2007-06-09 — Two suttas on jhana

• SN 2.7: Pañcalacanda Sutta — Pañcalacanda the Deva's Son {S i 48; CDB i 142} [Thanissaro]. Finding an opening to Nibbana.
• AN 9.42: Pañcala Sutta — Pañcala's Verse {A iv 451} [Thanissaro]. How jhana leads the meditator out from the confines of the mind.

2007-04-26 — Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya

Anguttara Nikaya: An Anthology (Part III: Books Eight to Eleven), by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 238-240; 1976; 175k/50pp.)

A collection of thirty-four suttas excerpted from the Anguttara Nikaya, with detailed notes and commentary.

2007-04-13 — The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhism

The Psychology of Emotions in Buddhist Perspective, by Dr. Padmasiri de Silva (Buddhist Publication Society “Wheel” Publication No. 237; 1976; 67k/18pp.)

In this concise introductory lecture, the author successfully bridges the languages of Buddhism and Western psychology to describe the range and function of human emotional states.

2007-04-05 — Biography of Angulimala

Angulimala: A Murderer's Road to Sainthood, by Hellmuth Hecker (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 312; 1984; 43k/13pp.)

A brief biography of Angulimala, the notorious bandit who was transformed by the Dhamma and eventually became an arahant.