The Road to the mountains. Photograph by Vincent, Creative Commons, via Flickr

We are pleased to present a short and yet a precise Sutta of the Lord Buddha. In this Sutta a person of a high cast comes to Buddha and asks whether the value and the benefits of the spiritual Path could be experienced in the present, here and now. In this Sutta the Buddha explains as to how it could be experienced – here and now by the ardent practitioner.

The Path can be experienced as when travelling to the mountains on a straight road. 

This Sutta was explained by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero during a three day meditation retreat conducted at Auckland, New Zealand. The Sutta is from Anguttara Nikaya, Tika Nipatha and Brahmana Vagga of the Sutta Pitaka. Please click here to download a PDF of the Sutta from Buddha Jayanthi Tripitaka.

To listen directly:  Please left click on the link to listen directly. Once the link is clicked, you will be directed to a separate page containing the talk. Usually the file starts to play in that window. If it doesn’t you could highlight the browser window and click ‘reload this page’. It will start to play. 

 To download: You could download the file by right clicking on the link and then selecting “save as” from the drop down menu.

1. 01. Q&A 01_Janussoniya Sutta_Auckland 2015
2. 02. Dhamma Talk 01_Janussoniya Sutta_Auckland 2015
3. 03. Q&A 02_Janussoniya Sutta_Auckland 2015
4. 04. Dhamma Talk 02_Janussoniya Sutta_Auckland 2015
5. 05. Q&A 03_Janussoniya Sutta_Auckland 2015
6. 06. Dhamma Talk 03_Janussoniya Sutta_Auckland 2015

Please click here to reach the other Dhamma series done by Most Ven U Dhammajiva Maha Thero.