{"podcast":{"title":"Dhamma Audio","slug":"dhamma-audio-7662640","podcast_index_feed_id":7662640,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10df112d4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.buddhawords.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45188701/45188701-1768529552745-1fa571c9f86ce.jpg","author":"Sugata Vinayo","episode_count":79,"summary":"Dhamma Audio built to provide education in Buddhism, the show offers study materials on Dhamma, Suttas, and Vinaya. We share the true Dhamma, the Buddha’s teachings, because learning the authentic Dhamma is essential for developing right understanding of life and for knowing how to live in accordance with the Dhamma.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T04:18:22.141920+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640"},"episode":{"title":"Concentration","slug":"concentration","published_at":"2026-06-24T12:37:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640/concentration","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sugata-vinayo/episodes/Concentration-e3l7ijk","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10df112d4/podcast/play/121931828/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-24%2F609f053b-8b45-c238-0957-e03522fd90c8.mp3","summary":"At Savatthi. “Bhikkhus, develop concentration. A bhikkhu who is concentrated understands things as they really are. “And what does he understand as it really is? He understands as it really is: ‘This is suffering.’ He understands as it really is: ‘This is the origin of suffering.’ He understands as it really is: ‘This is the cessation of suffering.’ He understands as it really is: ‘This is the way leading to the cessation of suffering.’ “Bhikkhus, develop concentration. A bhikkhu who is concentrated understands things as they really are. “Therefore, bhikkhus, an exertion should be made to understand: ‘This is suffering.’ An exertion should be made to understand: ‘This is the origin of suffering.’ An exertion should be made to understand: ‘This is the cessation of suffering.’ An exertion should be made to understand: ‘This is the way leading to the cessation of suffering.’” The Buddha's words/Samādhisutta SN 56.1. Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi","meta_description":"At Savatthi. “Bhikkhus, develop concentration. A bhikkhu who is concentrated understands things as they really are. “And what does he understand as it rea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":72,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dhamma-audio-7662640/episodes/concentration/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640/concentration.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}