Theme: Faith & The Path.
Assignment: MN 85, 27, 70, 53 (paragraph 11), 107, 125, 117, 24.
Optional: 47, 89, 126, 56, 141
Please read the texts in the order given here
Study guides and other documents associated with this class from Gil:
Introduction: Faith and the Path MN 85 MN 27 MN 70 MN 117 Progression of practice
Audio Recordings (Hosted by the Sati Center)
Class handout: Progression of practice
Sutta translations available on-line at Access to Insight, or made available as a PDF document from the translation by Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi – used with permission
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| MN 85 (Nanamoli/Bodhi) | MN 27 | MN 70 |
| MN 53 | MN 107 | MN 125 |
| MN 117 | MN 24 | MN 47 |
| MN 89 | MN 126 | MN 56 |
| MN 141 Piyadassi Thanissaro |
Optional audio recordings:
Sutta commentaries from Bhikkhu Bodhi:
| MN 27 | A set of nearly 8 audio talks on the Culahatthipadopama Sutta found on the website of the Bodhi Monastery in the Audio Dhamma section. This is part of a series of talks given by Bhikkhu Bodhi on the Majjhima Nikaya. This talk is located in section V.1 and .2 “The Path to Liberation” |
| MN 70 | 2 audio talks from Bhikkhu Bodhi on the Kīṭāgiri Sutta — At Kīṭāgiri in section VII.5 -”The Cultivation of Wisdom: A typology of Noble Disciples” |
| MN 117 | 3 audio talks from Bhikkhu Bodhi on the Mahacattarisaka Sutta in section VI.1 – “The Practice in Detail: The Eightfold Noble Path”” |
| MN 47 | Audio talk from Bhikkhu Bodhi on the Vimamsaka Sutta found in section II.2 – “Approaching the Dhamma: Test the Buddha Himself” |
General resources from Gil: