In the Andhakaraṇa Sutta, the Buddha is heard saying:

Mendicants, these three unskillful thoughts are destroyers of sight, vision, ...

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Freedom from illness: the foremost good fortune.
Contentment: the foremost wealth.
Trust: the foremost kinship.
Unbinding: the foremost ease.
~Dhammapada 204

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In the Saṅghāṭikaṇṇa Sutta, the Buddha says:

Though closely following behind,
Full of longings and resentment,
See how far away he is—

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Give up anger, get rid of conceit,
and get past all the fetters. ...

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In the Sikkhāpada Sutta, the Buddha says:

And what is a bad person?

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Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would grow to fullness. ...

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Hunger: the foremost illness.
Fabrications: the foremost pain.
For one knowing this truth
as it has come to be,
Unbinding
is the foremost ease.
~Dhammapada 203

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📚 This weekend's Zen Read is The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, including chapters from several Kwan Um School of Zen teachers
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📚 This weekend's Zen Read is Three Zen Sutras: The Heart Sutra, The Diamond Sutra, and The Platform Sutra.
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True Wealth Beyond Kingship ( Udāna 2.2)

True Wealth Beyond Kingship
( Udāna 2.2)
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Who—or What—Suffers? The Pudgala Debate and the Buddhist Middle Way on Selfhood

Who—or What—Suffers?
The Pudgala Debate and the Buddhist Middle Way on Selfhood.

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Jīvaka Sutra (MN 55), exploring the Buddha's profound teachings on the ethical relationship between humans and animals.
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I just finished this course on early #Buddhism by one of the modern translators of the #suttas. Lots of wisdom in here!

May you have a safe and pleasant weekend. #metta

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How do you motivate yourself to read suttas when you just aren't feeling it?

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Make a Sutta Reading Practice Plan | Reading Faithfully By writing down our intentions to engage daily with the words of the Buddha, we increase our chances of success. Read more

Thinking about making a new-years resolution to read more suttas? Most goal setting advice will recommend writing down your plan. Here is a worksheet and instructions geared specifically around sutta reading: readingfaithfully.org/make-a-sutta...

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Simple Chart of the Sutta Pitaka | Reading Faithfully Learn to find your way around the Sutta Pitaka with this simple chart. Knowing the structure of the Pali Canon will make you more comfortable with what you read. Read more

Here's a handy chart that lays out the main books of the Suttapitaka. Download a pdf of the chart. You can print out small versions to use as bookmarks to help you easily identify common abbreviations.
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Dhammapada As a Daily Practice | Reading Faithfully The Dhammapada is an excellent text for a daily sutta practice. The verses are packed with material for contemplation as well as implementation. The reading can usually be done in as little as five mi...

Many people first encounter the Pali #Suttas through the #Dhammapada. But that doesn't mean it's just a beginner text. There is value in reading it at every stage of our practice.

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Namo Buddhaya
Namo Amitabhaya

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Majjhima Nikaya as a Daily Sutta Reading Practice | Reading Faithfully If you have an interest in learning what the Blessed One taught and you can devote 20–30 minutes to daily sutta reading practice, the Majjhima Nikaya will be an excellent text with which to work. It i...

This indeed is a great place to start. Here is a post about using this translation as a one-sutta-per-day practice:

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Listening Faithfully: Audio Book Sutta Reading from the Pali Canon | Reading Faithfully Originally the Buddha’s teachings were preserved orally by monks trained in memorization. Listening to recordings of the suttas can put us back in touch with this tradition. Repetitions that are seem ...

If you prefer to 🎧 listen to your Dhamma, here is a page of Sutta audio recordings, all by human readers.

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Yay! I'm very happy to annouce a new free and open source meditation app I developed recently. It is live! github.com/betmig/metta... #meditation #buddhism #suttas #app #pwa #typescript #react #tailwindcss

Invite the Buddha into your life every day | Daily Sutta Reading Now you can get a short sutta delivered to your inbox every day. See the sutta that was sent out today. Or browse through the previous months’ topics. Sign up for free daily suttas by email Of course,...

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