Number of featured excerpts for each topic appears in parentheses.

The Human Dillema (25)

Impermanence (5:3-5/112)

Suffering (5:4-6/218)

Fear (3:3-5/87)

Sickness (2:3-5/89)

Ageing (1:2-4/36)

Death (5:4-5/155) – Cluster includes: Death (3/130), Recollection/Death (2/47)

Grief (4:2-4/39)

The Three Refuges (14)

Three Refuges (1:2-4/52)

Buddha (5:3-6/85) – Cluster includes: Buddha (4/53), Recollection/Buddha (0/22), Buddho mantra (1/17); Related: Buddha/Biography

Dhamma (4:3-5/84) – Cluster includes: Dhamma (2/69), Recollection/Dhamma (2/18)

Saṅgha (4:3-4/75) – Cluster includes: Saṅgha (3/65), Recollection/Saṅgha (1/13); Related: Communal harmony

Foundations of Dhamma Practice (20)

Spiritual friendship (1:3-4/55) – Cluster includes: Spiritual friendship (1/44), Association with people of integrity (/13)

Generosity (3:3-5/119) – Cluster includes: Generosity (3/114), Recollection/Generosity (0/9)

Goodwill (3:4-5/150)

Virtue (4:3-5/88) – Cluster includes: Virtue (2/73), Recollection/Virtue (2/19)

Precepts (6:3-4/69) – Cluster includes: Precepts (4/45), Five Precepts (2/17), Eight Precepts (0/11); Related: Right Speech, Right Action, Intoxicants

Renunciation (3:2-3/20)

The Four Noble Truths (8)

Four Noble Truths (3:3-4/54)

Suffering (2:2-3/24)

Cause of Suffering (1:2-4/38)

Cessation of Suffering (2:3-4/62)

The Noble Eightfold Path (35)

Middle Path (3:2-3/31)

Eightfold Path (2:3-4/57)

Right View (4:2-4/41)

Right Intention (4:4-6/184) – Cluster includes: Right Intention (0/22), Renunciation (2/20), Goodwill (1/150), Compassion (3/120)

Right Speech (5:3-5/70) – Cluster includes: Right Speech (2/31), False speech (2/7), Malicious speech (1/6), Harsh speech (0/4), Idle chatter (0/8), Admonishment/feedback (1/32)

Right Action (2:2-4/40) – Cluster includes: Right Action (0/5), Killing (1/23), Stealing (0/4), Sexual misconduct (1/8)

Right Livelihood (2:2-4/39)

Right Effort (3:3-5/103)

Right Mindfulness (5:4-6/165) – Cluster includes: Right Mindfulness (3/67), Ardency (1/43), Clear comprehension (1/73); Related: Mindfulness

Right Concentration (5:4-6/188) – Cluster includes: Right Concentration (0/24), Directed thought and evaluation (0/84), Rapture (1/37), Unification (1/17), Jhāna (3/80); Related: Concentration

Meditation Practices (37)

Meditation (4:3-5/103) – Cluster includes: Meditation (2/80), Meditation/General advice (2/25)

Mindfulness of body (7:4-6/156) – Cluster includes: Mindfulness of body (4/100), Unattractiveness (2/39), Elements (1/25), Body scanning (1/11)

Mindfulness of breathing (7:4-5/183)

Walking meditation (3:2-4/39)

Chanting (3:3-4/78)

Recollection (3:3-4/56)

Continuity of mindfulness (5:3-5/86) – Cluster includes: Continuity of mindfulness (4/51), Present moment awareness (1/38)

Direct experience (1:2-4/44)

Knowing itself (3:3-4/68)

Long-term practice (3:2-4/39)

Skillful Qualities (43)

Skillful qualities (2:3-4/76)

Faith (4:3-5/114)

Energy (2:3-4/70) – Cluster includes: Energy (1/48), Devotion to wakefulness (1/25); Related: Right Effort

Mindfulness (5:3-5/121)

Concentration (5:3-5/94)

Discernment (5:4-7/213) – Cluster includes: Discernment (2/155), Investigation of states (2/45), Appropriate attention (1/23)

Skillful desire (2:3-4/59)

Patience (3:3-4/61)

Happiness (5:4-5/150)

Gratitude (1:3-5/91)

Compassion (4:3-5/120)

Equanimity (5:3-4/56)

Unskillful Qualities (41)

Defilements (5:3-5/106) – Cluster includes: Unwholesome Roots (3/70), Unskillful qualities (2/40)

The Five Hindrances (2:2-4/52)

Sensual desire (4:3-5/82) – Cluster includes: Sensual desire (4/70), Greed (0/12)

Aversion and Ill-will (5:3-5/112) – Cluster includes: Aversion (4/99), Ill-will (1/20)

Sloth and torpor (3:2-4/47)

Restlessness and worry (3:3-4/64)

Doubt (3:2-4/40)

Delusion (3:3-4/57)

Proliferation (2:3-5/125)

Views (2:2-4/50)

Self-identity view (4:4-5/168)

Conceit and guilt (7:4-7/119) – Cluster includes: Conceit (1/29), Guilt/shame/inadequacy (3/31), Judgementalism (1/38), Perfectionism (0/16), Jealousy (0/4), Competitiveness (1/7), Selfishness (1/8), Self-pity (0/3)

Buddhist Perspectives on the World (22)

Conditionality (2:3-5/96)

Kamma (2:3-5/94)

Rebirth (3:2-4/49)

Not-self (5:3-5/93)

Nature of mind (4:2-4/46)

