Old News Archive
July-December 2012

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2012.08.29

Lost in Quotation , by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
A clarification of the Kalama Sutta, one of the most famous — and misquoted — suttas in the entire Tipitaka.
Right Mindfulness: Memory & Ardency on the Buddhist Path , by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
An exploration of the nature of mindfulness and its role in the Buddhist path to Awakening. [Not available in HTML] [PDF icon]
Vitthara Sutta: (Modes of Practice) in Detail (AN 4.162) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Your native personality traits may influence how painful or pleasant your meditation practice is; but the speed of progress is determined by factors within your control.
Asubha Sutta: Unattractiveness (AN 4.163) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
How to make meditation practice both more pleasant and more efficient.
Khama Sutta: Tolerant (1) (AN 4.164) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Four modes of practice: intolerant, tolerant, self-controlled, and even.
Khama Sutta: Tolerant (2) (AN 4.165) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Four modes of practice: intolerant, tolerant, self-controlled, and even.
Appamada Sutta: Heedfulness (AN 7.31) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Seven qualities of respect that support the practice of meditation.
Hirima Sutta: A Sense of Shame (AN 7.32) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Seven qualities of respect that support the practice of meditation.
Sovacassata Sutta: Compliance (1) (AN 7.33) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Seven qualities that support the practice of meditation.
Sovacassata Sutta: Compliance (2) (AN 7.34) , translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu .
Seven qualities that support the practice of meditation.