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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.
The Bhaddekaratta Sutta: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present Moment
Discover the Bhaddekaratta Sutta's profound teaching on mindfulness of the present, letting go of past and future, and finding freedom right now.
The Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta: The Buddha's Teaching on Right View
The Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta (MN 9) presents the Buddha's most comprehensive teaching on Right View through sixteen aspects of understanding reality.
The Alagaddūpama Sutta: The Snake Simile and Right Understanding
The Snake Simile Sutta teaches how misunderstanding the Dharma is like grasping a snake wrongly—harmful instead of liberating. Learn the Buddha's warning about wrong views.
The Ānāpānasati Sutta: The Buddha's Teaching on Mindfulness of Breathing
Explore the Ānāpānasati Sutta, the Buddha's complete meditation instruction on mindfulness of breathing—sixteen contemplations leading to awakening.