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Brahma Sahampati recites verses describing the path monks should take to become liberated. (2 minutes)
What does God Sakka, the one with with power over Tāvatiṁsa gods, praise? (3 minutes)
The Buddha praises courage and effort so that one can attain enlightenment. (3 minutes)
If one gets angry at another angry person, he makes things worse for himself. The one who doesn’t repay an angry person with anger, he wins the hard battle. (3 minutes)
For those people who make sacrificial offerings, searching for merit, the gift given to the community of monks generates great results. (1 minute)
Who does god Sakka worship before going out? (2 minutes)
God Sakka explains who he worships and why. (2 minutes)
God Sakka describes those who leave the home life and the qualities they have. (2 minutes)
When two monks have an argument, the Supreme Buddha explains the two types of fools and two types of wise people. (2 minutes)
The Supreme Buddha designed the monk life so they could be of benefit to themselves as well as others. This sutta shows the ways that monks can help lay people. (1 minute)
What should monks who gather together discuss or do? (2 minutes)
The story of Arahant Nanda, who at one point was about to leave monkhood, but instead realizes the Four Noble Truths. (6 minutes)
When a monk is not careful guarding their sense faculties and are immoderate in eating, it leads to suffering. (1 minute)
The holy life is lived for the sake of realizing special knowledge and attaining full understanding. (1 minute)
Insightful and ardent monks investigate the true nature of life. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains three things that lead to the falling away of a training monk and three things that lead to the non-falling of a training monk. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains when and why three divine sounds are sound from time to time. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains the three persons who are born in the world for the welfare of many people. (3 minutes)
The Buddha explains the three supreme object of confidence. (3 minutes)
The Buddha explains the reasoning behind why monks beg for food. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains what it really means to be "close to the Buddha." (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains when a monk has removed completely the seven ties of defilements and cut the cord of existence, his wandering in the cycle of rebirths is finished. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains the importance of associating with monks. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains four types of craving that arise in a monk. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains the symbiotic relationship between monks and lay followers. (2 minutes)
Monks who are deceitful, stubborn, desirous of talking, frauds, arrogant, and of a scattered mind are not followers of the Dhamma. (2 minutes)