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  • Start Here
  • Sutta Practice
    • What is a sutta practice?
    • Developing Your Sutta Practice
    • How Much to Read
    • When to Read
    • When You Complete a Book
  • Books
    • Canonical Collections
    • Anthologies
    • Suggestions Based Time
    • Suggestions Based on Experience
    • Sutta Reading Book Sources
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  • Downloads
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Personal Anthology

Troubleshooting Your Personal Anthology

Creating a Personal Anthology is extremely simple, but there are still some places we can go wrong. If this happens our Anthology may be less effective. Below are some common problems and suggestions for solving them. As a reminder, this is the basic method: Read the suttas on a regular basis taking them to heart … Read more

Categories motivation Tags Daily Practice, How To, Persistant, Personal Anthology, Pragmatic

Almost Personal Anthology

One of the easiest ways to make a deep connection with the suttas is by creating a personal anthology. If you haven’t read the main article, this involves noticing when sutta passages are particularly meaningful to you and then copying them into a blank book. Then when the hindrances arise, you can quickly turn to … Read more

Categories motivation Tags Hindrances to Reading, Personal Anthology, Pragmatic

How To: Tips for Writing in a Small Book

It’s great to use a small blank book for your personal anthology. They are easy to carry around and keep near by for when you need to read the teachings. It can be tricky, though, to write neatly on such a small surface. Here are some tips to make things easier. Pencil or Pen If … Read more

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Personal Anthology

When we read the suttas faithfully, we are going to find passages that strongly resonate with us. Turn those into a personal anthology.

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Categories motivation Tags Hindrances to Reading, Memorizing, Personal, Personal Anthology, Pragmatic

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The diligent, wise Dhamma practitioner clearly understands the difference between diligence and negligence. Delighting in the dwelling of the noble ones which is the thirty-seven aids to enlightenment, they rejoice in diligence.

—The Buddha, Dhammapada 22

What is a Sutta Practice

Broadly speaking, a sutta practice is a regular habit of interacting directly with the suttas in a way that lifts the heart and brings us to faith in the Blessed One, his Dhamma, and his Sangha of enlightened disciples.

In practical terms, this may be done by reading daily from a text, be it a traditional collection, or an anthology of suttas around a particular theme. The emphasis is placed on what is understood and taking that to heart. We approach the text as a sick person would seeking medicine, with the Blessed One as our doctor.

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