Mind and the Way: Buddhist Reflections on Life

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What would life be like if each one of us chose compassion over anger, loving-kindness over hatred, awareness over ignorance? The Mind and the Way demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true loving nature and delight in the mystery and wonder of the world. With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, Ajahn Sumedho draws on the experiences of ordinary life to convey ancient Buddhist insights that for 2500 years have continued to remain vital and pertinent to our lives.

This highly readable book provides an insider's perspective on many of the basic Buddhist teachings and a radically simple approach to life. With ...

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Overview

What would life be like if each one of us chose compassion over anger, loving-kindness over hatred, awareness over ignorance? The Mind and the Way demonstrates a radically simple approach to life, one in which we are able to awaken to our true loving nature and delight in the mystery and wonder of the world. With warmth and a wonderful sense of humor, Ajahn Sumedho draws on the experiences of ordinary life to convey ancient Buddhist insights that for 2500 years have continued to remain vital and pertinent to our lives.

This highly readable book provides an insider's perspective on many of the basic Buddhist teachings and a radically simple approach to life. With warmth, compassion, and a sense of humor, Sumedho offers practical advice from his own experience and a centuries-old spiritual tradition to anyone interested in freeing the mind and opening the heart. Photos.

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Sumedho, an American Thervadin monk trained in Thailand, presents Buddhism as a way rather than a religion. A graduate of the University of California-Berkeley, a Navy fighter pilot, and a Peace Corps volunteer, the author spent ten years as a contemplative forest monk before establishing the first forest monastery in England. Compiled from talks, his book deals with the nature of suffering and release from it by living a virtuous life awakening the mind to the impermanence of all things. Sumedho uses traditional insight meditation practices to open the heart and mind to the path of truth; he promotes a life of nonattachment, yet enriched with loving kindness, a simple life of nonexcess, profound goodness, cooperation rather than competition, and the mind that transcends but does not abandon the world. The keyword is balance. With its humorous observations upon his early days in Thailand, Sumedho's work is acutely practical and easy to read. Highly recommended for public libraries.-Dara Eklund, Los Angeles P.L.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780861710812
  • Publisher: Wisdom Publications MA
  • Publication date: 1/28/1994
  • Pages: 228
  • Sales rank: 561,218
  • Product dimensions: 5.96 (w) x 9.14 (h) x 0.65 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Editor's Introduction
Pt. I Approaching the Way 1
1 Is Buddhism a Religion? 3
2 The Four Noble Truths 15
3 The Three Refugees 29
4 The Way of Loving-Kindness 39
5 Kamma and Rebirth 49
6 Mind and the Universe 61
7 Nibbana 71
Pt. II Awakening the Mind 81
8 Introduction to Meditation 83
9 Mindfulness of the Breath 93
10 Cleansing the Mind 103
11 Noticing Space 115
12 Now Is the Knowing 123
13 Themes for Daily Practice 133
Pt. III Living the Dhamma 145
14 Freedom of Heart 147
15 The Science of Goodness 159
16 The Human Family 171
17 Education for Life 185
18 A Perfect Society 193
19 A Matter of Life and Death 205
20 Toward the Future 215

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