Realms of existence (6:4-7/131) – Cluster includes: Realms of existence (1/13), Deva (1/30), Human (2/67), Ghost (1/11), Animal (1/23), Hell (0/2), Non-human beings (0/2), Recollection/Devas (0/11)

Dependent Origination (22)

Dependent origination (3:2-3/29)

Ignorance (1:1-2/13)

Volitional formations (3:2-4/42)

Consciousness (2:2-4/33)

Name and form (2:2-4/49)

Sense bases (1:2-4/40)

Contact (1:1-3/16)

Feeling (2:3-4/59)

Craving (3:3-4/61)

Clinging (2:3-5/108)

Becoming (3:2-4/45) – Cluster includes: Becoming (2/27), Craving not to become (1/20)

Fruits of the Practice (18)

Dispassion (3:3-5/79) – Cluster includes: Dispassion (2/36), Disenchantment (0/13), Cessation (2/38); Related: Cessation of Suffering

Relinquishment (4:4-5/192)

Liberation (2:3-5/129) – Cluster includes: Liberation (2/114), Release (0/18)

Stages of awakening (4:3-5/71) – Cluster includes: Stages of awakening (2/32), Stream entry (2/30), Once return (0/2), Non-return (0/4), Arahant (/17)

Nibbāna (5:3-5/69) – Cluster includes: Nibbāna (4/47), Deathless (0/4), Unestablished consciousness (0/2), Unconditioned (1/19), Recollection/Peace (0/3)

Teaching and Teachers (30)

Teaching Dhamma (3:4-6/193) – Cluster includes: Teaching Dhamma (2/155), Gradual Teaching (0/18), Questions (1/22), Dhamma discussion (0/2), Stories (0/5), Symbolism (0/3)

Teachers (4:3-6/102) – Cluster includes: Teachers (2/25), Mentoring (1/27), Personal presence (0/21), Fierce/direct teaching (1/42)

Buddha (biographical) (2:2-4/52)

Ajahn Mun (3:3-4/65)

Ajahn Chah (7:5-7/652)

Ajahn Sumedho (4:3-5/106)

Ajahn Pasanno (7:4-6/294)

Context of the Teachings (14)

Natural environment (2:2-4/48)

Language (3:4-6/179) – Cluster includes: Language (1/49), Pāli (2/92), Translation (1/79)

Thai culture (6:4-7/240) – Cluster includes: Culture/Thailand (2/158), Thai (1/48), History/Thai Buddhism (3/49)

Western culture (3:3-5/142)

Monastic Life (41)

Monastic life (7:5-8/290) – Cluster includes: Monastic life (2/191), Ordination (1/27), Sequence of training (2/35), Dependence (0/2), Monastic routine (1/11), Perception of a samaṇa (1/12), Simplicity (1/41)

Motivation (2:2-4/36)

Mutual support (3:3-5/82) – Cluster includes: Mutual lay/Saṅgha support (2/45), Almsround (1/42)

The Four Requisites (6:4-7/117) – Cluster includes: Requisites (0/11), Robes (0/16), Almsfood (1/29), Almsbowl (0/9), Lodging (3/46), Medicinal requisites (1/16), Monastic crafts (0/4), Building projects (1/15)

Thai Forest Tradition (4:3-5/84)

Vinaya (5:3-6/130) – Cluster includes: Vinaya (5/83), Pāṭimokkha (0/11), Confession (0/4), Protocols (0/19), Not handling money (0/13), Rains retreat (0/21)

Monastic community (7:4-7/118) – Cluster includes: Fourfold Assembly (0/2), Saṅgha (3/65), Communal harmony (3/52), Principles of Cordiality (0/10), Saṅgha decision making (0/21), Abbot (1/32), Monastery organizational structure (0/3)

Ascetic practices (5:3-6/106) – Cluster includes: Ascetic practices (2/27), Tudong (3/77), Fasting (0/3), Sitter's practice (0/2)

Women's monastic forms (2:2-3/23) – Cluster includes: Women's monastic forms (1/8), Bhikkhunī (0/6), Sīladharā (0/9), Mae Chee (1/7)

Monasteries (10)

Wat Pah Pong (3:3-5/105)

Wat Pah Nanachat (2:3-4/73)

Abhayagiri (5:4-6/214)

Everyday Life Practice (39)

Everyday life (5:3-5/92) – Cluster includes: Everyday life (1/37), Lay life (4/59)

Health (3:3-6/97) – Cluster includes: Health (/25), Exercise (0/6), Smoking (0/1), Mental illness (0/5), Health care (3/52), Pandemic (0/11)

Family (4:3-6/92) – Cluster includes: Family (1/71), Parents (2/29), Children (2/12)

Relationships (3:2-3/29)

Community (6:3-6/138) – Cluster includes: Community (1/59), Communal harmony (4/52), Conflict (1/38), Leadership (1/17)

Environment (3:2-3/29)

Work (2:2-4/47) – Cluster includes: Work (2/44), Retirement (0/3); Related: Right Livelihood

Politics and society (5:3-6/84) – Cluster includes: Politics and society (4/59), Service (0/5), Activism (1/8), Non-profit organizations (0/3), Corruption (0/3), Crime (0/7), Discrimination (0/3), Military (0/16)

Commerce and economics (4:2-4/46) – Cluster includes: Commerce/economics (2/37), Poverty (2/11)

Technology and media (4:4-6/55) – Cluster includes: Technology (1/15), Industry (0/2), Science (0/10), Media (0/12), News (1/4), Advertizing (0/3), Internet (0/6), Social media (1/4), Online community (1/9)

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