NANDANASUTTA
SN 1.11
The Garden of Delight
Even the divine Garden of Delight is impermanent.
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NANDATISUTTA
SN 1.12
Delight
We think our attachments bring us happiness, but they really bring sorrow.
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NATTHIPUTTASAMASUTTA
SN 1.13
There's Nothing Like a Child
Like many of these discourses, here the Buddha repeats a god's verses with a subtle twist towards the Dhamma.
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KHATTIYASUTTA
SN 1.14
Aristocrats
A god's worldly values are improved by the Buddha's version.
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SANAMĀNASUTTA
SN 1.15
Whispering
The quiet murmuring of the jungle can be scary—but not to the Buddha.
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NIDDĀTANDĪSUTTA
SN 1.16
Sleepiness and Sloth
Laziness is an obstruction to the path.
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DUKKARASUTTA
SN 1.17
Hard to Do
Life is hard for an unrestrained ascetic; they should draw in their thoughts like a tortoise.
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HIRĪSUTTA
SN 1.18
Conscience
Does anyone have a sense of conscience and shame?
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KUTIKĀSUTTA
SN 1.19
Little Hut
Do you have a little hut and a little nest—or are you free?
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SAMIDDHISUTTA
SN 1.20
With Samiddhi
A deity tries to tempt a monk to first enjoy sensual pleasures and then go forth.