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October-December 2011

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2011.12.20

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2011.12.11

Vajjiputta Sutta: The Vajjian Monk (AN 3.83) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
A monk who is having difficulty following all the Pāṭimokkha training rules can boil them all down to these three.
Sekhin Sutta: One in Training (1) (AN 3.85) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
The various levels of noble attainment, described in terms of the degree of accomplishment of each of the three trainings.
Sekhin Sutta: One in Training (2) (AN 3.86) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
A discussion of the various levels of noble attainment, dividing stream-winners into three types, and non-returners into five.

2011.12.10

Saleyyaka Sutta: (Brahmans) of Sala (MN 41) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
A discussion of ten types of skillful and unskillful conduct in body, speech, and mind, and of the future rewards open to those who follow the guidelines to skillful conduct. [TB]
Gilana Sutta: Ill (SN 55.54) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
A short instruction manual on how to give comfort to a gravely ill lay follower.
Sattisata Sutta: One Hundred Spears (SN 56.35) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Life may be fraught with pain, but the breakthrough to Awakening is utterly painless.
Pana Sutta: Animals (SN 56.36) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
The path leading out of samsara springs from contemplation of the Four Noble Truths.
Tatha Sutta: Real (SN 56.20) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Four things whose fundamental reality makes them worthy of deep contemplation.
Pansu Suttas: Dust (SN 56.102-113) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
A fortunate rebirth is rare. Therefore: practice!

2011.12.04

Metta Means Goodwill , by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
In this short essay, the author proposes a translation of the Pali term "metta" that is more in keeping with the Buddha's early teachings. [PDF icon]

2011.10.01

Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta: The Greater Craving-Destruction Discourse (MN 38) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
A long discourse in which the Buddha discusses how to understand the role of consciousness — as a process — in the process of birth in a way that actually can lead to the end of birth.