How to Develop Metta – Loving Kindness

How to Develop Metta – Loving Kindness – by Chanmyay Myaing Sayadaw is another newer (2007) book from the Bodhiyarama Hermitage in Malaysia. According to the scriptures, metta is the wish for the welfare and happiness of all living beings. Metta only wishes for the well-being of all living beings, metta has no expectations and desires nothing. This free ebook will guide the reader through the methods of working with and developing metta as it is done in the Malaysian Theravada traditions through retreats, meditation and storytelling – the book has some cute stories. Read for example “The Story of the Wild Elephant“.

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By : Chanmay Myaing Sayadaw
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Brahmavihara Dhamma

This "Brahmavihara Dhamma" (Divine Abidings) expounded by the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, reveals the systematic method of developing Metta, loving-kindness towards all beings and the way to lead a life of holiness. The style of presentation and the informative materials contained therein stand witness to the depth and wealth of spiritual and scriptural knowledge of the eminent author. A careful reading of this Dhamma or teachings, followed by an unfailing practice of meditation that has been clearly presented in this text will, I believe, amount to storing a fortune in the shape of happiness in the present lifetime as well as higher spiritual attainment.

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By : Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw
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Dying to Live: The Role of Kamma in Dying & Rebirth

There are different views and beliefs about what happens after death. Tibetan (Vajrayàna) and Chinese (Mahàyàna) Buddhists believe that after death, the spirit of the dead person passes through an intermediate period (bardo in Tibetan, zhong yin in Mandarin) — which may last for as long as forty-nine days — during which it undergoes a series of unearthly, extraordinary experiences, including a “small death” at the end of each week, before it is finally reborn into another realm of existence. In contrast, orthodox Theravada Buddhism, which is the earliest extant record of Gotama Buddha’s teaching, asserts that rebirth takes place immediately after death.

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By : Aggacitta Bhikkhu
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The Art of Attention

This is a handbook on the art of meditative attention or meditating for insight. It deals with the basics of awareness meditation. There is practical instruction on how to do sitting and walking meditation and how to apply awareness in daily activities based on the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. The purpose of this handbook is to give the beginner to awareness meditation a guide to the basics of the practice, with the emphasis on its practical application to daily life.

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By : Ven. Pannnyavaro
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Make Your Mind an Ocean

Make your Mind an Ocean – Aspects of Buddhist Psychology by Lama Thubten Yeshe is another release from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. The quality of this work lies in it general approach based on deep wisdom:
"To enter the spiritual path, you must begin to understand your own mental attitude and how your mind perceives things. If you’re all caught up in attachment to tiny atoms, your limited, craving mind will make it impossible for you to enjoy life’s pleasures. External energy is so incredibly limited that if you allow yourself to be bound by it, your mind it self will become just as limited.When your mind is narrow, small things easily agitate you. Make your mind an ocean."

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By : Ven. Lama Thubten Yeshe
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On the Path to Freedom

On The Path to Freedom - a mind of wise discernment and openness - by Burmese Meditation Master, Sayadaw U Pandita. This is a compilation of Dhamma discourses to foreign meditators at the Mahasi Meditation Centre, Rangoon, Myanmar, who came to practise under him in Yangon (formerly Rangoon) between August 1986 to March 1987. Translated from Myanmar by the late Mya Thaung.

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By : Sayadaw U Pandita
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A Map of the Journey

This manuscript is an original, never previously published work. It is a transcript of a series of eleven preparatory talks given by Sayadaw U Jotika of Myanmar prior to a meditation retreat held in Australia. The Sayadaw is very well respected in Mayanmar where he has produced many books. Although born and bred in Myanmar, Sayadaw U Jotika has a great understanding of many other cultures as he has also read widely in Western literature and has spent extented periods in other countries. This book gives a thorough background to the Path with much detail about the various insight stages. The Sayadaw illustrates this with many stories from his own practice and from his many teachers.

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By : Ven. Sayadaw U Jotika
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No Inner Core: An Introduction to the Doctrine of Anatta

Anatta is a Pali word consisting of a negative prefix, ‘an’ meaning not, plus atta, soul, and is most literally translated as no-soul. The word atta, however, has a wide range of meanings, and some of those meanings cross over into the fields of psychology, philosophy, and everyday terminology, as, for example, when atta can mean self, being, ego, and personality. Therefore, we will examine and elucidate the wide range of meanings which atta can signify in order to determine exactly what the Buddha denied when He proclaimed that He teaches anattà, that is, when He denied the existence of atta. We will examine both Buddhist and non-Buddhist definitions of the term soul, and we will also examine modern definitions of terms such as ego and self.

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By : Sayadaw U Silananda
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