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All of US
Beset by Birth Decay and Death
By Ayya Khema
This booklet, containing transcriptions of twelve talks by the renowned Buddhist nun Ayya Khema, is for all people everywhere who seek liberation from suffering and desire true happiness.
The Buddha taught: “there’s only one thing I teach: suffering and its end.” Suffering is not only pain and grief, but all the unsatisfactoriness all of us experience during our lifetime. It is that unfulfilled striving in heart and mind which keeps pushing us in so many directions to find the ultimate satisfaction.
When we have realized that all the avenues we have tried have brought us to a dead end, then the time has come to turn to Buddha’s teachings and see for ourselves whether his promise of an end to suffering can be experienced within ourselves and whether true fulfillment is possible. |
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Publ. Year 2008, 94 pp. ID: BP 521S
Price: $ 2.00 |
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Just Seeing
Insight Meditation and Sense-Perception
By Cynthia Thatcher
In eloquent, expressive language this book explores in depth the Buddha's significant teaching, “When seeing, just see; when hearing, just hear,” as it applies to the practice of insight meditation as taught by Mahasi Sayadaw. Along the way, the book touches on the two kinds of reality—ultimate and conventional—expounded in the Abhidhamma. The author explains these two realities through the example of a pointillist painting of Seurat that can be viewed in two ways. In addition, there are meditation instructions for beginners, an appendix on the perceptual process as described in Buddhist metaphysics, and a crossword puzzle of Pali terms. |
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Publ. Year 2008, 146 pp. ID: BP 505S
Price: $ 4.00 |
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Satipatthana
The Direct Path to Realization
S. Analayo |
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This book offers a detailed, thorough textual study of the Satipatthana Sutta, the foundational Buddhist discourse on meditation practice. This book is of great value both to scholars of early Buddhism and to serious meditators alike. |
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Publ. Year 2003, 332 pp. ID: BP 422S ISBN: 1 899579 54 0
Price: Rs.350.00 (For sale in Asia only, except BPS members.) |
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Being Nobody, Going Nowhere
Ayya Khema |
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This popular book explains in simple and accessible language the fundamentals of meditation practice; by the well-known German nun.
"This jewel of a book is full of sound practical advice for treading the Buddha's way" (The Middle Way)
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Publ. Year 1998, 190 pp. ID: BP 511S ISBN: 955 24 0113 5
Price: Rs. 300.00 (For sale in Asia and to BPS members only) |
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Curbing Anger, Spreading Love
Bhikkhu Visuddhacara |
| In an easy, conversational style, the author discusses 16 ways to control and overcome anger, and offers instructions on how to practice the meditation on universal love. |
Publ. Year 1997/2007, 100 pp. ID: BP 513S
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Price: $ 4.50 ISBN: 955-24-0123-7 |
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The Heart of Buddhist Meditation
Nyanaponika Thera |
| A modern Buddhist classic, translated into seven languages. With the combined powers of deep personal insight and clear exposition, the author conveys the essential principles making up the Buddha's way of mindfulness. |
Publ. Year 2004, 224 pp. ID: BP 509S
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Price: $ 7.50 ISBN: 955 24 0100 3 |
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In This Very Life:
The Liberation Teaching of the Buddha
Sayadaw U Pandita |
This book contains teachings given during an intensive retreat. The instructions are simple and concrete, ideal for beginner and advanced meditator alike. The author is one of the outstanding teachers in the tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw.
Publ. Year 2007, 306 pp. ID: BP 508S ISBN: 955- 24- 0094-05
Price: Rs. 350.00 (For sale in Asia and to BPS members only) |
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Modern Buddhist Masters
Jack Kornfield |
| This is one of the most valuable books in print on Theravada Buddhist practice, bringing to the reader the precise instructions of twelve great meditation masters, including Mahasi Sayadaw, Achaan Chah and U Ba Khin. With lucid introductory chapters and photos. |
Publ. Year 2007, 321 pp. ID: BP 507S
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Price: $ 7.50 ISBN: 955 24-0042-1 |
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Mindfulness of Breathing
Bhikkhu Nanamoli |
| This book brings together the most important suttas from the Pali Canon and extracts from the commentaries dealing with anapanasati the meditative practice of mindfulness of breathing. |
Publ. Year 1998, 126 pp. ID: BP 502S
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Price: $ 3.50 ISBN: 955 24 0167 4 |
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Practical Insight Meditation
Basic and Progressive Stages
Mahasi Sayadaw |
| One of Burma's outstanding contemporary meditation masters gives basic instructions on the practice of insight meditation (vipassana), followed by a brief account of the development of insight. |
Publ. Year 1991, 70 pp. ID: BP 503S
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Price: $ 2.50 ISBN: 955 24 0089 9 |
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The Progress of Insight
A Treatise on Satipatthana Meditation
Mahasi Sayadaw |
| The meditation master charts the entire development of insight meditation to its culmination, with emphasis on the advanced stages. Translation and notes by Nyanaponika Thera. |
Publ. Year 1994, 64 pp. ID: BP 504S
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Price: $ 2.00 ISBN: 955- 24- 0089-9 |
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The Seven Contemplations of Insight
Matara Sri Nanarama Mahathera |
