CONTENTS

  1. Discourse on Sallekha Sutta

  2. The Questions of Thera Cunda

  3. the Question Needs Explanation

  4. False Views about Atta

  5. theories of Loka

  6. The Buddha’s Reply

  7. The Five Khandhas in Action

  8. Potential Defilements

  9. Averting Defilement Potential through Contemplation

10. “This is Not I”

11. How to contemplate for the Elimination of the Belief

12. First Jhæna and Conceit

13. Attributes of the First Jhæna

14. Five Hundred Deluded Monks.

15. Story of Thera Mahænæga

16. Story of Thera Cþ¹asuma

17. Unusual Experiences

18. Present Bliss

19. Jhæna in Vipassanæ

20. Sallekha Way of Life

21. Elaboration of Sallekha Practice

22. Avihimsæ or Non-Violence

23. Thought about Sallekha Dhamma

24. Parikkamanaværa

25. Uparibhægaværa

26. Parinbbænaværa

27. Kammic Effects of Violence and Non-Violence

28. The Story of Thera Putigattatissa

29. The Relics of the Arahat

30. The Previous Life of Tissa

31. PÆnÆtipÆta – Taking Life

32. Sallekhaværa

33. Thoughts on Non-Killing, etc.

34. Jhæna and Non-Killing

35. The Permanent Remedy: Insight-Knowledge

36. The Act of Killing

37. Causing Others to Kill

38. Meat for Bhikkhus

39. Kammic Effects

40. Stillborn BABY

41. The Buddha’s Answer

42. For Killing a Sheep

43. Matakabhatta Jætaka

44. The Good Kamma of Non-Killing

45. The Buddha Day

46. Dibba Cakkhu or Knowledge of Celestial-Eye

47. Dependent Origination

48. Meditation to Gain Insight

49. Enlightenment

50. The Buddha’s Physical Body

51. First Sermon and Parinibbæna

52. Historical Evidence

53. The Relics of the Buddha

54. Size and Colour of the Relics

55. Stealing and Robbing

56. Abstention (Virati)

57. Non-Stealing for Spiritual Uplift

58. The Kammic Effects of Stealing and Non-Stealing

59. Practice for Higher Life

60. Extinction of Defilements

61.Mahæsamaya Day

62. BrahmÆcariya or Chastity

63. Kæmesumicchæcæra (Illicit Sex)

64. BrahmÆcariya

65. Parikkamana Væra, etc.

66.Seven Miner Sexual Acts

67. Male Chastity

68. Female Chastity

69. The Story of Khemæ

70. The Story of Therø Uppalava¤¤a

71. The Story of Padæcærø

72. Kundalakesæ Therø

73. Kisægotamø

74. Dhammadinnæ

75. Visækhæ

76. Musævæda – Telling Lies

77. Importance of Truthfulness in Giving Evidence

78. Ariya And Anariya

79. Cittuppædaværa, etc.

80. Kammic Results

81. Benefits Here and Now

82. Remedy for Poison

83. Cure for Disease

84. Spiritual Healing

85. Rain-Making

86. King Sutasoma

87. A Cannibal in Exile

88. PorisÆda, the Cannibal

89. Capture of Sutasoma

90. The King’s Concern

91. Valuable Stanzas

92. Ennobling Influence of Parents

93. Ennobling Power of the Wise Man’s Dhamma

94. Conformity to the Buddha’s Teaching

95. Purity and Insight-Knowledge (Vipassanæ)

96. Royal Chariots Subject to Old Age

97. The Human Body Too Becomes Old

98. An Inspiring Example

99. Farthest Apart

100. Keeping One’s Promise

101. The Conversion of PorisædA

102. Moral

103. Pisu¤avæcæ – Slandering

104. Divide and Rule

105. Overcoming Slander

106. Kammic Effects

107. The Story of Isidæsi Therø

108. The Story of Udumbara Devø

109. Ordination of Isidæsø

110. Conclusion

111. Harsh Language (Pharusavæcæ)

112. Case of a Man Who Conquers through Mindfulness

113. Kammic Effects

114. Rebirth as Peta because of Curses

115. Abuse Leads to World of Petas

116. Frivolous Talk (Samphappalæpa)

117. The Story of Ghatikæra

118. Kammic Effects

119. Covetousness (Abhijjhæ)

120. Four Kinds of Covetousness

121. Vyæpæda (Ill-Will)

122. Ten Miccha¿¿a (Wrong Ideas)

123. Micchædi¿¿hi (Wrong Belief)

124. The Tenfold Wrong Belief

125. Denial of Kamma and its Effect

126. Creation

127. Kamma, the Only Explanation

128. A Very Terrible Belief

129. Affirmation of the Belief (Cittuppædaværa, etc.)

130. The Path-Oriented Wrong Belief and Right Belief

131. Essential Knowledge

132. Method of meditation

133. Affirmation of the Right View

134. Sassatadi¿¿hi and Ucchedadi¿¿hi
(Continuity-belief and Annihilation-belief)

135. Right Belief based on Meditation (or) Knowledge of Causal Relation

136. Renewal of Existence

