The Heart of the Buddha's Path

The Heart of the Buddha’s Path is the second in a three-volume series about the teachings of the Buddha. It is based on his original teachings as found in the Pāli Canon. It covers three important topics: the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, mindfulness, and “samadhi” which is variously translated as “concentration,” “stillness,” and “meditative absorption.”
The section on wisdom presents the Buddha’s fundamental understanding of the nature of life. This includes his teachings on the Four Noble Truths, karma, “dependent co-arising,” the three marks of existence, and emptiness.

The word “mindfulness” is largely misused as meaning something like “attention.” But the word “mindfulness” literally means “to keep something in mind.” There is a discussion of not only the true meaning of the term, but an exploration of the Buddha’s three most important discourses on mindfulness.

That brings us to “samadhi,” or more properly, “samma samadhi,” or right samadhi. These are states of deep concentration, absorption, or stillness. As with mindfulness, there is a discussion of the Buddha’s most important teachings from his own discourses, as well as techniques for attaining samadhi.
The Heart of the Buddha’s Path takes you deep into the mind of the Buddha, his view of the world, his training on meditation, and the underlying thinking of his entire path.

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The Heart of the Buddha's Path

The Heart of the Buddha’s Path is the second in a three-volume series about the teachings of the Buddha. It is based on his original teachings as found in the Pāli Canon. It covers three important topics: the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, mindfulness, and “samadhi” which is variously translated as “concentration,” “stillness,” and “meditative absorption.”
The section on wisdom presents the Buddha’s fundamental understanding of the nature of life. This includes his teachings on the Four Noble Truths, karma, “dependent co-arising,” the three marks of existence, and emptiness.

The word “mindfulness” is largely misused as meaning something like “attention.” But the word “mindfulness” literally means “to keep something in mind.” There is a discussion of not only the true meaning of the term, but an exploration of the Buddha’s three most important discourses on mindfulness.

That brings us to “samadhi,” or more properly, “samma samadhi,” or right samadhi. These are states of deep concentration, absorption, or stillness. As with mindfulness, there is a discussion of the Buddha’s most important teachings from his own discourses, as well as techniques for attaining samadhi.
The Heart of the Buddha’s Path takes you deep into the mind of the Buddha, his view of the world, his training on meditation, and the underlying thinking of his entire path.

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The Heart of the Buddha's Path

The Heart of the Buddha's Path

by Eric Van Horn
The Heart of the Buddha's Path

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The Heart of the Buddha’s Path is the second in a three-volume series about the teachings of the Buddha. It is based on his original teachings as found in the Pāli Canon. It covers three important topics: the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, mindfulness, and “samadhi” which is variously translated as “concentration,” “stillness,” and “meditative absorption.”
The section on wisdom presents the Buddha’s fundamental understanding of the nature of life. This includes his teachings on the Four Noble Truths, karma, “dependent co-arising,” the three marks of existence, and emptiness.

The word “mindfulness” is largely misused as meaning something like “attention.” But the word “mindfulness” literally means “to keep something in mind.” There is a discussion of not only the true meaning of the term, but an exploration of the Buddha’s three most important discourses on mindfulness.

That brings us to “samadhi,” or more properly, “samma samadhi,” or right samadhi. These are states of deep concentration, absorption, or stillness. As with mindfulness, there is a discussion of the Buddha’s most important teachings from his own discourses, as well as techniques for attaining samadhi.
The Heart of the Buddha’s Path takes you deep into the mind of the Buddha, his view of the world, his training on meditation, and the underlying thinking of his entire path.


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BN ID: 2940164882327
Publisher: Eric Van Horn
Publication date: 04/15/2021
Series: The Buddha's Path
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About the Author

Eric Van Horn was born and raised in Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania. He graduated Pottsgrove High School in 1970 and went to college at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. He graduated from Goddard in 1973 with a B.A. in Liberal Arts. His senior thesis was about his experience as a community organizer for a drug abuse prevention program in Pottstown, PA.

After graduation he worked in a number of social service jobs, but eventually discovered a love of computer programming. He spent the next 33 years working as a software engineer. In his last job he spent 18 years working in the field of medical informatics at the PKC Corporation in Burlington, Vermont. He retired from PKC in 2011 to devote his life to his Buddhist practice.

His interest in Buddhism began in 1991 when he attended a "spiritual support group" at the Burlington Unitarian Church. Over the next 20+ years he attended many retreats at the Insight Meditation Center in Barre, MA, the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, MA, the Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Temper, NY, the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, the Bhavana Society and Monastery in High View, WV, the Embracing Simplicity Hermitage in Asheville, NC, Kharme Choling in Barnet, VT, and Maple Forest Monastery in Woodstock, VT. He went to India on Buddhist Pilgrimage in 2004.

Eric has written several papers on Buddhism, including "Jhāna in the Majjhima Nikaya" and "Reverse Engineering the Buddha's Enlightenment." These can be found at http://nobleeightfoldblog.com/resources/. In 2015 he published the "Travel Guide to the Buddha's Path," a practice guide that provides an outline of the whole of the Buddha's path as described in the Pāli canon. This volume has since been replaced by a greatly expanded three-volume set "The Buddha's Path Series," which includes (1) "Foundations of the Buddha's Path," (2) "The Heart of the Buddha's Path," and (3) "Awakening on the Buddha's Path." He has also written a biography of the Buddha called "The Life of the Buddha" and is currently editing and illustrating the Buddhist Jātaka Tales literature.

He moved from Vermont to New Mexico in 2014 because it was "sunnier, warmer, and cheaper." He also found a living situation that is quieter and more conducive to meditation. He has an ongoing love of the Land of Enchantment, its rich cultural heritages, breathtaking landscapes, and ancient history. He has two adult children, Seth and Rebecca, a daughter-in-law Britomarte, a grandchild Jay, and a virtual son-in-law Toby.

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