The heavenly messengers that set the Buddha on his quest
The Buddha’s early struggle and discovery of the middle way
The First Jhana and simile of the Bathman’s Apprentice
Citt’ekaggata – A unified heart suffused with well being
Includes: The three stages of practice (Sila, Samatha, Vipassana); The Buddha’s practice of the jhanas; Why do this practice?; and an overview of the path of practice as taught by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw; meditation instructions.
Meeting Ajahn Chah in Thailand
Know the breath and you’ll know everything
Opening the Dharma Eye
Underlying pervasive peace
Samsara & Nibbana arise at the same place
The tendency of the proliferating mind to designate permanence to the transitory through the process of thought
Papanca – conceptual proliferation creates the billion fragments of the world
The Diamond Sutra – The Guest and the Host
What remains?
Kappa’s question to the Buddha
