Sometimes you pick up the right book at the right time. As my journey has evolved from an object-oriented to a more awareness-based practice, this book was like finding home. Rodney Smith pulls no punches. Dharma books from the Western Theravada tradition (especially the IMS bunch) can often be a dry and formulaic read—nice reminders of the foundational teachings of Buddhism punctuated by personal anecdotes. Because Rodney's curiosity led him from the dharma halls of Burma and Thailand to the nondual techings of Nisargadatta, he offers far more perspective and nuance. There is a creativity and spontaneity to Rodney's approach that keeps the practice from falling into rote discipline. The effect is not only encouraging but fun.
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Manual of Insight by Daniel Goleman, Joseph Goldstein, Vipassana Metta Foundation Translation Committee, and 1 other
"The most comprehensive manual of the practice of insight meditation (vipassana), written by one of its foremost 20th century proponents, …
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Finding words for the wordless
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Sometimes you pick up the right book at the right time. As my journey has evolved from an object-oriented to a more awareness-based practice, this book was like finding home. Rodney Smith pulls no punches. Dharma books from the Western Theravada tradition (especially the IMS bunch) can often be a dry and formulaic read—nice reminders of the foundational teachings of Buddhism punctuated by personal anecdotes. Because Rodney's curiosity led him from the dharma halls of Burma and Thailand to the nondual techings of Nisargadatta, he offers far more perspective and nuance. There is a creativity and spontaneity to Rodney's approach that keeps the practice from falling into rote discipline. The effect is not only encouraging but fun.
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River Sutra by Gita Mehta
A sequence of delicate, tragic stories by the bestselling author of Raj evokes the profound presence of tradition and desire. …
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Twenty Jātaka tales by Noor Inayat Khan
Recounts how Buddha came once as a monkey among the monkeys and gave his life to save them, and nineteen …
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Twenty Jātaka tales by Noor Inayat Khan
Recounts how Buddha came once as a monkey among the monkeys and gave his life to save them, and nineteen …