References – SN 15: Linked Discourses on the Unknowable Beginning 
Sutta / Saṁyutta Nikāya / SN 15: Anamataggasaṁyutta
Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.1: Grass and Sticks 

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Reflection by Ajahn Pasanno: Fine-tuning the balance between stillness and investigation. [Calming meditation ] [Insight meditation ] [Gladdening the mind] // [Mindfulness of breathing]

Sutta: SN 15.1: “Bound by ignorance and obstructed by craving.” [Ignorance] [Craving]

Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of In-and-Out Breathing [2005], Session 11, Excerpt 1


Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.14: Mother 

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Story: Dharma Master Heng Shun teaches his students to recite the Mata Sutta (SN 15.14-19) before meditation. Told by Bhikshu Heng Shun. [Bhikshu Heng Shun] [City of Ten Thousand Buddhas] [Learning] [Meditation] [Chanting] // [Goodwill] [Saṃsāra]

Abhayagiri's 20th Anniversary [2016], Session 5, Excerpt 8


Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.20: Mount Vepulla 

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Readings: AN 7.48.10: Saññā Sutta; SN 35.82: Loka; Ud 4.1: Meghiya; AN 1.136: Uppādā Sutta; SN 15.20: Mount Vepulla. Read by Ajahn Pasanno. [Impermanence]

Even the Sāsana Will Pass Away [2025]