I have been thinking about which sutta to use for which episode. I can’t find much fault with following In the Buddha’s Words (ITBW).
- The order is meaningful and well thought through
- Even if listeners have read ITBW, it’s quite likely they haven’t done so with the new translations. Plus, listening instead of reading gives a different twist.
- Paywalls and copyright guard ITBW, but the episodes will be freely accessible and CC0
Some further remarks:
- We don’t have to follow ITBW rigidly!
- I’m inclined to air full suttas instead of excerpts to preserve the unity of each sutta
- Concretely, the first episodes would be SN 3.3, SN 3.25, and AN 3.35, and perhaps other suttas which fit the theme “old age, illness, and death.”
Feedback—positive & negative—is very welcome