Buddhism
MN 2 · All the Effluents (Sabbāsava Sutta)
Teaches seven methods for abandoning the mind's effluents—through seeing, restraint, use, endurance, avoidance, elimination, and development.
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Buddhism
DN 02 · The Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Sāmaññaphala Sutta)
Lays out the tangible rewards of monastic life, tracing the gradual training from virtue through jhāna to liberating insight.
Buddhism
AN 1:21 · A Single Thing (Ekadhamma Suttas)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:21. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
Introduction — Itivuttaka
An introduction to the Itivuttaka, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
SN 1:1 · Crossing over the Flood (Ogha-taraṇa Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
Introduction — Khuddakapāṭha
An introduction to the Khuddakapāṭha, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
Thig 1:1 · An Anonymous Nun
Therīgāthā · Thig 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
Introduction — Theragāthā
An introduction to the Theragāthā, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
Introduction — Sutta Nipāta
An introduction to the Sutta Nipāta, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
Introduction — Udāna
An introduction to the Udāna, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism
Introduction — Dhammapada
Thanissaro Bhikkhu's introduction situating the Dhammapada within both the literary tradition of kavya and the early Buddhist path of practice.
Buddhism
MN 1 · The Root Sequence (Mūlapariyāya Sutta)
Warns against the conceit of positing an underlying ground of all phenomena, contrasting ordinary conceiving with an arahant's freedom from it.
Buddhism
DN 01 · The Brahmā Net (Brahmajāla Sutta)
Catalogs and refutes the sixty-two speculative views about self, world, and eternity held by contemplatives of the Buddha's day.
Portraits
NH Portraits — A Conversation with Elise Powers
The second in our series of contributor portraits. Elise Powers is a Seattle-based poet whose work explores identity, womanhood, and the sacred ordinary. Her debut collection, The Size of Your Joy, is forthcoming from Central Avenue Publishing in spring 2026.
Announcements
NHLAA Global Adopts a New Constitution
Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association Inc., operating globally as NHLAA Global, is pleased to announce the formal adoption of its governing constitution.
Den-Versations: Brilliant Minds
Professor Nick Fisk AM: PhD training, AI, Research Integrity and the frontiers of medical research
On PhD training, artificial intelligence in science, and research integrity.
Den-Versations: Brilliant Minds
Martina Bonomi: Structural biology of the T cell receptor and AlphaFold
On the structural biology of the T cell receptor and AlphaFold.
Den-Versations: Brilliant Minds
Ned Dickson: Founder of Real History Walking Tours
Founder of Real History Walking Tours, on curiosity and a city's hidden history.
Portraits
NH Portraits — A Conversation with GUSKY
GUSKY is an American multidisciplinary artist and writer who's work moves between painting, writing, and intuitive image-making. In this portrait he discusses the origins of his practice, the themes that hold him, and the pieces he brought into Ninth Heaven.
Den-Versations: Brilliant Minds
Smriti Bangera: Co-Founder of Chloris Labs
Co-founder of Chloris Labs, on building a science company from the ground up.