The Mirror of Insight
The Mirror of Insight with the subtitle: The Buddha as a Strategist is a free e-book by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, a monk from the Metta Forrest Monastery. The book focuses on … Read more and download PDF
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Free Enlightenment
Free Enlightenment by Wayne Wirs was suggested to me by the author yesterday. As the title says the book is free but it is ambiguous. Wayne uses “free” as a … Read more and download PDF
Into the Stream
Into the Stream – A Study Guide on the First Stage of Awakening by. The Pali Canon, the scripture of the Theravada Buddhist Tradition written 29 BCE, recognizes four levels of Awakening. … Read more and download PDF
Awakening Presence by Ajahn Upekkha
Awakening Presence is a compilation of talks by several senior nuns of Amaravati Monastery and Chihurst Monastery. These include a talk from Ajahn Uppekha. The talks examins among other topics in detail … Read more and download PDF
The Shape of Suffering – A Study of Dependent Co-arising
The Shape of Suffering – A Study of Dependent Co-arising by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Dependent co-arising—paticca samuppada—is the Buddha’s most complete analysis of the conditions leading to suffering, together with the … Read more and download PDF
Meditation – A Way of Awakening by Ajahn Sucitto
Meditation – A Way of Awakening by Ajahn Sucitto – is a compilation of guidelines on meditation that are in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha from some 2,500 … Read more and download PDF
In this very Life – The Liberation Teachings by the Buddha
In this very Life is a collection of talks from the first three month retreat that Sayādaw taught at the Insight Meditation Society. He describes in detail both the practical … Read more and download PDF
What About Now? Reminders for Being in the Moment by Gina Lake
What About Now? Reminders for Being in the Moment is a rewrite of seven other books by Gina Lake, the wife of Nirmala. From the introduction: “This book was created … Read more and download PDF
Toward Awakening by Jean Vaysse
Toward Awakening is the only book by Jean Vaysse, one of G. I. Gurdjieffs french pupils. Working in the groups in Paris and later helping to lead them through the … Read more and download PDF
The Awakening Of Intelligence by Jiddu Krishnamurti
The Awakening Of Intelligence is a huge collection of transcribed talks Jiddu Krishnamurti had with personalities such as Jacob Needleman, Alain Naude, Swami Venkatesananda, David Bohm as well as public … Read more and download PDF
Itivuttaka – This Was Said by the Buddha
The Itivuttaka, meaning “as it was said” is a collection of 112 short discourses, from the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. The original writetn text is attributed to a laywoman named Khujjuttara, … Read more and download PDF
Pressing Out Pure Honey – A Practitioner’s Study Guide by Sharda Rogell
“Pressing Out Pure Honey” is meant as a study companion for the Majjhima Nikāya – The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. The book is written by Sharda Rogell in 2002 and … Read more and download PDF
Clarity by Nathan Gill
Clarity is the short autobiography by Nathan Gill wherein he describes his spiritual search and non-dramatic awakening. From the book: “There does not need to be any kind of ‘event’ … Read more and download PDF
A Burden Off the Mind – A Study Guide on the Five Aggregates
Buddha’s awakening gave him a new perspective on the limitations of words. He had discovered a reality—the Deathless—that no words could describe. At the same time, he discoveredthat the path … Read more and download PDF
The Real Way to Awakening by Chao Khun Sobhana Dammasudhi
The Teaching of the Buddha contains the solution to all problems involving self-discipline and detachment from greed, hatred and self-delusion, but Insight Meditation has always been the only way to … Read more and download PDF