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Reading Faithfully
  • 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
  • Audio
  • Downloads
  • Ebooks
  • Home
    • Dedication of Merit
    • Glossary
    • Sutta Reading Frequently Asked Questions
    • Contact

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Make a Sutta Reading Practice Plan

By writing down our intentions to engage daily with the words of the Buddha, we increase our chances of success.

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Ancient is this situation, oh Atula, it is not just true today: people criticize one sitting silently, they criticize one speaking much, and they criticize one speaking moderately. There is no one in the world who is not criticized.

—The Buddha, Dhammapada 227

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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