Buddhessence
Author: Darryl Bailey
Publisher: Winnipeg, MB : D. Bailey
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9780973897005
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Dependent Arising In Context
Author: Linda S. Blanchard
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-01-05
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1481259547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDependent arising is the backbone of the Buddha's doctrine -- all the other lessons he taught relate to it, or refer to it in some way -- yet it is the least understood. There is a confusion of theories as to its meaning: is it about three lives, or one? about rebirth or moment-to-moment creation of the ego? Yet when dependent arising is seen in the light of the central myth of the Buddha's day (the creation of First Man and how that relates to our creation of self) the whole structure becomes much clearer, and many of the points of confusion are straightened out. People have long asked, for example, how the 'actions' of the second step precede consciousness in the third, or why we seem to be being told that we would want to completely stop consciousness, and contact with the world, and feeling. All these questions are easily answered when we see where the structure came from, and what the lesson is really about.
Dismantling the Fantasy
Author: Darryl Bailey
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Published: 2010-04-30
Total Pages: 63
ISBN-13: 1626257280
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf you move into the deepest teachings of any great spiritual tradition, at some point you must move beyond the tradition itself and any idea of enlightenment. What is it that remains when the spiritual path, and even enlightenment, is transcended? Dismantling the Fantasy is a consideration of the movement out of thought itself. This may sound extreme or even impossible, but again it is a simple consideration of your potential as a human being, and you can easily understand it from the life experience you already have.
"What The..."
Author: Darryl Bailey
Publisher:
Published: 2019-05
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781999353544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDarryl tells of his experiences of being an international 'teacher': how he reacted to the projections and requests for a formula for living, his own realisations and his current gently dynamic approach.
Right Concentration
Author: Leigh Brasington
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2015-10-13
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 083480302X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA practical guidebook for meditators interested in achieving the states of bliss and deep focus associated with the Buddhist jhānas One of the elements of the Eightfold Path is Right Concentration: the one-pointedness of mind that, together with ethics, livelihood, meditation, and more, leads to the ultimate freedom from suffering. So how does one achieve Right Concentration? According to the Buddha himself, the jhānas—a series of eight progressive altered states of consciousness—are an essential method. But because the jhānas can usually be achieved only through prolonged meditation retreat, they have been shrouded in mystery for years. Not anymore. In Right Concentration, Leigh Brasington takes away the mystique and gives instructions on how to achieve them in plain, accessible language. He notes the various pitfalls to avoid along the way and provides a wealth of material on the theory of jhāna practice—all geared toward the practitioner rather than the scholar. As Brasington proves, these states of bliss and concentration are attainable by anyone who devotes the time and sincerity of practice necessary to realize them.
Finding Wholeness, Harmony and Rest
Author: Darryl Bailey
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03-21
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 9781838383633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnother in the series of books by Darryl Bailey in which he explores the ever-changing nuances of perception, thought, and circumstance. "I want to consider a major difficulty that arises in the life of every person, and within society in general. It is perhaps the single largest barrier to the happiness and health of every human being and the largest barrier to the happiness and health of society as a whole. This difficulty has to do with the relationship of thinking to our actual experience of existence, and the fact that every thought that we have is in conflict with our experience of life." About the Author Spontaneously drawn to meditation at age fourteen, Darryl spent the next seventeen years exploring awareness and concentration exercises from both Eastern and Western traditions. He then spent nine years apprenticed with mindfulness teacher Ruth Denison and another six years as a meditation monk in the Thai Forest Tradition, under the guidance of Ajahn Sumedho. Along the way he had recurring contact with the independent philosopher, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and a significant connection with the Advaita sage, Robert Adams. Darryl is the author of four other books, Dismantling the Fantasy, Essence Revisited, Buddhessence and "What the ...". www.darrylbailey.net
Developing a Life Practice
Author: David L Roylance
Publisher:
Published: 2020-04-27
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGotama Buddha's teachings are not based in belief. His teachings need to be learned and practiced with guidance so that you can independently observe the truth in his teachings to acquire wisdom. It is this new found wisdom that the mind starts to gradually function in the world differently to attain a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy....the Enlightened mind.Since everything we do is experienced through the mind if the mind is peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy, one will experience a life that is also peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy.Attaining Enlightenment, also known as Nibbana, is a mind that has attained peace, calm, serenity, and contentedness with joy that is permanent. The mind can be trained to completely eliminate such discontent feelings as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, loneliness, boredom, shyness, jealousy, and all other negative feelings that cause the mind to be discontent and experience suffering.This book, "Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Nibbana" provides the reader in-depth teachings and guidance to walk The Path to Enlightenment. Resources are provided, at no cost, that sync up with this book to allow the reader the opportunity to more fully explore these teachings through Youtube Videos, Podcasts, Online Courses, In-Person Courses/Retreats, and an Online Community where you can seek guidance in learning and practicing these teachings directly from the author of this book.This book is well suited for beginning through to advanced practitioners to learn and practice the teachings of "The Buddha" to include developing a meditation practice as taught by Gotama Buddha. It is a book that you will read and re-read countless times as a guide on The Path to Enlightenment and you will have the ability to seek clarification of the teachings directly from the author at no cost.
The Trail Provides
Author: David Smart
Publisher: John David Smart Jr.
Published: 2020-05-10
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9781734984200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDisillusioned by the corporate lifestyle, David finds himself unemployed and desperate for change. Bradley, his older, more adventurous, and slightly-wreckless college fraternity brother presents an enticing offer. Just a few weeks later, the two inexperienced hopefuls abandon society and plunge into a soul-searching sojourn to thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,650-mile Mexico-to-Canada footpath--barefoot. At the trail's mercy from day one, the two hikers face the endless pains of walking, rising tensions, and falling behind to the coming winter. The Trail Provides is a thru-hiking memoir filled with stories about companionship and lessons learned, dreams and reality, and leaving everything behind for the desire of transformation, insight, and self-discovery. Now, let's begin the journey...
The Power of Now
Author: Eckhart Tolle
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 2010-10-06
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1577313119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCelebrating 25 Years as a New York Times Bestseller — Over 16 Million Copies Sold It’s no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light. In the first chapter, Tolle introduces readers to enlightenment and its natural enemy, the mind. He awakens readers to their role as a creator of pain and shows them how to have a pain-free identity by living fully in the present. The journey is thrilling, and along the way, the author shows how to connect to the indestructible essence of our Being, “the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.” Featuring a new preface by the author, this paperback shows that only after regaining awareness of Being, liberated from Mind and intensely in the Now, is there Enlightenment.
The Buddha in Daily Life
Author: Richard Causton
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the teaching and practice of Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism, the most rapidly growing world religion. It encourages the belief that, through its faith and practices, spiritual and material blessings and benefits can be available to everyone in this life.
