GOOD HEART GOOD MIND

Good Heart Good Mind The Practice of the Ten Perfections Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT 2020 ṬHĀNISSARO BHIKKHU This

DAY TWO MORNING An Overview This morning I’d like to give an overview of the ten perfections. As you remember,

DAY THREE MORNING Pain The topic this morning is pain. Pain is not one of the perfections. It is, however,

DAY FOUR MORNING Goodwill This morning we’ll discuss mettā, which we translate as goodwill. This is the second perfection coming

DAY FIVE MORNING Virtue The Pāli term for virtue, sīla, can also mean morality, precept, or habit. Here the perfection of virtue

DAY SIX MORNING Mindfulness Last night we talked briefly about the role of mindfulness in developing persistence. This morning, I’d

DAY SEVEN MORNING Selves & Not-self The other night, I mentioned how a healthy sense of self is essential for

DAY EIGHT MORNING Maintaining Concentration The question sometimes arises: After you’ve done the body scan, you finally settle down at

DAY NINE MORNING Grief & Remorse Tonight’s talk will be on equanimity. It’s a large topic—so large that we’ll have

DAY TEN MORNING Conclusion Before the Buddha’s awakening, he had a vision. He saw the world as a small puddle

Readings The four determinations: “One should not be negligent of discernment, should guard the truth, be devoted to relinquishment, and

Glossary Ajaan (Thai): Teacher; mentor. Arahant: A “worthy one” or “pure one”; a person whose mind is free of defilement and thus not

Abbreviations AN Aṅguttara Nikāya Dhp Dhammapada DN Dīgha Nikāya MN Majjhima Nikāya SN Saṁyutta Nikāya Sn Sutta Nipāta Thag Theragāthā