The Higher Training
Module 9 of An Introduction to Buddhist Practice
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Homework
Chapter 7 from Buddhist Life, Buddhist Path – Bhikkhu Cintita (.pdf)
- Scientists discover that people would rather electrocute themselves than be alone with their thoughts.
- A neuroscientist talks about the subjective benefits of meditation and how they correlate with changes in the brain.
Venerable Puṇṇa Mantāṇiputta teaches Venerable Sāriputta about the Buddha’s path of purification, explaining that the purification of ethics and mind are not the goal, but are rather stages of the path to it.
- Bhikkhu Analayo summarizes and discusses this sutta in this short article.