Number of featured excerpts for each topic appears in parentheses.

The Human Dillema (17)

Impermanence (2:3-5/84)

Suffering (2:4-5/188)

Fear (1:3-4/73)

Sickness (2:3-5/83)

Ageing (1:2-3/31)

Death (5:3-5/129) – Cluster includes: Death (3/115), Recollection/Death (2/29)

Grief (4:2-4/32)

The Three Refuges (14)

Three Refuges (1:2-4/45)

Buddha (5:3-5/77) – Cluster includes: Buddha (4/50), Recollection/Buddha (/20), Buddho mantra (1/13)

Dhamma (4:3-4/70) – Cluster includes: Dhamma (2/58), Recollection/Dhamma (2/15)

Saṅgha (4:3-4/66) – Cluster includes: Saṅgha (3/58), Recollection/Saṅgha (1/11); Related: Communal harmony

Foundations of Dhamma Practice (19)

Spiritual friendship (1:2-4/43) – Cluster includes: Spiritual friendship (1/33), Association with people of integrity (/12)

Generosity (3:3-5/97) – Cluster includes: Generosity (3/93), Recollection/Generosity (0/7)

Goodwill (3:3-5/127)

Virtue (4:3-4/79) – Cluster includes: Virtue (2/65), Recollection/Virtue (2/17)

Precepts (5:3-4/60) – Cluster includes: Precepts (4/40), Five Precepts (1/16), Eight Precepts (0/8); Related: Right Speech, Right Action

Renunciation (3:2-3/21)

The Four Noble Truths (7)

Four Noble Truths (3:2-4/46)

Suffering (1:2-3/20)

Cause of Suffering (1:2-3/30)

Cessation of Suffering (2:2-4/51)

The Noble Eightfold Path (31)

Middle Path (4:2-3/28)

Eightfold Path (1:2-4/51)

Right View (3:2-4/33)

Right Speech (5:3-5/55) – Cluster includes: Right Speech (2/23), False speech (2/6), Malicious speech (1/6), Harsh speech (0/3), Idle chatter (0/6), Admonishment/feedback (1/24)

Right Action (1:2-4/35) – Cluster includes: Right Action (0/4), Killing (/20), Stealing (0/4), Sexual misconduct (1/7)

Right Livelihood (2:2-4/39)

Right Effort (2:3-5/90)

Right Mindfulness (5:4-6/148) – Cluster includes: Right Mindfulness (3/62), Ardency (2/39), Clear comprehension (/61); Related: Mindfulness

Right Concentration (9:4-6/171) – Cluster includes: Right Concentration (0/24), Directed thought and evaluation (1/78), Rapture (3/32), Unification (1/13), Jhāna (4/72); Related: Concentration

Meditation Practices (24)

Meditation (2:3-5/96) – Cluster includes: Meditation (/74), Meditation/General advice (2/23)

Mindfulness of body (1:3-4/78)

Mindfulness of breathing (6:3-5/119)

Walking meditation (3:2-3/31)

Chanting (2:3-4/75)

Recollection (3:2-4/51)

Continuity of mindfulness (3:3-4/76) – Cluster includes: Continuity of mindfulness (3/45), Present moment awareness (/34)

Direct experience (1:2-4/36)

Knowing itself (2:2-4/47)

Long-term practice (3:2-4/34)

Skillful Qualities (34)

Faith (2:3-5/101)

Energy (1:3-4/55) – Cluster includes: Energy (/40), Devotion to wakefulness (1/18); Related: Right Effort

Mindfulness (4:3-5/99)

Concentration (4:3-4/78)

Discernment (5:4-6/185) – Cluster includes: Discernment (2/133), Appropriate attention (1/21), Investigation of states (2/38)

Skillful desire (2:2-4/47)

Patience (2:3-4/54)

Happiness (4:3-5/132)

Gratitude (1:3-4/68)

Compassion (4:3-5/106)

Equanimity (5:2-4/43)

Unskillful Qualities (31)

Defilements (3:3-5/87) – Cluster includes: Unwholesome Roots (3/56), Unskillful qualities (/35)

The Five Hindrances (2:2-3/29)

Sensual desire (3:3-4/68) – Cluster includes: Sensual desire (3/57), Greed (0/11)

Aversion and Ill-will (2:3-5/90) – Cluster includes: Aversion (2/80), Ill-will (0/15)

Sloth and torpor (3:2-4/39)

Restlessness and worry (2:2-4/51)

Doubt (3:2-4/34)

Delusion (2:2-4/51)

Proliferation (1:3-5/108)

Views (2:2-4/41)

Self-identity view (3:3-5/139)

Conceit and guilt (7:4-7/100) – Cluster includes: Conceit (1/28), Guilt/shame/inadequacy (3/24), Judgementalism (1/28), Perfectionism (0/14), Jealousy (0/3), Competitiveness (1/7), Selfishness (1/8), Self-pity (0/3)

Buddhist Perspectives on the World (16)

Conditionality (2:3-5/84)

Kamma (1:3-5/82)

Rebirth (3:2-4/46)

Not-self (3:3-5/80)

Nature of mind (3:2-4/38)

Realms of existence (4:4-7/121) – Cluster includes: Realms of existence (1/13), Deva (1/29), Human (1/59), Ghost (1/11), Animal (0/22), Hell (0/2), Non-human beings (0/2), Recollection/Devas (0/11)

