Access to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism
The non-doing of any evil,
the performance of what's skillful,
the cleansing of one's own mind:
    this is the teaching
    of the Awakened.

What's new

Sutta from the Samyutta Nikaya 2009.10.24

Timsa Sutta: Thirty (SN 15.13)
Which is greater, the blood you have shed in your long journey in samsara, or the water in the four great oceans?

Offline Edition ("bulk download") is back 2009.10.11

I'm happy to report that the Offline Edition (formerly called the "bulk download") is back in service. In order to get it to cooperate with this spring's site redesign, I had to rewrite most of the code, which means that there may still be a few glitches. Please let me know if you have any problems with it.

New pop-up tools menu 2009.07.18

You'll now find some handy tools when you hover your mouse over the tiny ATI icon at the top left of each page inside the website. If you have any difficulties using this popup menu, please let me know.

An essay on meditation practice 2009.06.24

Good will, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity are all qualities that can be developed with practice. To elevate them fully to the level of brahmavihara, however, requires the hard work of bringing real intelligence to your heart.

Two suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya 2009.06.02

Dana Sutta: Giving (AN 6.37)
The six factors with which to make the most of giving.
Kula Sutta: A Family (AN 5.199)
On the rewards of being attentive and hospitable to a visiting monk/nun.

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