Dhamma Learning Structure

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WIP.

The structure was adapted from Bhikkhu Bodhi's "In the Buddha’s Words".

Two parts have been removed: "The Bringer of Light" and "Approaching the Dhamma".

The goal is twofold:

1. refine the structure so the content is more approachable (without removing essential ideas)
2. Go through each sutta in Bhikkhu Bodhi's book to find the main idea(s) and write about them.

I. The Human Condition

1. Old Age, Illness, and Death
2. The Tribulations of Unreflective Living
3. A World in Turmoil
4. Without Discoverable Beginning

II. The Happiness Visible in This Present Life

1. Upholding the Dhamma in Society
2. The Family
   • Parents and Children
   • Husbands and Wives
3. Present Welfare, Future Welfare
4. Right Livelihood
5. The Woman of the Home
6. The Community

III. The Way to a Fortunate Rebirth

1. The Law of Kamma
2. Merit. The Key to Good Fortune
3. Giving
4. Moral Discipline
5. Meditation

IV. Deepening One’s Perspective on the World

1. Four Wonderful Things
2. Gratification, Danger, and Escape
3. Properly Appraising Objects of Attachment
4. The Pitfalls in Sensual Pleasures
5. Life Is Short and Fleeting
6. Four Summaries of the Dhamma
7. The Danger in Views
8. The Perils of Saṃsāra

V. The Path to Liberation

1. Why Does One Enter the Path?
2. Good Friendship
3. The Graduated Training
4. The Higher Stages of Training with Similes

VI. Mastering the Mind

1. The Mind Is the Key
2. Developing a Pair of Skills
3. The Hindrances to Mental Development
4. The Refinement of the Mind
5. The Removal of Distracting Thoughts
6. The Mind of Loving-Kindness
7. The Six Recollections
8. The Four Establishments of Mindfulness
9. Mindfulness of Breathing
10. The Achievement of Mastery

VII. Shining the Light of Wisdom

1. Images of Wisdom
2. The Conditions for Wisdom
3. A Discourse on Right View
4. The Domain of Wisdom
   1. By Way of the Five Aggregates
   2. By Way of the Six Sense Bases
   3. By Way of the Elements
   4. By Way of Dependent Origination
   5. By Way of the Four Noble Truths
5. The Goal of Wisdom

VIII. The Planes of Realization

1. The Field of Merit for the World
2. Stream-Entry
3. Nonreturning
4. The Arahant
5. The Tathāgata