The texts
The Buddha's discourses, the chants of the forest monasteries, and verses to carry through the day — in the Pāli and in English, side by side wherever we can.
The Buddha's discourses, from the Pāli Canon.
Sutta Sn 1.8 · Khp 9
Karaṇīyamettā Sutta
The Buddha's verses on loving-kindness: the qualities of one who seeks peace, and a heart without limit toward every being — among the best-loved chants of the Thai monasteries.
Sutta SN 56.11
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
The Buddha's first teaching: the middle way between indulgence and self-torment, and the four noble truths. Remembered each year on Āsāḷha Pūjā.
Sutta AN 3.65
Kālāma Sutta
The Buddha's advice to the Kālāmas, visited by one teacher after another: how to tell for yourself which teachings to take up.
Sutta MN 118
Ānāpānassati Sutta
The Buddha's teaching on mindfulness of breathing in sixteen steps — body, feeling, mind, and insight — the backbone of meditation in the forest tradition.