Theme: Meditation – Concentration and Wisdom
Readings: MN 111, 52, 128, 106, 121, (optional 140) Also 119.18-21, 43.18-20,
Please read the Suttas in the order listed here.
Study guides and other documents associated with this class from Gil:
Audio Recordings (Hosted by the Sati Center)
Class handouts:
Jhana description More Jhana description
Foundations for Jhana Serenity & Insight 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 111 | MN 52 | MN 128 (Nanamoli/Bodhi) |
| MN 106 | MN 121 | MN 140 |
| MN 119 | MN 43 |
Optional audio recordings:
Sutta commentaries from Bhikkhu Bodhi
| MN 52 | An audio talk on the Aṭṭhakanāgara Sutta — The Man from Aṭṭhakanāgara 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 VII. The Cultivation of Wisdom – 3. Final realization |
| MN 140 | (2) (3) A series of 3 audio talks on the Dhātuvibhanga Sutta — The Exposition of the Elements in section VII. The Cultivation of Wisdom – 3. Final realization |
General resources from Gil: