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AN 5.77 The dangers of living in a wilderness among wild beasts and so on. AN 5.78 The uncertainties of life may prevent your practice. AN 5.79 When the teachers and leaders of the Saṅgha are not well practiced, their weakness will be passed down the generations. AN 5.80 The Saṅgha may forsake the simple life and indulge in luxuries.

AN 5.71 Five meditations lead to freedom. The Buddha supplies five similes, which subtly illustrate five aspects of awakening. AN 5.72 Five meditations lead to freedom. The Buddha supplies five similes, which subtly illustrate five aspects of awakening. AN 5.73 The difference between someone who merely studies the letter of the Dharma, and someone who truly lives by it. AN 5.74 The difference betw...

AN 5.61 Five meditations are very beneficial. AN 5.62 Five meditations lead to the deathless. AN 5.63  Noble growth for a male disciple. AN 5.64 Noble growth for a female disciple. AN 5.65 Qualifications for taking part in a discussion on Dharma. AN 5.66 Qualifications for sharing Dharma. AN 5.67 The four bases of psychic power, together with energy, lead to awakening. AN 5.68 The Buddha developed...

AN 5.51 The five hindrances weaken wisdom like side-channels weaken a river’s flow. AN 5.52 The five hindrances are entirely unwholesome. AN 5.53 Conditions that help meditation progress smoothly. AN 5.54 Times that are supportive for meditation practice. AN 5.55 A mother and son, though ordained as monk and nun, have sexual relations. The Buddha launches a powerful attack on the dangers of sex. A...

AN 5.41 The legitimate purposes of wealth. AN 5.42 A good person brings many blessings to their family. AN 5.43 You don’t get good things by praying for them, but by how you live. AN 5.44 If you give the best, you get the best. AN 5.45 When offerings are used for deep meditation, the merit multiplies enormously. AN 5.46 Kinds of spiritual success, in brief. AN 5.47 Kinds of spiritual wealth, in de...

AN 5.31 Princess Sumanā asks the Buddha about the karmic results of generosity, when other qualities are equal. AN 5.32 Princess Cundī asks the Buddha about the best kind of confidence. AN 5.33 Uggaha invites the Buddha for a meal, and asks him to advise his daughters, who about about to be married. AN 5.34 The Buddha teaches General Sīha the benefits which he can see for himself in this life, and...

AN 5.21 If your basic practice is not there, you can’t go higher. AN 5.22 If your basic practice is not there, you can’t go higher. AN 5.23 The hindrances are like the corruptions in gold. AN 5.24 Dharmas starting with morality naturally evolve to freedom. AN 5.25 Right view leads to freedom when supported by five factors. AN 5.26 Occasions when one can experience liberation. AN 5.27 Develop measu...

AN 5.11 The five powers of a Realized One. AN 5.12 Of the five powers, wisdom is chief. AN 5.13 The five powers in brief. AN 5.14 The five powers explained in detail. AN 5.15 Where to look for the five powers. AN 5.16 Wisdom is the chief of the five powers. AN 5.17 By practicing but not teaching, one practices for one’s own good. AN 5.18 By teaching but not practicing, one practices for the good o...

AN 5.01 Five powers of a trainee. AN 5.02 Five powers of a trainee, explained. AN 5.03 Suffering in this life and the next. AN 5.04 Five qualities determine rebirth. AN 5.05 Reasons to criticize a mendicant who disrobes, or praise one who remains. AN 5.06 Loss of foundational qualities leads to decline. AN 5.07 The Buddha looks after mendicants like a nurse looks after a child until they’ve grown...

Develop insight into stinginess … deceit … deviousness … obstinacy … aggression … conceit … arrogance … vanity … negligence through the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, the four right efforts, the four bases of psychic power. Develop complete understanding,  … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of stinginess etc. through the four ki...

Develop insight into greed  hate … delusion … anger … hostility … disdain … contempt … jealousy through the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, the four right efforts, the four bases of psychic power. Develop complete understanding,  … finishing … giving up … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … giving away … letting go of greed etc. through the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, th...

4.264 Killing leads to hell, not killing leads to heaven. 4.265 Stealing leads to hell, not stealing leads to heaven. 4.266 Sexual misconduct leads to hell, not committing sexual misconduct leads to heaven. 4.267 Lying leads to hell, truth leads to heaven. 4.268 Divisive speech leads to hell, harmonious speech leads to heaven. 4.269 Harsh speech leads to hell, harsh speech leads to heaven. 4.270 T...

