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In Simple Terms: 108 Dhamma Similes

Ajahn Chah (2014)

Venerable Ajahn Chah was a master at using the apt and unusual simile to explain points of Dhamma. The translations of these similes have been polished as little as possible, for their unpolished nature is precisely what reveals unexpected layers of meaning, making them so provocative.

It's Like This: 108 Dhamma Similes

Ajahn Chah (2013)

Venerable Ajahn Chah was a master at using the apt and unusual simile to explain points of Dhamma in a memorable way. He was especially talented at exploiting the open-ended nature of the simile - using a particular image to make one point in one context, and a very different point in another. This book is a companion to In Simple Terms, an earlier collection... Read more

Venerable Ajahn Chah was a master at using the apt and unusual simile to explain points of Dhamma in a memorable way. He was especially talented at exploiting the open-ended nature of the simile - using a particular image to make one point in one context, and a very different point in another. This book is a companion to In Simple Terms, an earlier collection of similes drawn from Ajahn Chah's transcribed talks.

Still, Flowing Water: Eight Dhamma Talks

Ajahn Chah (2013)

A collection of eight Dhamma talks of Venerable Ajaan Chah translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Two of them have never been translated before into English, and four of them are based on entirely new Thai transcriptions of the best available source recordings.