Dependent Origination (15)

Dependent origination (1:2-3/24)

Ignorance (1:1-2/9)

Volitional formations (2:2-4/37)

Consciousness (2:2-3/28)

Name and form (1:2-4/44)

Sense bases (1:2-4/35)

Contact (1:1-2/13)

Feeling (2:2-4/52)

Craving (1:3-4/54)

Clinging (1:3-5/95)

Becoming (3:2-4/38) – Cluster includes: Becoming (2/24), Craving not to become (1/16)

Fruits of the Practice (10)

Dispassion (2:3-4/54) – Cluster includes: Dispassion (1/21), Disenchantment (0/9), Cessation (1/30); Related: Cessation of Suffering

Relinquishment (2:4-5/158)

Liberation (1:3-5/105) – Cluster includes: Liberation (1/90), Release (0/18)

Stages of awakening (2:3-5/67) – Cluster includes: Stages of awakening (/31), Stream entry (2/28), Once return (0/1), Non-return (0/3), Arahant (0/14)

Nibbāna (3:3-5/54) – Cluster includes: Nibbāna (2/34), Deathless (0/4), Unestablished consciousness (0/1), Unconditioned (1/17), Recollection/Peace (0/3)

Teaching and Teachers (29)

Teaching Dhamma (2:4-6/168) – Cluster includes: Teaching Dhamma (1/134), Gradual Teaching (0/18), Questions (1/19), Dhamma discussion (0/2), Stories (0/4), Symbolism (0/3)

Teachers (6:3-6/92) – Cluster includes: Teachers (2/24), Mentoring (1/25), Personal presence (0/18), Fierce/direct teaching (3/39)

The Buddha (2:2-4/44)

Ajahn Mun (2:3-4/62)

Ajahn Chah (7:5-7/573)

Ajahn Sumedho (4:3-4/78)

Ajahn Pasanno (6:4-6/237)

Context of the Teachings (8)

Natural environment (1:2-4/39)

Language (1:4-6/159) – Cluster includes: Language (1/44), Pāli (/88), Translation (/65)

Thai culture (3:4-7/222) – Cluster includes: Culture/Thailand (2/146), Thai (0/42), History/Thai Buddhism (1/49)

Western culture (3:3-5/126)

Monastic Life (30)

Monastic life (5:5-8/256) – Cluster includes: Monastic life (1/172), Ordination (0/22), Sequence of training (2/31), Dependence (0/2), Monastic routine (1/10), Perception of a samaṇa (0/10), Simplicity (1/33)

Motivation (1:2-4/34)

Mutual support (3:3-4/66) – Cluster includes: Mutual lay/Saṅgha support (2/32), Almsround (1/39)

The Four Requisites (2:4-7/83) – Cluster includes: Requisites (0/9), Robes (0/14), Almsfood (1/29), Almsbowl (0/8), Lodging (0/19), Medicinal requisites (1/15), Monastic crafts (0/4), Building projects (0/6)

Thai Forest Tradition (2:3-4/78)

Vinaya (5:3-6/108) – Cluster includes: Vinaya (5/69), Pāṭimokkha (0/10), Confession (0/3), Protocols (0/11), Not handling money (0/11), Rains retreat (0/19)

Monastic community (5:4-7/113) – Cluster includes: Communal harmony (1/24), Saṅgha (3/58), Fourfold Assembly (0/2), Principles of Cordiality (0/1), Saṅgha decision making (0/20), Abbot (1/24), Monastery organizational structure (0/2)

Ascetic practices (5:3-6/98) – Cluster includes: Ascetic practices (2/23), Tudong (3/74), Fasting (0/2), Sitter's practice (0/1)

Women's monastic forms (2:2-3/20) – Cluster includes: Women's monastic forms (1/7), Bhikkhunī (0/5), Sīladharā (0/7), Mae Chee (1/7)

Monasteries (5)

Wat Pah Pong (2:3-5/99)

Wat Pah Nanachat (2:3-4/59)

Abhayagiri (1:3-5/113)

Everyday Life Practice (33)

Everyday life (4:3-5/81) – Cluster includes: Everyday life (1/34), Lay life (3/50)

Health (1:3-6/87) – Cluster includes: Health (/23), Excercise (0/5), Smoking (0/1), Mental illness (0/4), Health care (1/50), Pandemic (0/7)

Family (4:3-6/86) – Cluster includes: Family (1/68), Parents (2/25), Children (2/12)

Relationships (3:2-3/28)

Community (3:3-6/92) – Cluster includes: Community (/41), Communal harmony (1/24), Conflict (1/30), Leadership (1/11)

Environment (3:2-3/28)

Work (2:2-4/40) – Cluster includes: Work (2/38), Retirement (0/2); Related: Right Livelihood

Politics and society (5:3-5/76) – Cluster includes: Politics and society (3/56), Service (0/2), Activism (2/7), Non-profit organizations (0/2), Corruption (0/3), Crime (0/6), Discrimination (0/3), Military (0/16)

Commerce and economics (4:2-4/41) – Cluster includes: Commerce/economics (2/33), Poverty (2/10)

Technology and media (4:2-5/49) – Cluster includes: Technology (1/15), Industry (0/2), Science (0/10), Media (0/11), News (1/3), Advertizing (0/3), Internet (0/5), Social media (1/4), Online community (1/6)

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