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AN 2:37 · To Kaṇḍarāyana (Kaṇḍarāyana Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:37. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 26 · uttaka 26

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Itivuttaka · Iti 26. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:65 · Bondage (Bandhana Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:65. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:11 · 2:11 Rāhula

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 3:3 · Yasoja (Yasoja Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 3:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 29 · The Longer Heartwood Simile Discourse (Mahā Sāropama Sutta)

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Gain, honor, virtue, concentration, and even psychic power are not the holy life's heartwood; unshakable freedom of mind is the true goal.

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Dhp 23 · Elephants

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Self-mastery as the highest taming, likening endurance of blame and self-control to the training of a war elephant.

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AN 2:46 · Bombast (Ukkācita Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:46. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 27 · uttaka 27

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Itivuttaka · Iti 27. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:69 · Desire (Icchā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:69. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 30 · The Shorter Heartwood Simile Discourse (Cūḷa Sāropama Sutta)

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The holy life's heartwood is unshakable liberation, not the gain, honor, virtue, concentration, or knowledge and vision mistaken for its goal.

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Dhp 24 · Craving

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Craving as the root of suffering, growing like a creeping vine unless uprooted entirely at its source.

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Ud 3:4 · Sāriputta (Sāriputta Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 3:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:12 · 2:12 Vaṅgīsa

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 2:61 · Communal Living (Sannivāsa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:61. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 28 · uttaka 28

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Itivuttaka · Iti 28. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:71 · Having Killed (Chetvā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:71. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:13 · 2:13 Right Wandering

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 3:5 · Mahā Moggallāna (Kolita Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 3:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 31 · The Shorter Gosiṅga Sāla-tree Discourse (Cūḷagosiṅgasāla Sutta)

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Three monks living in concord describe mutual respect, care, and diligence as the ground of their shared meditative attainments.

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