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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Cloud and Water

This is a collection of Ch’an poems; Cloud and Water by Venerable Master Hsing Yun . What do we mean by cloud and water? Clouds float by water flows on. In movement there is no grasping, in Ch’an there is no settling. The cloud and water life is a life of living in the moment, always fresh and ready to experience. These poems have been grouped together because of the tone and feeling that they share. Many of these poems were set down by celebrated masters, while for others their authors remain unknown. Master Hsing Yun has given a brief commentary on each of these verses, giving us the benefit of his many years of deep practice and insight. The commentaries contain many stories and even new verses of their own which shed light on the meaning of the poems. The poems and the commentaries offer a glimpse of Chinese culture and in particular how Buddhism came to be expressed through the many aspects of Chinese society throughout the ages. With his down to earth comments, Master Hsing Yun has been able to show the relevance of these poems to everyday life, and the universality of Ch’an.

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By : Venerable Master Hsing Yun
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Taming The Monkey Mind

"Taming the Monkey Mind" is a guide to Pure Land practice. It deals specifically with the main practice of the Pure Land School - Buddha Recitation - and covers both the noumenal and phenomenal aspects of that practice. The treatise is accompanied by the detailed commentary of an Elder Master of the Zen and Pure Land lineages. Readers not familiar with Pure Land theory may wish to begin with Dr. J.C. Cleary's introduction.

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By : Cheng Wei-an. Tr. by Dharma Master Suddhisukha.
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Dhammapada Stories

Selected verses from the Dhammapada, all depicted with thirty-two beautiful illustrations. This collection is a great introduction to the Dhammapada and has been carefully compiled and edited for the younger reader by Gambhiro Bhikkhu.

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By : Gambhiro Bhikkhu
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Record of Buddhistic Kingdom

In 399 AD, Fa Hien began a 14 year journey which took him through the Buddhist kingdoms of Central Asia into India, and his account of his travels is one of the major sources of our knowledge of medieval Buddhism. He returned to China by sea in 414. This text is an Account by Fa-Hien of his travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline. Translated and annotated with a Corean recension of the Chinese text by James Legge.

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By : Fa Hien
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Rahula Leads The Way

Teach children about morals. The story in the book is illustrated so that children can more easily understand it. Tells about the Adventures of Leo: a delightful Buddhist story that describes the adventures the little boy Leo has when he meets the young monk Rahula. Thanks to Rahula's monk's training and good sense, Leo learns how to be the best little boy possible.

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By : Ven. S. Dhammika & Susan Harmer (Illustrated)
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The 31 Planes of Existence

The 31 Planes of Existence by Suvanno Mahathera describes the ancient Buddhist concepts of planes in the context of karma, rebirth, samsara and meditation and realization. The 31 planes, as described in the Suttas, are divided into three types of worlds:

1. Kama-Loka (the sensuous world) – 11 planes

2. Rupa-Loka (the world of form – the material world) – 16 planes

3. Arupa-Loka (the formless, immaterial world) – 4 planes.


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By : Ven. Acara Suvanno Mahathera
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What Buddhist Believe

Venerable Dr K Sri Dhammananda's What Buddhist Believe is already a classic in that it has proved to be extremerely popular not only with practicing Buddhists who are born into the religion, but also those who are really interested in knowing what the Buddha taught. There are so many misconceptions regarding superstitions and misinterpretations which are associated with this noble religion that it has become imperative to explain the Teachings in a manner which has contemporary relevance.

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By : Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda.
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Liao Fan's Four Lesson

Liao-Fan Yuan originally wrote Liao-Fan’s Four Lessons in the sixteenth century in China. The book was intended to teach his son, Tian-Chi Yuan, how to recognize the true face of destiny, tell good from bad, correct one’s faults and practice kind deeds. It also provided living proof of the rewards and outcomes of people who practiced kind deeds and cultivated virtue and humility. Relating from his own experience at changing destiny, Mr. Yuan himself was a living embodiment of his teachings.

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By : Liao-Fan Yuan
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Only We Can Help Ourselves

Kamma is an interesting subject because it concerns everyone and there are many different aspects of it. There are many natural laws that govern our lives but the most important is the law of kamma-vipaka. In a discourse (A.N. 6.63) the Buddha said, "Intention, monks, is kamma I say. Having willed, one acts through body, speech and mind". This means that intentional action is kamma, and vipaka is the result or effects of it. The result may ripen immediately, later in this life or in a future life.

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By : Ven. Dhammavuddho

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Anapanasati

Anapanasati is a Buddhist meditation technique by focusing on the breath. the development of mindfulness of breathing. In this book examines how the relationship between breath and consciousness with meditation and how its implementation. the manual guides the meditator through the 16 steps of anapanasati.

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Translated : by Bhikkhu Nagasena

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Beyond Belief

Contain A Buddhist Critique of Fundamentalist Christianity. This book is not intended as an attack on Christianity or main-stream Christians.
The purpose in publishing this book is to counteract the dog-matic propaganda of the, so called, “born again” evangelists.

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By : A. L. De Silva
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