SN 1.12 Nandati Sutta:
The Discourse About Delight
What is the truth about delighting in things? (1 minute)
Click on a sutta below. For longer suttas, you may need to search on the page using your browser search, usually ctrl + f.For longer suttas, you may need to search on the page using your browser search, usually Find on Page in your mobile browser menu. For more topics, visit the topic index. To find every single sutta where this word is mentioned, please use the site search.
What is the truth about delighting in things? (1 minute)
Attachment is a far stronger bond than chains and shackles. (1 minute)
Even after having a child in the womb for seven years, Suppāvāsa would still like to have 7 more children. Seeing this, the Buddha speaks verses about the danger of attachments. (8 minutes)
The Buddha is inspired to say verses about the way beings are clinging to this world. (3 minutes)