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Pali

Ud 2:5 · The Lay Follower (Upāsaka Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 2:5 · The Lay Follower (Upāsaka Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 2:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 15 · Happy
Buddhism

Dhp 15 · Happy

The serene happiness of one who lives free of hostility, greed, and busyness amid a world driven by all three.

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MN 20 · The Relaxation of Thoughts (Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 20 · The Relaxation of Thoughts (Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta)

Five methods for a meditator to abandon distracting, unskillful thoughts and steady the mind during meditation.

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AN 2:19 · Skillful & Unskillful (Kusal’akusala Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 2:19 · Skillful & Unskillful (Kusal’akusala Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 17 · uttaka 17
Buddhism

Iti 17 · uttaka 17

Itivuttaka · Iti 17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:42 · A Giver of What (Kindada Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:42 · A Giver of What (Kindada Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:42. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 5:11 · Paṭācārā’s Thirty Students
Buddhism

Thig 5:11 · Paṭācārā’s Thirty Students

Therīgāthā · Thig 5:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:25 · Nandiya (to Māra)
Buddhism

Thag 1:25 · Nandiya (to Māra)

Theragāthā · Thag 1:25. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:2 · 2:2 Raw Stench
Buddhism

Snp 2:2 · 2:2 Raw Stench

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

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Ud 2:4 · Veneration (Sakkāra Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 2:4 · Veneration (Sakkāra Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 2:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 14 · Awakened
Buddhism

Dhp 14 · Awakened

The boundless, untraceable freedom of the awakened mind, and the rarity of a human birth that meets the true Dhamma.

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MN 19 · Two Sorts of Thinking (Dvedhāvitakka Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 19 · Two Sorts of Thinking (Dvedhāvitakka Sutta)

The Buddha's pre-awakening practice of sorting thoughts into unskillful (sensuality, ill will, harm) and skillful (renunciation, goodwill, harmlessness) categories.

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AN 2:18 · Categorically (Ekaṁsena Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 2:18 · Categorically (Ekaṁsena Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 16 · uttaka 16
Buddhism

Iti 16 · uttaka 16

Itivuttaka · Iti 16. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:41 · On Fire (Āditta Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:41 · On Fire (Āditta Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:41. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 5:10 · Paṭācārā
Buddhism

Thig 5:10 · Paṭācārā

Therīgāthā · Thig 5:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:23 · Gosāla
Buddhism

Thag 1:23 · Gosāla

Theragāthā · Thag 1:23. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:1 · 2:1 Treasures
Buddhism

Snp 2:1 · 2:1 Treasures

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:3 · The Stick (Daṇḍa Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 2:3 · The Stick (Daṇḍa Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 2:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 13 · Worlds
Buddhism

Dhp 13 · Worlds

Heedful vigilance and right view, seeing the world as insubstantial as a bubble or mirage.

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