SN 12.40: Cetana Sutta (3) — Volition

Update: 2006-12-09

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The Buddha traces the cause of all our suffering: the mental quality of intention.

Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Sucitto (02'38" 0.9 MB)

Recorded by jtb on 4 July 2006 in Concord, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. From »The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya, Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. (Somerville: »Wisdom Publications, 2000). Text is copyright © 2000 Wisdom Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144 USA, »www.wisdompubs.org.

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SN 12.40: Cetana Sutta (3) — Volition

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SN 12.40: Cetana Sutta (3) — Volition