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Veda, epic, and the schools of liberation.
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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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Ud 2:5 · The Lay Follower (Upāsaka Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 2:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Snp 2:3 · 2:3 Shame
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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Thag 1:26 · Abhaya
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Theragāthā · Thag 1:26. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Thig 5:12 · Candā, the Beggar
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Therīgāthā · Thig 5:12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 1:51 · Old Age (Jarā Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:51. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 18 · uttaka 18
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Itivuttaka · Iti 18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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AN 2:21 · Fools & Wise People (Bāla-paṇḍita Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:21. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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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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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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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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Ud 2:6 · The Pregnant Woman (Gabbhinin Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 2:6. 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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SN 1:55 · Engendered (Jana Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:55. 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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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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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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