MN 131: Bhaddekaratta Sutta — An Auspicious Day
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In this stirring discourse the Buddha underscores the vital urgency of keeping one's attention firmly rooted in the present moment. After all, the past is gone, the future isn't here; this present moment is all we have.
Listen to this sutta read by Larry Rosenberg (08'24" 2.8 MB)
Recorded by jtb on 24 August 2005 at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. From »Access to Insight. Text is copyright © 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Courtesy of Access to Insight, »www.accesstoinsight.org.
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