"Vitakkasaṇṭhāna Sutta "[MN20] by Bhikkhu Anālayo in Encyclopaedia of Buddhism, W.G. Weeraratne (ed.), Sri Lanka: Department of Buddhist Affairs, 2009, vol. 8 no. 3 pp. 717–718.
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This (the idea that the forcing thoughts to stop as a last resort to stop powerful unwholesome thoughts spilling into unwholesome actions) was very helpful for my understanding of the 5th method for removing distracting thoughts, thank you for sharing!
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