4. THE NATURE OF THE HEART & MIND
4. THE NATURE OF THE HEART & MIND §4.1 “I don’t envision a single thing that is as quick to reverse itself as
Read more4. THE NATURE OF THE HEART & MIND §4.1 “I don’t envision a single thing that is as quick to reverse itself as
Read more3. METTĀ IN WORDS & DEEDS §3.1 “Monks, a friend endowed with seven qualities is worth associating with. Which seven? He gives what
Read more2. PRAYER VS. RESOLVE §2.1 Then Anāthapiṇḍika the householder went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat
Read moreReadings 1. METTĀ DEFINED §1.1 “Monks, these four things are born. Which four? Love [pema] is born of love. Aversion is born of
Read moreIntroduction I : HEAD & HEART TOGETHER The sublime attitudes (brahmavihāras) are the Buddha’s primary heart teachings—the ones that connect most directly with
Read moreThe Sublime Attitudes A STUDY GUIDE ON THE BRAHMAVIHĀRAS Prepared by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Copyright copyright 2014 ṭhānissaro bhikkhu This work
Read moreAbbreviations References are to texts from the Pali Canon: AN Aṅguttara Nikāya Cv Cullavagga Dhp Dhammapada DN Dīgha Nikāya MN
Read moreGlossary Arahant: “Worthy one; pure one.” A person who has cut all the fetters of the mind, and thus is not
Read moreBeing Unburdensome § 8.1 “There is the case where a monk, reflecting appropriately, uses the robe simply to counteract cold, to
Read morePersistence § 7.1 “And what is the faculty of persistence? There is the case where a monk, a disciple of the
Read moreSeclusion § 6.1 I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s
Read moreContentment § 5.1 “‘This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent.’ Thus was it said.
Read moreModesty § 4.1 “‘This Dhamma is for one who is modest, not for one who is self-aggrandizing.’ Thus was it said.
Read moreShedding § 3.1 Jenta: I was drunk with the intoxication of my birth, wealth, & sovereignty. Drunk with the intoxication of
Read moreBeing Unfettered § 2.1 “There are these ten fetters. Which ten? five lower fetters &five higher fetters. And which are the
Read moreDispassion § 1.1 I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying in Gayā, at Gayā Head, with
Read moreThe Eight Principles I have heard that at on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Vesālī, in the
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