| This is an advanced work, a profound examination of the "seven contemplations" of classical Pali Buddhism and of the way they are experienced in the actual course of meditation. |
Publ. Year 1998, 184 pp. ID: BP 512S
Price: $ 5.00 ISBN: 955 24 0124 0 |
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The Seven Stages of Purification and the Insight Knowledges
Matara Sri Nanarama Mahathera |
| This book, by one of Sri Lanka's foremost meditation masters of recent times, is a guide to the progressive stages of Buddhist meditation for those who have taken up the practice in full earnestness. The subject is treated not only with great erudition, but with the light of actual experience. |
Publ. Year 1993, 80 pp. ID: BP 506S
Price: $ 3.00 ISBN: 955 24 0059 7 |
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The Way to Ultimate Calm
Selected Discourses
Webu Sayadaw |
| Contains eight full discourses by one of the greatest Burmese meditation masters of this century (originally issued in the Wheel series), as well as shorter talks and a 40-page account of U Ba Khin's connections with Webu Sayadaw. |
Publ. Year 2007, 168 pp. ID: BP 514S
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Price: $ 5.00 ISBN: 955 24-0218-0 |
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Tranquillity & Insight
An Introduction to the Oldest Form of Buddhist Meditation
Amadeo Sole-Leris |
This widely acclaimed book explains the methods of Buddhist meditation in a concise yet complete account according to the oldest Buddhist tradition. While providing all the information necessary to proper understanding, the stress is on the need for practice and personal commitment. "An excellent reference book ... Will appeal to beginners and non-beginners alike" (Buddhist Studies Review) |
Publ. Year 1999, 176 pp. ID: BP 510S
Price: $ 5.00 ISBN: 955 24 0101 1 |
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An Unentangled Knowing
Lessons in Training the Mind
Upasika Kee Nanayon
(Acharn Kor Khao-suan-luang) |
| An inspiring collection of discourses by one of the foremost woman Dhamma teachers of modern Thailand. The teachings are direct and uncompromising in their honesty. |
Publ. Year 1996, 176 pp. ID: BP 515S
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Price: $ 5.00 ISBN: 955 24 0145 3 |
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The Way of Mindfulness
Soma Thera |
| A translation of the Satipatthana Sutta, the Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness, together with its classical commentaries; contains all the essential source material on the practice of insight meditation. |
Publ. Year 2003, 184 pp. ID: BP 501S
Price: $ 4.50 ISBN: 955 24 0256 5 |
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Mind Overcoming Its Cankers
Acharya Buddharakkhita |
| A readable and informative account on the nature of the cankers (asava) and how to overcome them. Based on the Sabbasava Sutta, the second sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, and its commentary. |
Publ. Year 2004, 228 pp. ID: BP 516S
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Price: $ 6.00 ISBN: 955 24 0259 10 |
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Walking the Tightrope
Talks on Meditative Development with Pemasiri Thera
David Young |
| Walking the Tightrope contains the teachings of Venerable Pemasiri Thera, a popular and talented Sri Lankan meditation teacher. The teachings, dealing with various important aspects of Buddhist meditation and philosphy, are practical and clear, yet profound. On one hand, Premasiri Thera teaches from his broad practical experience based on many years of meditation practice. On the other hand, he often refers to the teachings of the Buddha found in the Pali texts making up the Theravada Canon. View on Google Books |
Publ. Year 2005, 172 pp. ID: BP 517S
Price: $ 6.00 ISBN: 955 24 0273 5 |
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Within Our Own Hearts
Ayya Khema |
This little volume of Dhamma talks offered here to show a way out of our problems and sufferings, to give an idea of the Buddha's way to reach ultimate peace and happiness. It anyone becomes inspired to practice this path of moral conduct, meditation and insight, our world will be so much the better for it." This inspiring book is based on twelve talks given at the Parappaduwa Nuns Island in Sri Lanka. Ayya Khema insists that the Buddha's teachings, though profound, are simple and can be realized within our own hearts. |
Publ. Year 2006, 134 pp. ID: BP 518S
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Price: $ 2.50 ISBN: 955-24-0290-6 |
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Meditation
Talks on Meditation
Ajahn Chah |
| This compilation consists of five talks and three question and answer sessions by the renowned Thai Forest Tradition teacher Venerable Ajahn Chah. The selected talks mainly deal with the topic of meditation, both tranquillity meditation as well as insight meditation. Ajahn Chah discusses the beginning steps as well as the higher stages and this book is a source of inspiration for beginners as well as serious practitioners. |
Publ. Year 2007, 158pp. ID: BP 519S
Price: $ 4.50 ISBN: 955-24-0094-4 |
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Buddha, My Refuge
Contemplation of the Buddha
based on the Pali Suttas
Bhikkhu Khantipalo |
| This book weaves together a rich variety of texts from the Pali Canon illustrating each of the Buddha's nine outstanding virtues. The result is a beautiful and inspiring anthology of suttas on the personality of the Blessed One. |
Publ. Year 2006, 134 pp. ID: BP 409S
Price: $ 4.50 ISBN: 955 24- 0037- 7 |
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The Experience of Insight
A Natural Unfolding
Joseph Goldstein |
| Every so often, a book appears that has a special value for people who are students of the nature of reality. Joseph Goldstein teaches meditation as a method of experiencing things as they are, entering the remarkable flow of the mind/body process. This work, comprised of unusually clear instructions and discourses given during a 30-day Vipassana meditation retreat, is a day-to-day journey into Mind. |
Publ. Year 2008, 160 pp. ID: BP 520S
Price: Rs. 200.00 ISBN: 955-24-0277-7 |
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