Theme: Meditation – Mindfulness – Sati
Readings: MN 39, 62, 20, 10, 118, 119
Optional: 128
Please read the Suttas in the order listed here.
Study guides and other documents associated with this class from Gil:
Introduction MN 10 118 119 Study Guide
Audio Recordings (Hosted by the Sati Center)
Class handouts: Sati Imagery Mindfulness Quotes
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 (No link means no text available)
| MN 39 | MN 62 | MN 20 Thanissaro Soma |
| MN 10 Nyanasatta Thanissaro Soma | MN 118 | MN 119 |
| MN 128 (Nanamoli/Bodhi) |
Optional audio recordings:
Sutta commentaries from Bhikkhu Bodhi
| MN 39 | An audio talk on the Mahā-Assapura 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. These talks are located in section V.2 “The Path to Liberation: The gradual training” |
| MN 20 | Audio talk on the Vitakkasaṇṭhāna — The Removal of Distracting Thoughts in section V.4 “The Path to Liberation: Purifying the mind” |
| MN 10 | A series of 10 audio talks on the The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta — The Foundations of Mindfulness in section VI.2 “The Practice in Detail: The way of mindfulness” |
| MN 118 | 4 Audio talks on the Ānāpānasati Sutta — Mindfulness of Breathing found the section VI.3 “The Practice in Detail: Mindfulness of breathing” |
General resources from Gil: