Vipassana, or insight, Meditation

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Guided Meditation Body Sweep by Leigh Brasington Streamed Talk 
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The Four noble Truths

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The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho
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The Four Noble Truths, A Study Guide prepared by Thanissaro Bhikkhu


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The Four Noble Truths by Steve Armstrong Streamed talk

The First Noble Truth

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There is Dukkha (unsatisfactoriness).

Dukkha is one of the Three Marks of Existence the others being Anicca (impermanence) and Anatta (non-self)

The suffering of change Stephen Batchelor explains the idea behind the truth of suffering (Listen on RealPlayer)

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Anatta:
Anatta Made Simple

Not Self, Not No Self

"Impermanence" by Leigh Brasington

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The Second Noble Truth

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The cause of suffering Robert Thurman describes the cause of suffering (Listen on RealPlayer)

Dependent Origination, The buddhist Law of Conditionality by P.A.Payutto

A Discourse on Dependent Origination by Venerable Mahāsī Sayādaw

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Dependent Origination, Guy Armstrong

Catching Suffering Before It Happens, Ajahn Amaro


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The Third Noble Truth

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THE THIRD NOBLE TRUTH & THE TEN FETTERS from the London Buddhist Vihara

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Third noble truth

The Fourth Noble Truth

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The Noble eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi

"The Noble Eightfold Path" from "the Wings to Awakening" by Ven. Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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The fourth Noble Truth

The Noble eightfold Path

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Wisdom (Prajñā • Paññā)

Right View, samma ditthi

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Right View (Part 1) by Leigh Brasington

Sammaditthi Sutta - Majjhima Nikaya 9 by Ajahn Brahm

Wise View by Rodney Smith


Right Intention, samma sankappa

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Right Intention by Bhikkhu Bodhi

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Wise Aspiration by Rodney Smith

Ethical conduct (Śīla • Sīla)

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A Treatise on the Paramis by Acariya Dhammapala


Right speech, sammā-vācā

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Right Speech

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Choice Words by Steve Armstrong

Wise Speech by Rodney Smith


Right action, sammā-kammanta

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Wise Action by Rodney Smith


Right livelihood, sammā-ājīva

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Wise Livelihood by Rodney Smith

Concentration (Samādhi)

Right effort, sammā-vāyāma

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Wise Effort by Rodney Smith


Right mindfulness, sammā-sati

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Mindfulness in Plain English by Ven. Henepola Gunaratana


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Wise Mindfulness by Rodney Smith


Right concentration, sammā-samādhi

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Wise Samadhi by Rodney Smith

The Five Hindrances, pañca nīvaraṇāni

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Concentration: Abandoning the Hindrances from the Wings to Awakening

The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest from Access to Insight

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Four talks on the Hindrances by Steve Armstrong