Collections of Linked Discourses
Collections of 'linked' or 'connected' discourses and other related texts.
Even the divine Garden of Delight is impermanent.
We think our attachments bring us happiness, but they really bring sorrow.
Like many of these discourses, here the Buddha repeats a god's verses with a subtle twist towards the Dhamma.
A god's worldly values are improved by the Buddha's version.
The quiet murmuring of the jungle can be scary—but not to the Buddha.
Laziness is an obstruction to the path.
Life is hard for an unrestrained ascetic; they should draw in their thoughts like a tortoise.
Does anyone have a sense of conscience and shame?
Do you have a little hut and a little nest—or are you free?
A deity tries to tempt a monk to first enjoy sensual pleasures and then go forth.