A BURDEN OFF THE MIND

A Burden Off the Mind A Study Guide Compiled by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Copyright copyright 2018 ṭhānissaro bhikkhu This work is

The Questions § 1. “There are some cases in which a person overcome with pain, his mind exhausted, grieves, mourns,

Constructing the Aggregates § 5. “Monks, from an inconceivable beginning comes transmigration. A beginning point is not evident, although beings

Constructing a Self § 22. “Monks, I will teach you the burden, the carrier of the burden, the taking up

Constructing the Path § 29. “Then, quite secluded from sensuality, secluded from unskillful mental qualities, he enters & remains in

Deconstruction § 33. “What do you think, monks: If a person were to gather or burn or do as he

Glossary Āsava: Effluent; fermentation. Four qualities—sensuality, views, becoming, and ignorance—that “flow out” of the mind and create the flood of the

Abbreviations AN Aṅguttara Nikāya DN Dīgha Nikāya MN Majjhima Nikāya SN Saṁyutta Nikāya Ud Udāna