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Benefits of Having a Backup Text for Sutta Reading Practice

Be prepared for times when reading your regular book of suttas is difficult.

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Hunger is the worst illness; conditioned things the worst suffering. For one who knows this as it really is, Nibbāna is the foremost happiness.

—The Buddha, Dhammapada 203

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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