DISCERNMENT

Abbreviations AN Anguttara Nikaya Dhp Dhammapada DN Digha Nikaya Iti Itivuttaka MN Majjhima Nikaya SN Saṁyutta Nikaya Sn Sutta Nipata

Glossary Arahant:  A “worthy one” or “pure one”; a person whose mind is free of defilement and is thus not subject

THE BLISS OF TOTAL FREEDOM § 111. I have heard that on one occasion Ven. Sariputta was staying near Rajagaha in

STAGES OF AWAKENING § 107. “There are these ten fetters. Which ten? Five lower fetters & five higher fetters. And which

THE STILLING OF FABRICATIONS § 100. [Visakha:] “And what, lady, are bodily fabrications, what are verbal fabrications, what are mental fabrications?”

FABRICATION § 69. “And what are fabrications? There are these six classes of intention: intention aimed at sights, sounds, smells, tastes,

TRANQUILITY & INSIGHT § 65. “If a monk would wish, ‘May I attain—whenever I want, without strain, without difficulty—the four jhanas that are

MODERATION § 58. “And how is striving fruitful, how is exertion fruitful? There is the case where a monk, when not

PRACTICING § 46. Irrigators guide              the water. Fletchers shape              the arrow shaft. Carpenters shape              the wood. The wise

APPROPRIATE ATTENTION § 40. “With regard to internal factors, I don’t envision any other single factor like appropriate attention as doing

RIGHT VIEW § 32. “And what is the faculty of discernment? There is the case where a monk, a disciple of

LISTENING & THINKING § 25. “Monks, there are these two conditions for the arising of wrong view. Which two? The voice of another

WAYS TO DEVELOP DISCERNMENT § 23. Three types of discernment: discernment that comes from listening [sutamaya-pañña] discernment that comes from thinking [cintamaya-pañña] discernment

Readings THE NOBLE SEARCH § 1. “This is the way leading to discernment: when visiting a contemplative or brahman, to ask:

Discernment THE BUDDHA’S STRATEGIES FOR HAPPINESS : II a study guide prepared by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Copyright copyright 2013 thanissaro bhikkhu