Glossary Of Pali Terms – The Art Of Living
GLOSSARY OF PĀLI TERMS Included in this list are Pāli terms that appear in the text as well as some
Read moreGLOSSARY OF PĀLI TERMS Included in this list are Pāli terms that appear in the text as well as some
Read moreAppendix B. PASSAGE ON VEDANĀ FROM THE SUTTAS In his discourses the Buddha frequently referred to the importance of awareness of
Read moreAppendix A. THE IMPORTANCE OF VEDANĀ IN THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA The teaching of the Buddha is a system for
Read moreThe Striking of the Clock I feel very fortunate that I was born in Burma, the land of Dhamma,
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: May we tell others about the meditation? N. GOENKA: Certainly. There is no secrecy in
Read moreChapter 10. THE ART OF LIVING Of all our preconceptions about ourselves, the most basic is that there is a self.
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: I wonder whether we can treat obsessive thoughts in the same way that we treat
Read moreFilling the Bottle of Oil A mother sent her son with an empty bottle and a ten-rupee note to
Read moreChapter 9. THE GOAL “Whatever has the nature of arising also has the nature of cessation.”1 The experience of this
Read moreNothing But Seeing There lived a recluse near where Bombay now stands, a very saintly man. All who met
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: This afternoon I tried a new position in which it was easy to sit for
Read moreChapter 8. AWARENESS AND EQUANIMITY Awareness and equanimity—this is Vipassana meditation. When practised together, they lead to liberation from suffering.
Read moreThe Two Rings A rich old man died leaving two sons. For some time the two continued living together
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: Why must we move our attention through the body in a certain order? N. GOENKA: Because
Read moreChapter 7. THE TRAINING OF WISDOM Neither sīla nor samādhi is unique to the teaching of the Buddha. Both were
Read moreThe Crooked Milk Pudding Two young boys, who were very poor, lived by begging for their food from house
Read moreQuestions and Answers QUESTION: Why do you teach students to practise ānāpāna concentrating on the nostrils rather than on
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