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Cover for The Lesser, The Greater, The Diamond and the Way
HISTORICALLY THERE HAVE BEEN differences of opinion about the relative merits of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism and, if you read much of the literature, they would seem to be quite divergent in their approaches toward Buddhist practice – yet there also seem to be some tremendous affinities. When I arrived at the International Forest Monastery in Thailand, I had never read any Buddhist books and... Read more
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Cover for Not Sure!
The Dhamma talk was given on the 20th of June 2018 at the World Fellowship of Buddhists The topic for this evening is ‘Not Sure!’ Sitting on Sukhumvit Road and not moving in a vehicle, with the evening scheduled to begin at 6:30 and realizing it had already passed that time, I thought: ‘That’s a very good introduction for this evening – Not Sure! –... Read more
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Cover for Emptiness and Pure Awareness
From a talk given on the winter retreat, Chithurst, February 1991 Gotama Buddha said, when he was an old man, “This body is like an old cart, held together by straps; this body only keeps going by makeshift repairs. The only way I can feel comfortable is to absorb my mind into signless concentration.” For all of us, the Buddha included, we are faced with... Read more
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Cover for Mara and the Mangala
This story is intended to be both a partner to the novel The Pilgrim Kamanita, written by Karl Gjellerup in 1906, and a tale that stands on its own. There is no need to have read the earlier book in order to make sense of this one; however, should you wish to go to the source from which many of the characters and scenes of... Read more