Questo libro nasce da una serie di discorsi che tenni nel Monastero di Cittaviveka a metà degli anni novanta. Più di un decennio dopo, Kittisaro fece in modo che fossero trascritti e curati con l’intenzione di pubblicarli in una forma leggibile. Dopo aver ricevuto le bozze, io ho sostanzialmente riorganizzato, modificato e integrato il materiale. Questo perché i discorsi furono pronunciati dinanzi alla comunità monastica residente, la quale possedeva già molte conoscenze di base che non posso dare per scontate in ogni lettore. Nel frattempo è cresciuta anche la mia comprensione, e ho voluto dare una base più solida al materiale originale aggiungendo riferimenti ai Sutta del Canone in pāli, e anche consigli sulla pratica quotidiana delle pāramī. Ciò che riguarda questa pratica è ora collocato nelle sezioni intitolate “Citazioni e suggerimenti su…”. Il mio auspicio è che l’accostare queste sezioni a quelle teoriche fornisca una guida equilibrata a una pratica continua del Dhamma. Per le persone che si avvicinano al Dhamma tramite la meditazione, raccomanderei di prendere in considerazione i processi di “Riflessione” e “Azione”; questi sono standard tradizionali che aiutano a portare il Dhamma nella focalizzazione più impegnata ed esterna delineata dalle pāramī.
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Ajahn Sucitto
Luang Por Sucitto was the abbot of Cittaviveka – Chithurst Buddhist Monastery from 1992 until 2014. He was born in London and went forth as a bhikkhu in Thailand in March 1976....
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