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Copyright
Acknowledgements
Danger is Normal
What’s Noble about the Noble Truths?
Truths with Consequences
We Are Not One
Under Your Skin
Silence Isn’t Mandatory
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Background: the Nine Attainments
Silence in the Formless Attainments
Buddhaghosa’s Interpretations
More Arguments for Silence in the First Jhāna
Purity of Concentration
The Right Use of Concentration
The Not-self Strategy
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1. The Purpose & Range of the Teachings
2. The Metaphysical Assumptions of the Four Noble Truths
3. The Buddha’s Teaching Strategy
4. Two Fetters of Views
5. “Self” & “Not-self” as Skillful Strategies
6. The Strategic Use of the Knowledge, “All phenomena are not-self”
7. The Abandoning of All Strategies
The Buddha’s Last Word
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Noble
&
True
Essays on the Buddhist Path
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)
