Sutta / Aṅguttara Nikāya / AN 10: Dasakanipāta / AN 10.69: Paṭhamakathāvatthusutta

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“Topics to avoid in conversation for the sake of harmony: politics, good, money, people who aren’t present, sports, scandals, etc. Where is the long list printed?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Karuṇadhammo. [Idle chatter]

Reference: BMC I p. 397: Explanation of animal talk in the discussion of Bhikkhu Pācittiyā 6.

Sutta: AN 10.69.

Thanksgiving Retreat 2012, Session 5, Excerpt 17

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Readings by Ajahn Pasanno:

The Island by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro, Chapter 13, pp. 235-239:

Suttas: AN 10.2; MN 118.15; SN 56.11; SN 51.20.

Suttas: AN 10.69; SN 1.1.

Readings from The Island [2025], Session 27