that lie around them, and pra...
AN 8.72 Beginning with faith, a mendicant completes all good qualities that fulfill liberation.
AN 8.73 Various mendicants practice mindfulness of death, but do so inadequately. The Buddha explains how to do so with proper urgency,
AN 8.74 A mendicant should reflect each night on the dangers that lie around them, and pra...
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March 25, 2025 • 39 mins
AN 8.61 The Buddha describes eight cases where a mendicant has a desire for material things. Sometimes they fall under the sway of that desire, but sometimes they rise above it.
AN 8.62 Eight sets of qualities pertain to benefiting oneself and others.
AN 8.63 A monk asks for teachings before going on retreat, but the Buddha rebukes him, as he has not practiced sincerely. Nevertheless, he persists, and the Buddha teache...
AN 8.62 Eight sets of qualities pertain to benefiting oneself and others.
AN 8.63 A monk asks for teachings before going on retreat, but the Buddha rebukes him, as he has not practiced sincerely. Nevertheless, he persists, and the Buddha teache...
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March 22, 2025 • 38 mins
AN 8.51 Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, the Buddha’s foster mother, requests ordination from the Buddha. He declines, until urged to relent by Ānanda. He allows Mahāpajāpatī to go forth on eight conditions.
AN 8.52 With eight qualities a monk may be appointed to teach the nuns.
AN 8.53 Mahāpajāpatī wishes to go on retreat, so the Buddha teaches her eight principles that summarize the Dhamma in brief.
AN 8.54 Dīghajāṇu of the ...
AN 8.52 With eight qualities a monk may be appointed to teach the nuns.
AN 8.53 Mahāpajāpatī wishes to go on retreat, so the Buddha teaches her eight principles that summarize the Dhamma in brief.
AN 8.54 Dīghajāṇu of the ...
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March 20, 2025 • 35 mins
AN 8.41 When the sabbath is observed by following the eight precepts, one lives for that day like the perfected ones. Such a sabbath is glorious.
AN 8.42 When the sabbath is observed by following the eight precepts, one lives for that day like the perfected ones. The benefits are explained at length.
AN 8.44 The Buddha teaches the layman Vāseṭṭha that when the sabbath is observed by following the eight precepts, one li...
AN 8.42 When the sabbath is observed by following the eight precepts, one lives for that day like the perfected ones. The benefits are explained at length.
AN 8.44 The Buddha teaches the layman Vāseṭṭha that when the sabbath is observed by following the eight precepts, one li...
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March 15, 2025 • 22 mins
AN 8.31 Eight ways of giving a gift.
AN 8.32 This verse on qualities of a good person appears to be a fragment of text, perhaps originally part of the previous sutta.
AN 8.33 Eight grounds for giving.
AN 8.34 The rewards of giving are compared to fields of different qualities.
AN 8.35 When giving, if you expect a certain result in the next life, you can get it, if the conditions are right.
AN 8.36 The good ...
AN 8.32 This verse on qualities of a good person appears to be a fragment of text, perhaps originally part of the previous sutta.
AN 8.33 Eight grounds for giving.
AN 8.34 The rewards of giving are compared to fields of different qualities.
AN 8.35 When giving, if you expect a certain result in the next life, you can get it, if the conditions are right.
AN 8.36 The good ...
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March 11, 2025 • 21 mins
AN 8.27 Eight very different kinds of powers.
AN 8.28 Eight powers of a perfected one.
AN 8.29 Eight lost opportunities for spiritual practice.
AN 8.30 Venerable Anuruddha reflects that the teachings is for someone who is of few wishes, content, secluded, energetic, mindful, peaceful, and wise. To these seven thoughts, the Buddha adds an eighth: the teaching is for those who delight in non-proliferation. Practicing...
AN 8.28 Eight powers of a perfected one.
AN 8.29 Eight lost opportunities for spiritual practice.
AN 8.30 Venerable Anuruddha reflects that the teachings is for someone who is of few wishes, content, secluded, energetic, mindful, peaceful, and wise. To these seven thoughts, the Buddha adds an eighth: the teaching is for those who delight in non-proliferation. Practicing...
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March 7, 2025 • 23 mins
AN 8.21 The Buddha celebrates the eight amazing qualities of the householder Ugga of Vesālī. Ugga himself speaks of these qualities.
AN 8.22 The Buddha celebrates the eight amazing qualities of the householder Ugga of Hatthigāma. Ugga himself speaks of these qualities.
AN 8.23The Buddha celebrates the seven amazing qualities of the householder Hatthaka of Āḷavī. When he hears of this, Hatthaka is anxious to know that n...
AN 8.22 The Buddha celebrates the eight amazing qualities of the householder Ugga of Hatthigāma. Ugga himself speaks of these qualities.
AN 8.23The Buddha celebrates the seven amazing qualities of the householder Hatthaka of Āḷavī. When he hears of this, Hatthaka is anxious to know that n...
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March 4, 2025 • 25 mins
AN 8.13 With eight qualities a royal thoroughbred is worthy of a king. Likewise, with eight qualities a mendicant is worthy.
AN 8.14 Eight flaws in wild horses, similar to eight flaws in mendicants.
AN 8.15 Eight different kinds of stain.
AN 8.16 A mendicant with eight qualities is worthy of being sent on a mission.
AN 8.17 A woman imprisons a man in eight ways.
AN 8.18 A man imprisons a woman in eight way...
AN 8.14 Eight flaws in wild horses, similar to eight flaws in mendicants.
AN 8.15 Eight different kinds of stain.
AN 8.16 A mendicant with eight qualities is worthy of being sent on a mission.
AN 8.17 A woman imprisons a man in eight ways.
AN 8.18 A man imprisons a woman in eight way...
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February 28, 2025 • 27 mins
AN 8.11 The brahmin Verañja rebukes the Buddha for his lack of respect for senior brahmins. He levels a series of criticisms, each of which the Buddha deflects by redefining terms. The Buddha affirms that his claim to superiority is because he was the first to achieve awakening.
AN 8.12 General Sīha, a prominent disciple of the Jains, visits the Buddha against the wishes of Mahāvīra, the Jain leader. He challenges the Budd...
AN 8.12 General Sīha, a prominent disciple of the Jains, visits the Buddha against the wishes of Mahāvīra, the Jain leader. He challenges the Budd...
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February 25, 2025 • 36 mins
AN 8.01 The eight benefits of practicing the meditation on love.
AN 8.02 Eight conditions that lead to the arising of wisdom, its growth and perfection.
AN 8.03 - 04 Due to eight qualities, a mendicant is displeasing to their fellow monastics, but with the opposite qualities is pleasing
AN 8.05 The eight worldly conditions in brief: gain and loss, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, pleasure and pain.
AN 8.06 ...
AN 8.02 Eight conditions that lead to the arising of wisdom, its growth and perfection.
AN 8.03 - 04 Due to eight qualities, a mendicant is displeasing to their fellow monastics, but with the opposite qualities is pleasing
AN 8.05 The eight worldly conditions in brief: gain and loss, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, pleasure and pain.
AN 8.06 ...
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