Tag Archives: Books

ASK BHANTE G book available

Posted on January 17, 2020 by admin

CHECK OUT THE NEW WISDOM EXPERIENCE BOOK “WHAT WHY HOW: Answers to Your Questions About Buddhism, Meditation, and Living Mindfully.” The book compiles Bhante G’s answers to both beginning and advanced questions about meditation practice, mindfulness and Buddhist teachings. Bhante … Continue reading →

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A Lifelong Practice

Posted on January 16, 2018 by admin

“DON’T EXPECT TRANSFORMATION or success to happen quickly. Some of us may find meditation to be easy at first, especially in its simplest form of observing the breath or repeating phrases, but while such practices can provide some immediate payoffs, … Continue reading →

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“A Pilgrimage in Autumn”

Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin

NOTE: An earlier posting of this excerpt contained several misspellings. This one fixes them! Regular readers of this occasional blog will know of my current infatuation with the book “Longing For Certainty: Reflections on the Buddhist Life,” (Wisdom Publications) by … Continue reading →

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5 Books on Buddhism

Posted on June 17, 2010 by admin

TheBrowser.com is one of the sites I check almost daily as it is an excellent compendium of some of the best writing and thinking being published on the Web at the moment (as well as absorbing videos). They also do … Continue reading →

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BOOKS: “Longing for Certainty: Reflections on the Buddhist Life”

Posted on July 3, 2009 by admin

During a retreat at the Bhavana Society Buddhist Forest Monastery in Hampshire County, W.Va., the prodigious library there is closed to the retreatant. This, I suppose, is to concentrate one on the lived experience of a silent Buddhist retreat instead … Continue reading →

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