Paṭhamasāraṇīyasutta
Warm-hearted (1st)
Six warm-hearted qualities practiced among the mendicants.
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Dutiyasāraṇīyasutta
Warm-hearted (2nd)
Six warm-hearted qualities practiced among the mendicants.
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Nissāraṇīyasutta
Elements of Escape
The Buddha’s teachings are effective, so we can’t claim to have practiced them fully if we’re still afflicted by the various forms of suffering.
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Bhaddakasutta
A Good Death
A mendicant who lives well and doesn’t waste time will have a good death.
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Anutappiyasutta
Regret
A mendicant who lives well and doesn’t waste time dies without regret.
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Nakulapitusutta
Nakula’s Father
A sick householder is consoled by his wife, who says there is no need for him to be worried about dying, as she is well able to support the family and practice the Dhamma. He recovers, and visits the Buddha to sing the praises of his kind and wise wife.
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Soppasutta
Sleep
Neither a king nor a mendicant gets anything accomplished if they just sleep all the time.
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Macchabandhasutta
A Fish Dealer
Those whose livelihood is the killing of animals do not prosper.
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Paṭhamamaraṇassatisutta
Mindfulness of Death (1st)
Many of those who practice mindfulness of death don’t do so urgently enough. Death might come to us at any moment.
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Dutiyamaraṇassatisutta
Mindfulness of Death (2nd)
A method for recollecting one’s own death that leads to urgency, diligence, and joy.