SHEDDING
Shedding § 3.1 Jenta: I was drunk with the intoxication of my birth, wealth, & sovereignty. Drunk with the intoxication of
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THANISSARO BHIKKHU
MODESTY
Modesty § 4.1 “‘This Dhamma is for one who is modest, not for one who is self-aggrandizing.’ Thus was it said.
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CONTENTMENT
Contentment § 5.1 “‘This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent.’ Thus was it said.
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SECLUSION
Seclusion § 6.1 I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s
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PERSISTENCE
Persistence § 7.1 “And what is the faculty of persistence? There is the case where a monk, a disciple of the
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BEING UNBURDENSOME
Being Unburdensome § 8.1 “There is the case where a monk, reflecting appropriately, uses the robe simply to counteract cold, to
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GLOSSARY
Glossary Arahant: “Worthy one; pure one.” A person who has cut all the fetters of the mind, and thus is not
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ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations References are to texts from the Pali Canon: AN Aṅguttara Nikāya Cv Cullavagga Dhp Dhammapada DN Dīgha Nikāya MN
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THE SUBLIME ATTITUDES
The Sublime Attitudes A STUDY GUIDE ON THE BRAHMAVIHĀRAS Prepared by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Copyright copyright 2014 ṭhānissaro bhikkhu This work
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INTRODUCTION
Introduction I : HEAD & HEART TOGETHER The sublime attitudes (brahmavihāras) are the Buddha’s primary heart teachings—the ones that connect most directly with
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READINGS – 1. METTĀ DEFINED
Readings 1. METTĀ DEFINED §1.1 “Monks, these four things are born. Which four? Love [pema] is born of love. Aversion is born of
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2. PRAYER VS. RESOLVE
2. PRAYER VS. RESOLVE §2.1 Then Anāthapiṇḍika the householder went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat
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3. METTĀ IN WORDS & DEEDS
3. METTĀ IN WORDS & DEEDS §3.1 “Monks, a friend endowed with seven qualities is worth associating with. Which seven? He gives what
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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
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5. MOTIVATION FOR THE BRAHMAVIHĀRAS
5. MOTIVATION FOR THE BRAHMAVIHĀRAS §5.1 Then a brahman cosmologist went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, exchanged courteous greetings
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6. FABRICATING SKILLFUL MIND STATES
6. FABRICATING SKILLFUL MIND STATES §6.1 “Among whatever fabricated qualities there may be, the noble eightfold path—right view, right resolve, right
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7. FURTHER PRACTICE
7. FURTHER PRACTICE §7.1 “You should train yourself thus: ‘My mind will be established inwardly, well-composed. No evil, unskillful qualities, once
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