Topic
mental training
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The Vitakkasanthāna Sutta: Five Methods for Removing Distracting Thoughts
The Buddha's practical teaching on eliminating unwholesome thoughts during meditation through five sequential strategies — from substitution to forceful suppression.
Sep 19, 2026
The Sallatha Sutta: The Buddha on the Two Arrows of Suffering
The Sallatha Sutta teaches how we experience physical pain (first arrow) and mental suffering we add through reaction (second arrow). Learn to stop shooting yourself.
Sep 13, 2026