Desire in Buddhism: Which Thoughts Are You Feeding? (MN 19)
What you keep feeding becomes easier to return to.
MN 19 shows how desire grows through repeated thinking, and how attention becomes steadier when you stop feeding every pull.
Collection: Majjhima Nikāya (MN)
Majjhima Nikāya: Middle Length Discourses
The Majjhima Nikāya contains medium-length suttas that often feel highly practical and direct. Many are clear teachings on meditation, Right View, and how suffering arises and ends in daily life.
This collection is a strong starting point if you want readable, applicable Buddhist teachings without needing lots of background.
Right Speech in Buddhism: Before You Speak (MN 58)
Most harmful speech begins long before the words come out.
MN 58 explores how truth, timing, and intention shape the way we speak, and why even honest words can still cause harm when spoken carelessly.
Right Mindfulness in Buddhism: Stay Centred While Everything Moves (MN 10)
You don’t lose focus all at once.
It happens in small shifts, thought by thought, feeling by feeling.
MN 10 shows how to stay centred while everything keeps moving.
No Past. No Future: Working With the Present Moment in Buddhism (MN 131)
You’re here.
But your attention often isn’t.
Pulled into the past.
Or pushed into the future.
MN 131 shows why the present is the only place you can actually work.