We finish looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the development of purity of mind in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL8)

We begin looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the development of purity of mind in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL7)

We finish looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of precepts (sila) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL6)

.We begin looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of precepts (sila) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL5)

We finish looking at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of generosity (dana) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL4)

We look at what the earliest texts tell us about the practice of generosity (dana) in Buddhism. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL3)

We look at what the earliest texts tell us about the life of the Buddha from his awakening and through his teaching career. This continues a series of talks on "Buddhist Life," Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/. (BL2)

We look at what the earliest texts tell us about the life of the Buddha through his awakening under the Bodhi tree. This begins a series of talks on "Buddhist Life" (BL1). Information about this series can be found at sitagu.org/shortlinks/lifepath/ .

How is it possible to develop knowledge and wisdom based on right view from within samadhi? This is the art of balancing vipassana with jhana.

The attainment of wisdom attributed to samādhi is generally called knowledge and vision. However, the question remains controversial how knowledge and vision are related to right view, i.e., to Dharma, for how can understanding of something cognitively complex be brought into the stillness of samadhi?