137. Freedom from Heresies through Discriminative Knowledge of Cause and Effect

138. Genesis of Sammasanañæ¤a., etc.

139. Genesis of Path-Knowledge

140. Seeing the Four Noble Truths Simultaneously

141. The Three Stages of the Path

142. Wrong Intentions (Micchæsa£kappa)

143. Right Intention (Sammæsa£kappa)

144. Wrong Speech (Micchævæcæ)

145. Right Speech (Sammævæcæ)

146. Wrong Action (Micchækammanta)

147. Wrong Livelihood (Micchææjøva)

148. Right Livelihood (Sammææjøva)

149. The Right Livelihood and the Wrong Livelihood of the Bhikkhus

150. Three Kinds of Abstentions (Virati)

151. Wrong Effort (Micchævæyæma)

152. Right Effort (Sammævæyæma)

153. Wrong Recollection (Micchæsati)

154. Right Recollection (Sammæsati)

155. Wrong Concentration (Micchæsamædhi)

156. Right Concentration (Sammæ-samædhi)

157. Wrong Liberation (Micchævimutti)

158. Wrong Reflection (Micchæñæ¤a)

159. Right Reflection (Sammæñæ¤a)

160. Wrong Liberation (Micchævimutti)

161. The “Light” Arahat

162. Iron-Pot-Roasting Arahat

163. Earthern-Pot Arahat

164. Right Liberation (Sammævimutti)

165. Torpor and Languor (Thønamiddha)

166. Mental Purification through InsighT

167. Drowsiness is not Necessarily Defilement

168. Physical Torpor

169. Uddhacca (Restlessness)

170. Vicikicchæ (doubt about Right Dhamma)

171. Doubt about the Practice for Tranquility

172. Doubt about Insight-Meditation

173. Cause of Confusion

174. All Forms of Corporeality

175. Væyo or Wind-Element

176. No Doubt about the Cultivation of the Four Satipa¿¿hænas

177. Purity of Mind through Temporary Tranquility

178. Conquest of Doubt through Insight and Path-Knowledge

179. Kodha (Anger)

180. Upanæha – Harbouring Spite

181. Cause of Spitefulness

182. The Story of Kæliyakkhini

183. Retaliation May Lead to Wrongs done to Noble Ones

184. Ingratitude (Makkha)

185. Særiputta’s Sense of Gratitude

186. Emulating Men of Higher Spiritual Status (Pælasa)

187. Envy (Issæ)

188. Miserliness (Macchariya)

189. The Story of Macchariyakosiya

190. The Nature of macchariya

191. Not all is Macchariya

192. Kammic Effects of Macchariya

193. The Brahmin Todeyya

194. Fourteen Questions

195. Five Kinds of Macchariya

196. Macchariya in regard to Abode

197. Miserliness in regard to Lay Followers (Kulamacchariya)

198. The Desire for Exclusive Possession (Læbha Macchariya)

199. Miserliness about virtues (Va¤¤a Macchariya)

200. Miserliness in respect of Learning (Dhamma Macchariya)

201. The Fetters of Suffering

202. Sætheyya (Hypocrisy)

203. Padhæniyanga – Elements of Effort

204. Need for Serious Effort

205. Invitation by the Buddha

206. Rarity of Enlightenment within a Week

207. The First Sermon of the Buddha

208. Mindfulness while Hearing the Dhamma

209. Right Method, Sincerity and Diligence

210. Hiding One’s Defects (Mæyæ)

211. Excessive Conceit (Atimæna)
        Lack of Respect (Thambha)

212. Særiputta’s Humility

213. Indocility (Dovacassata)

214. Docility Essential to Moral Progress

215. Bad Companionship (Pæpamitta)

216. Ajætasattu and Devadatta

217. Devadatta’s Request

218. Good Friend of Teacher

219. Pamæda – Forgetfulness in Doing Good

220. Pamæda and Sensual Desires

221. Forgetting to Do Good

222. The Practice of Appamæda

223. Appamædena Sampædetha: Its True meaning

224. The Last Teaching

225. Assaddhi – Lack of Faith

226. Ahørika and Anottappa – Lack of Moral Shame and Dread

227. Appassutatæ – Poverty of Knowledge

228. Complete Knowledge in one Stanza

229. Like a Cowherd

230. Laziness (Kosajja)

231. Absent-Mindedness (Mu¿¿hassacca)

232. Duppannata – Lack of Vipassanæ Insight

233. Satipa¿¿hæna and Vipassanæ

234. Not Human Knowledge

235. Answers to Three Questions

236. Næmarþpaparicchedañæ¤a

237. Paccayapariggahañæ¤a

238. Sammæsanañæ¤a

239. Udayabbayañæ¤a

240. Bha£gañæ¤a

241. Bhayañæ¤a, Adinavañæ¤a and Nibbidañæ¤a

242. Muccitukamyata and other Insights

243. Sandi¿¿hiparæmæsa – Bigotry

244. Bigotry among Buddhists

245. Bhikkhu Sæti and Ego-Belief

246. Bhikkhu Ari¿¿ha

247. Erroneous Views in Modern Times

248. The Bigotry of Sunakkhatta

249. Jhæna and Purity of Mind

250. The Bigotry of an AscetiC Teacher