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MN 20 · The Relaxation of Thoughts (Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta)

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

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Dhp 15 · Happy

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

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AN 2:23 · What Was Not Said (Abhāsita Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:23. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 19 · uttaka 19

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Itivuttaka · Iti 19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:55 · Engendered (Jana Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:55. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:29 · Hārita

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:29. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:6 · The Pregnant Woman (Gabbhinin Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 2:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 16 · Dear Ones

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How grief and fear are born from attachment to loved ones, and how freedom from clinging ends both.

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MN 21 · The Simile of the Saw (Kakacūpama Sutta)

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Patience and non-retaliation under any provocation, even mutilation, taught through the simile of being sawn limb from limb.

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Snp 2:4 · 2:4 Protection

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 6:1 · Paṭācārā’s 500 Students

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Therīgāthā · Thig 6:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 2:24 · A Meaning to be Inferred (Neyyattha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 20 · uttaka 20

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Itivuttaka · Iti 20. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:56 · Engendered (2) (Jana Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:56. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 6:2 · Vāsiṭṭhī the Madwoman

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Therīgāthā · Thig 6:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:31 · Gahuratīriya

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:31. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:7 · The Only Son (Ekaputta Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 2:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 17 · Anger

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Conquering anger with patience, ill will with kindness, and falsehood with truth, rather than reacting in kind.

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MN 22 · The Water-Snake Simile (Alagaddūpama Sutta)

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The danger of misgrasping the Dhamma, illustrated by a wrongly grabbed water-snake, and the raft simile for letting go of views once they've served their purpose.

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Snp 2:5 · 2:5 Suciloma

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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