This volume combines all past issues of the BPS’s popular “Lives of the Disciples” series of Wheels. It offers inspiring and informative accounts of such great disciples of the Master as Ven. Sariputta, Moggallana, Ananda, Maha Kassapa, etc.
The first part of the present work is devoted to an outlining of the principle of psychology that can be traced back to the Buddha himself, with detailed comparisons with James. The second part deals with the understanding of these principles by the later disciples of the Buddha.
Causality The Central Philosophy of Buddhism - In recent years Western interest in Buddhism has been directed mainly to Mahayana traditions, principally to the Madhyamika school of Nagarjuna and to Zen. Professor Kalupahana is to be warmly commended for turning our attention back to the philosophical riches of the early schools, where , together with profound spiritual concerns, a good deal of sharp philosophical analysis is to be found. The author offers us as well a comprehensive historical background to Buddhist ' phenomenalism' and unravels many of the complexities in the schools associated with the so-called Theravada tradition and the later Mahayana developments.
This book contains a series of letters exchanged between a disciple and her meditation master concerning the progress made by the former. A must read for those who practice Vipassana meditation.
This is, more than a subject that should be merely left to the care of the students of Asian Culture and Comparative religions . In the present civilization of widespread social turmoil with so many clouds of future universal insecurity gathering around, thinkers in every field of learning should give their mind to the study of this subject, for , through the influence of knowledge it imparts, humanity on this Earth can yet find it possible to survive for many centuries to come.
A simple introduction to the Buddhist theory of Karma by Mrs. Geethi Karunaratne; gives an overview and a prelude to prepare the amateur reader for reading and delving deep into Abidharmic Interpretation of the same theory.