How to Read the Sutras (and Enjoy Yourself)
Six steps for easing into and learning to love these sacred texts, and recommended reading for getting started
Sutras
Sutta Study: Fearless
The Abhaya Sutta explores our fear of death and asks how we can face impermanence with joy.
Sutta Study: The Hawk
In the Sakunagghi Sutta, a parable about predator and prey demonstrates the need to practice right mindfulness.
Sutta Study: Ill
In the Gilana Sutta, the Buddha offers a potent teaching on impermanence to an ailing and distressed monk.
Sutta Study: Leading to Escape
The Nissaraniya Sutta lays out five elements of mental training to free us from suffering.
Sutta Study: Factors of Concentration
The Samadhanga Sutta explains how insight arises from developing jhana, the Buddha’s concentration.
Sutta Study: About Cunda
In the Cunda Sutta, the Buddha offers advice after the death of a dear friend and disciple.
Sutta Study: The Failings of the World
The Lokavipatti Sutta teaches us how to be unshakeable amid life’s ups and downs.
Sutta Study: The Ship
“Letting go” is not so easy. It takes work and time, the Nava Sutta teaches.
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