4.254 Things that are to be fully known, given up, developed, and realized through insight. 4.255 Noble and ignoble searches. 4.256 How to gather and sustain a community. 4.257 An old monk asks for advice before his retreat. 4.258 Why families lose wealth. 4.259 How a mendicant is like a fine thoroughbred. 4.260 How a mendicant is like a fine thoroughbred. 4.261 Four spiritual powers 4.262 Things...

4.243 A bad monk enjoys schism in the Saṅgha. 4.244 A mendicant fears offenses just as someone would fear punishment. 4.245 How training benefits, wisdom oversees, freedom is the heart, and mindfulness is in charge. 4.246 How a corpse, a hedonist, a lion, and a Buddha go to sleep. 4.247 Four people worthy of a pagoda. 4.248 Four things lead to the growth of wisdom. 4.249 Four things helpful for hu...

4.232-233 Karma that’s dark, bright, both, and neither. 4.234 A brahmin accuses the Buddha of being an annihilationist. 4.235 Karma that’s dark, bright, both, and neither, explained with the precepts. 4.236 Karma that’s dark, bright, both, and neither, explained with the grave violations and the paths of wholesome deeds. 4.237 Karma that’s dark, bright, both, and neither, explained with the noble...

AN 4.211 Good people light up an assembly. AN 4.212 Conduct and view determine rebirth. AN 4.213 Conduct and gratitude determine rebirth. AN 4.214 Precepts determine rebirth. AN 4.215 Initial path factors determine rebirth. AN 4.216 Subsequent path factors determine rebirth. AN 4.217 Truth and untruth determine rebirth. AN 4.218 Truth and untruth determine rebirth. AN 4.219 Faith and other qualiti...

AN 4.201 A good person keeps precepts—including avoiding alcohol—for themselves, while a better person encourages others as well. AN 4.202 A good person has faith and other good qualities, while a better person encourages others to develop these. AN 4.203 A good person keeps precepts—including avoiding various kinds of wrong speech—for themselves, while a better person encourages others as well. A...

AN 4.198 Those who torture themselves and others, and those who do not. AN 4.199 The web of craving that wraps around the self. AN 4.200 How love and hate give rise to love and hate; and how one doesn’t fume, ignite, or burn up

4.194 Making an effort to be pure in morality, mind, view, and freedom. 4.195 A discussion with a Jain on whether someone with purified understanding can experience the results of bad karma in the next life. 4.196 The practice of self-torture doesn’t purify you internally. 4.197 Queen Mallikā asks about the karmic causes of beauty, wealth, and power.

AN 4.191 The benefits in the next life of studying Dharma in this life. AN 4.192 Ways of assessing a person’s morality, integrity, resilience, and wisdom. An 4.193 The Buddha is accused of using magic to convert followers.

4.181 How a mendicant is like a warrior. 4.182 There are some things no-one can guarantee. 4.183 What we say should never go beyond what we know; but it must also be meanungful. 4.184 Not everyone is afraid to die. 4.185 The Buddha redefines the truths of the brahmins. 4.186 A monk asks a series of questions, which are praised by the Buddha. 4.187 The Buddha explains to Vassakāra how only a good p...

4.171 Intention and its results. 4.172 Sāriputta realized the four kinds of textual analysis a fortnight after he ordained. 4.173 When the senses end, is there anything left? Or is that just proliferation? 4.174 When the senses end, is there anything left? Or is that just proliferation? 4.175 A “terminator” is someone who has made an end of suffering. But are they defined by knowledge or conduct?...

4.161 Painful practice with slow insight, painful practice with swift insight, pleasant practice with slow insight, and pleasant practice with swift insight: in brief. 4.162 Painful practice with slow insight, painful practice with swift insight, pleasant practice with slow insight, and pleasant practice with swift insight: in detail. 4.163 Painful practice with slow insight, painful practice with...

4.151 The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, and convergence. 4.152 The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, and convergence. 4.153 The powers of wisdom, energy, blamelessness, and inclusiveness. 4.154 The powers of mindfulness, convergence, blamelessness, and inclusiveness. 4.155 The powers of reflection, development, blamelessness, and inclusiveness. 4.156 It’s not easy to measure the len...