Course contents (non-religious)

(1) Dealing with stress, restlessness, sleep difficulty.

• Text: (Gadrabha) Samaṇa Sutta (A 3.81/1:229 = SD 24.10b)
• Methods: Conscious deep-breathing; Body scan.

(2) Dealing anger and ill will.

• Text: Āghāta Paṭivinaya Sutta 1 (A 5.161/3:185 f = SD 12.23).
• Methods: Directing lovingkindness towards a negative person.

Reflective journaling.

(3) Dealing with fear, worry, anxiety, meaninglessness, loneliness.

• Text: Vitakka,saṇṭhāna Sutta (M 20 = SD 1.6).
• Methods: Thought displacement; Thought reduction.

(4) Dealing with desire and lust.

• Texts: Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja Sutta (S 35.127/4:110-113 = SD 31.6)

Nimitta and Anuvyañjana (SD 19.14) (selection).

• Methods: Meditation on impurities.