May 5: The Chariotmaker AN 3:15 The Buddha uses an analogy to teach us patience in the development of our meditation practice. Several other suttas from AN 2 and 3 were used to reveal advice from the Buddha on developing our practice. May 12: The Four Noble Truths This is the basic teaching of the Buddha. All his other teachings fit into this teaching.

April 28: AN 2: 98-117 Unwise people In these suttas the Buddha discusses some of the ways people act unwisely.

Mar 13: The Buddha's Litmus Test: Are wholesome states increasing and unwholesome states decreasing? Mar 17: Summary of Beth Upton's Retreat and Jhanas Sanghamitta gives a summary of the progression of one's meditation practice as witnessed in a recent two week retreat with Beth Upton. Then she played the first of 10 short videos of Beth explaining jhanas. This part was not recorded but can be accessed by going online to Tricycle magazine and searching Beth Upton and jhana. To listen to the...