This reading and comment, from the chapter VII ‘Polishing the Shell,’ section ‘Introduction’ until the end of this section and the next section ‘Parts of a Whole’ and the subsection ‘The Wat Pah Pong Sangha,’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 3 March 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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This reading and comment, from the chapter VIII ‘From Distant Lands,’ subsection ‘Pushed’ to ‘Turn and Face the Strange,’ and the next section ‘Through Western Eyes’ until ‘Beginnings’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 7 February 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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This reading and comment, from the chapter VIII ‘From Distant Lands,’ section ‘Introduction’ until the end of this section and the next section ‘The First Disciple’ until ‘Ajahn Sumedho,’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 5 February 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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This reading and comment, from the chapter VI ‘The Heart of the Matter,’ section ‘Calm and Insight,’ and from the subsection ‘Development of Insight’ to ‘Beyond the Monkey,’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 4 February 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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This reading and comment, from the chapter VI ‘The Heart of the Matter,’ section ‘Calm and Insight,’ and from the subsection ‘The Work of Wisdom’ to ‘Samatha and Vipassana,’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 3 February 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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This reading and comment, from the chapter VI ‘The Heart of the Matter,’ section ‘Calm and Insight,’ and from the subsection ‘Samadhi’ to ‘Thinking and Examination,’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 2 February 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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This reading and comment, from the chapter VI ‘The Heart of the Matter,’ section ‘Ways and Means,’ and from the subsection ‘Only the Posture Changes’ to ‘The Crust of Lucid Calm,’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 29 January 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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This reading and comment, from the chapter VI ‘The Heart of the Matter,’ section ‘Ways and Means,’ and from the subsection ‘Skilfull Means’ to ‘No Ideas of Gain,’ was given by Ajahn Amaro on 28 January 2018 during the Winter Retreat at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK.

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