Meditation

AN UNENTANGLED KNOWING - 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.

Tranquility and Insight - 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)

The Power Of Mindfulness - The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate and explain the efficacy of the method of mindfulness (satipatthana), that is, to show the actual power of mindfulness. Those who have already taken up the practice of mindfulness will recognize in this essay features of their own practice, and be encouraged to cultivate them deliberately.

THINKER`S NOTEBOOK - Collected posthumous papers of the English monk-scholar Nyanamoli, who counts as one of the foremost translators of Pali Buddhist texts into English. Besides being a gifted translator Nyanamoli was also a gifted thinker, philosopher, and poet. Besides some longer essays, most of the notes are only one paragraph long and were written in the 1950s as a Buddhist monk. The notes and essays deal with profound topics such as ontology, metaphysics, nuclear physics, logic, but there is also humour, irony, sarcasm and light poetry. 

Mind Overcoming Its Cankers - 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.

The Four Sublime States - A detailed exposition of the Four Sublime States that form a sine qua non of Buddhist higher life and a comprehensive    exposition  of the practice of loving kindness as given in the Pali canon of Theravada Buddhism.

In This Very Life - How to adopt and integrate Buddhist teachings so as to attain liberation in this very life? Here you go…..its about theory and practice of insight meditation.

The Experience Of Insight - 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.

The Path OF Freedom - A manual of Buddhist meditation for those who are intent on leading a strictly contemplative life. Conjectured to be the precursor to the Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga, the classic manual of meditation.

The Meditative Mind - Talks on meditation by the Buddhist nun Ayye Khema ingraining depth, clarity, understanding humour and skill.

Our Real Home - It’s about meditation and letting go. Of integrating Buddha Dhamma into real life.. Ven. Ajahn chah discourses to one by him lay discipline stricken with illness and approaching death.

Contemplation Of Feelings - Contemplation of Feelings is an indispensable part of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (sathipattana). Ven. Nyanaponika Thera deals exhaustively  with this aspect of Satipattana Vipassana and shows you how to integrate it with the whole system of meditation.

Metta The Philosophy - The present booklet aims at exploring the various facets of mettā both in theory and in practice. The examination of the doctrinal and ethical side of mettā will proceed through a study of the popular Karaniyametta Sutta, the Buddha’s “Discourse of Universal Love” and several other short texts. The explanation of the meditation on universal love will give practical directions for developing this type of contemplation as set forth in the main meditation texts of the Theravada Buddhist tradition.

A Technique of Living - A course in Buddhist livelihood for the removal of stress and anxiety of everyday life by Leonard Bullen. Immensely of benefit to those afflicted with stress and anguish.

Buddha My Refuge - 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.

All Of Us Beset By Birth Decay And Death - A series of talks on Buddhist meditation given by one of its staunchest practitioners in the West. Likely to have tremendous appeal for vipassana practitioners all over the globe.

Curbing Anger Spreading Love - 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.

The First Step To Insight Meditation - Gives practical guidance to the beginners of meditation. Makes meditation systematic and simple.

Settling Back Into The Moment - A selection of verses from the book "Experience of Insight" by Joseph Goldstein. A meditator's inspirational guide, caricatured for effectiveness.

Vipassana Meditation - Deals with lectures and instruction given by Sayadaw Janakabhivamsa in Malaysia.

මග එළි පෙහෙළිය - මග එළි පෙහෙළිය භාවනාව හා බුදු දහම ගැන උනන්දුවක් දක්වන ගවේෂකයන්ට ය. එය බුදුන් වදාළ දහම සඳහා හොඳම මූලාශ්‍රය පාලි පෙළෙහි සූත්‍ර බහුතරය බව තහවුරු කරයි.

ගත පෙනෙන කැඩපත ඉදිරියේ හැඩ වෙනවාට වඩා සිත දකින භාවනාවට සමවැදීමෙන් අපට සතුට ගෙන දෙයි. නිවනට අවැසි භාවනා විධි ප‍්‍රායෝගිකව හුරුකළ අපේ කාලයේ වැඩහිදි උතුම් යතිවරුන් තිදෙනෙකුගේ සදහම් සිතිවිලි භාවනා අප‍්‍රකට ලිපි කෘතියට ඇතුළත් කර තිබේ. 

මහා සතිපට්ඨාන කර්මස්ථාන විවරණය - ධර්මයේ සියුම් තැන් පවා ශ්‍රාවකයන්ට වටහා ගත හැකි ලෙස සුමට කර විස්තර කළ හැකි අද්විතීය ධර්ම‌ දේශනා කෞෂල්‍යයක් හිමි පූජ්‍ය කිරුළපන ධම්මවිජය ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ අතින් වර්තමාන යුගයට ඉතාමත් ම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය සතිපට්ඨාන කර්මස්ථානයන් සියල්ල ම විවරණය කරන ග්‍රන්ථ රත්නයක් ලෙසින් මෙම ග්‍රන්ථය හඳුන්වා දිය හැක.

Calm Breath, Clam Mind - Discover ancient Tibetan breath practices for calming your mind and improving your health in this plain-English guide.Over millennia, many Eastern traditions have developed practices that use the powerful healing energy of breath to treat physical, emotional, and mental problems. In Chinese, this energy is called chi; in Sanskrit it is called prana; and in Tibetan it is called lung.Lung is life-giving energy that moves through our bodies. A lack or imbalance of lung can create illnesses of body and mind or cause emotional struggles such as confusion, anger, and sadness. In this book Geshe YongDong Losar, a scholar and monk in the ancient Bön tradition of Tibet, guides us through time-tested practices to help balance our lung. His deep knowledge—garnered through years of study and practice—renders the practices simple and achievable, creating a clear path for us toward greater calmness, strength, and clarity.