☸ Self-effacement I MN 8 I MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA I Middle Length Discourses I 8/152 ☸
Channel: Buddhist Teachings
Date: 16/02/2023

MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA - The Collection of Middle Length Discourses.
SALLEKHA-SUTTA
MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA 8 OF 152
Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato read by Roland Kitchen

DESCRIPTION
The Buddha differentiates between peaceful meditation and spiritual practices that encompass the whole of life. He lists forty-four aspects, which he explains as “effacement”, the wearing away of conceit.

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