Swimology – The Art Of Living
Swimology Once a young professor was making a sea voyage. He was a highly educated man with a long tail
Read moreSwimology Once a young professor was making a sea voyage. He was a highly educated man with a long tail
Read moreChapter 1. THE SEARCH All of us seek peace and harmony, because this is what we lack in our lives. We
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: You keep referring to the Buddha. Are you teaching Buddhism? S.N. GOENKA: I am not
Read moreTo Walk on the Path In the city of Sāvatthī in northern India, the Buddha had a large centre
Read moreChapter 2. THE STARTING POINT The source of suffering lies within each of us. When we understand our own reality,
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: When you say “mind,” I’m not sure what you mean. I can’t find the mind.
Read moreThe Buddha and the Scientist The physical reality is changing constantly every moment. This is what the Buddha realized
Read moreChapter 3. THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE The real world bears no resemblance to the world of fairytales in which everyone lives
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: Isn’t suffering a natural part of life? Why should we try to escape from it?
Read moreSeed and Fruit As the cause is, so the effect will be. As the seed is, so the fruit
Read moreChapter 4. THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM “The truth of suffering,” the Buddha said, “must be explored to its end.”1
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: Can’t there be wholesome cravings and aversions—for example, hating injustice, desiring freedom, fearing physical harm?
Read moreThe Pebbles and the Ghee One day a young man came to the Buddha crying and crying; he could
Read moreChapter 5. THE TRAINING OF MORAL CONDUCT Our task is to eradicate suffering by eradicating its causes: ignorance, craving, and
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: Isn’t performing right action a kind of attachment? N. GOENKA: No. It is simply doing
Read moreThe Doctor’s Prescription A man becomes sick and goes to the doctor for help. The doctor examines him and
Read moreChapter 6. THE TRAINING OF CONCENTRATION By practising sīla we attempt to control our speech and physical actions. However, the
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