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Bhante Gunaratana - Simile of the man in the well
Story from the Apadana illustrating the nature of Samsara.
Bhante Gunaratana - Power of Generosity
"... if beings knew, as I know, the result of giving and sharing, they would not eat without having given, nor would they allow the stain of meanness to obsess them and take root in their minds. Even if it were their last morsel, their last mouthful, they would not eat without having shared it, if there were someone to share it with..." (The Buddha; Itivuttaka 26)
Bhante Gunaratana - Mind creates the World (2)
"Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-made. If one speaks or acts with an impure mind happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow." (The Buddha; Dhammapada 2)
Bhante Gunaratana - Mind creates the World (1)
"Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-made. If one speaks or acts with an impure mind suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox." (The Buddha; Dhammapada 1)
Bhante Gunaratana - Excellent Friends
"For one who is looking for an external aid to enlightenment, I see no greater help than an excellent friend" The Buddha, Iti 17
Bhante Gunaratana - Madhupindika Sutta (M 18)
The origin of unhelpful thoughts, conceptual proliferation (papanca). See http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.018.than.html
Bhante Gunaratana - The snake and raft simile
Bhante Gunaratana talking about the Alagaddupama Sutta (M 22) with the simile of the snake's tail and the simile of the raft. See http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.022.than.html
Bhante Gunaratana - Supporting Meditation
Bhante Gunaratana on the Upanisa Sutta (A 11), the holistic approach to supporting meditative development through cultivating virtue. See http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel277.html