Many of us may have experienced this before – a voice telling us we’re not good enough to get anywhere with our Buddhist practice. A doubt arises. But it could also have been fear, greed, restlessness or ego. In this sutta, we meet a well-practised nun called Soma as she confronts Mara trying to derail her practice. But who, or what, is Mara? How important is it to be able to recognise the various forms in which the voice of Mara may arise?
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Kasibhāradvāja Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya 7.11)
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29 March 2026.
Category: DSDP Sutta Study