10-day Retreat Reference Material

Below you will find reference materials for each day, including a sutta, dhamma talk (including reading that sutta) and a link to daily reflections.

Delson typically uses Bhikkhu Bodhi’s translation when reading suttas. These translations can be bought at various places (i.e. Amazon). Links to available public translations are chosen in following order: Bhante Ānanda (BA), Bhikkhu Bodhi (BB), Bhikkhu Sujato (BS). Udana translation by Bhikkhu Ānandajoti

The final column indicates a link to a &A session from an earlier retreat. Recordings of daily QA from previous retreat can be found under the table

Meditation Essentials by Delson and Metta Instructions

Guided Lovingkindness Meditation by Delson Armstrong

 

Day	Sutta Reference	Dhamma Talk	Reflections	Earlier daily QA
Day-0 Prep		Intro video, Transcript	day0	QA-Day0
Day 1	Effective Choice and Effective Application SN45.8 – Vibhanga Sutta (Section on Effective Choice) – BA SN49.1-12 – Pācīnādi Sutta (Four Effective Applications) – BS	video, transcript	day1	QA-Day1
Day 2	Effective Observation MN10 – The Satipatthana Sutta (Effective Observation of the Four Aspects of Conditioned Existence) BA (with minor word changes by Delson) and BS SN46.35 – Yonisomanasikāra Sutta (How Proper Attention Brings About the Awakening Factors and Destroys the Hindrances) – BB SN46.53 – Aggi Sutta (Balancing Mind with the Seven Factors) – BB	link	day2	QA-Day2
Day 3	Effective Collectedness MN111 – Anupada Sutta (Levels of Mental Collectedness) – BS SN46.54 – Mettasahagata Sutta (Brahmaviharas and the Four Spheres) – BA	link	day3	QA Day3
Day 4	Effective Vision MN9 – Sammaditthi (Effective Vision) – BB	link	day4	QA Day4
Day 5	The Five Aggregates MN109 – Mahāpuṇṇamasutta (Discussion of the Five Aggregates) – BS	link	day5	QA Day5
Day 6	Consciousness and Rebirth MN106 – Āneñjasappāya Sutta (Detaching Consciousness) – BA MN106 – Āneñjasappāya Sutta (Detaching Consciousness) – BS – as read in the Dhamma Talk SN12.39 – Dutiyacetanasutta (Intention and Rebirth) – BB AN3.76 Pathambhava Sutta BS AN3.77 Dutiyabhava Sutta (Fuel for Existence) – BS	Link	day6	QA Day6
Day 7	Kamma and Cessation AN6.63 – Nibbhedika Sutta (Penetrating the Four Noble Truths) – BS SN35.146 – Kammanirodha Sutta (Cessation of Kamma) – BB AN3.74 – Nigantha Sutta (Cessation of Kamma) – BS SN41.6 – Kamabhu Sutta (Formations and Cessation) – BS	Link	day7	QA Day7
Day 8	Eightfold Path of the Noble Ones MN149 – Mahāsaḷāyatanika Sutta (The Path and Fruition) – BB	link	day8	QA Day8
Day 9	The Arahant MN112 – Chabbisodhana Sutta (The Perspective of the Arahant) – BS Udana 1.10 – Bahiya Sutta (Destroying Conceit) – BAn SN28.1 – 9 – Sariputta Vagga (How An Arahant Meditates) – BS	link	day9	QA Day9

Daily QA from 10-day online retreat Nov-3: day0 (transcript), day1 (transcription), day2, day3, day4, day5, day6, day7, day8, day9

If you are advised by the teacher to do Forgiveness practice, Forgiveness Practice Background and Guided Forgiveness Meditation

If you are advised by the teacher to do ‘breaking down the barriers’, you can find instructions here