Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 20 of the Majjhima Nikaya: Vitakkasaṇṭhānasutta – The Removal of Distracting Thoughts.
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“Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi. This is called a mendicant who is a master of the ways of thought. They’ll think what they want to think, and they won’t think what they don’t want to think. They’ve cut off craving, untied the fetters, and by rightly comprehending conceit have made an end of suffering”, Sutta Central.
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