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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.