Buddhism MN 85 · Prince Bodhi (Bodhirājakumāra Sutta) The Buddha recounts his quest for awakening, his practice under two teachers, extreme asceticism, and discovery of the middle way through jhāna, to Prince Bodhi.
Buddhism SN 4:13 · The Stone Sliver (Sakalika Sutta) Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 4:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism MN 82 · About Raṭṭhapāla (Raṭṭhapāla Sutta) Raṭṭhapāla's renunciation against his parents' wishes, and his four summaries of the world taught to a king: it is swept away, shelterless, not one's own, and insatiable.
Buddhism AN 3:69 · Sectarians (Titthiya Sutta) Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:69. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism SN 4:8 · Delight (Nandana Sutta) Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 4:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism MN 78 · Muṇḍika the Contemplative (Samaṇa-Muṇḍika Sutta) Refutation of a wanderer's shallow criteria for skillful conduct, defining true skillfulness as abandoning unwholesome bodily, verbal, and mental action and intention.
Buddhism AN 3:68 · Topics for Discussion (Kathāvatthu Sutta) Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:68. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Buddhism SN 4:1 · Ascetic Actions (Tapokamma Sutta) Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 4:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.