The Early Teachings of the Buddha with Dr. Sarah Shaw

This is a sample audio of the first session in a 7 part course with Buddhist author and scholar, Dr. Sarah Shaw. Go to Wise Studies to hear the entire course. Sarah looks at several texts in the Pali Canon from the Dīgha Nikāya, the “collection of long discourses”. Sarah explores the Buddha’s teachings on subjects including meditation, ethics, meditative states and conditionality. This series is an excellent foundation for understanding the underpinnings of all Buddhist philosophy.