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With his books Landscapes of Wonder and Longing for Certainty, the American monk Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano led readers down literary trails, providing enlightening glimpses of the natural world. In Available Truth, he guides us further along the path. His unqualified embrace of the Buddha's worldview - in intelligent and deeply thoughtful prose - distinguishes his work from many other Western Buddhist books. Along with reflections on mindfulness, impermanence, and the end of suffering, Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano is not afraid to delve into the topics of rebirth, karma, nonvirtue, and the roles of reasoned faith, ritual, and monasticism, revealing their continuing relevance for today's seeker. His patient awareness of the workings of the mind and the natural world will enable readers to deepen both their practice and their lives. Available Truth will surely stand the test of time as both sound teaching and elegant writing.
With the lyricism that brought him such acclaim for "Longing for Certainty" and "Landscapes of Wonder, " Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano returns to the natural environment to deepen readers' knowledge of the Buddha's truths. The sparkling, fluid clarity of his prose engages both head and heart in inspired narratives that capture with immediacy the timeless insights of the Dhamma.
This book contains thirty two numbers of the renowned Bodhi Leaves series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 122: To Light a Fire—Webu Sayadaw 123: Radical Therapy—Lily de Silva 124: Nothing Higher to Live For—Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano 125: Prisoners of Karma—Suvimalee Karunaratna 126: Painting the Buddha’s Eyes—Douglas Bullis 127: Family Planning & Birth Control in Buddhist Perspective—Louis van Loon 128: The Short Analysis of Kamma—Venerable Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma 129: The Living Message of the Dhammapada—Bhikkhu Bodhi 130: The Blessed One’s City of Dhamma—I.B. Horner 131: Of Mindsets and Monkeypots—Petr Karel Ontl 132: Ministering to the Si...
This book contains thirty one numbers of the renowned Bodhi Leaf Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Bodhi Leaves 91: Buddha-Bush—Bhikkhu Khantipalo 92: Radical Buddhism and Other Essays—Leonard Price 93: The Heart Awakened—Eileen Siriwardhana 94: The Rebirth of Katsugoro—Lafcadio Hearn 95: Meditating on No-Self—Ayya Khema 96: To The Cemetery and Back—Leonard Price 97: Sayings and Parables—Various Authors 98: Heedfulness—Bhikkhu Khantipalo 99: The Middle Way and other essays—M. O’C. Walshe 100: The Doctrine of Rebirth in Eastern and Western Thought—Karel Werner 101: Mind Training in Buddhism—Natasha Jackson and Hilda M. Edwards...
In the same lyrical voice that met with such acclaim in Landscapes of Wonder, Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano invites us to look upon the natural world with new eyes and to find the truths of the Buddha's teachings in our immediate experience. Attentive to the subtle power of language, Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano choose his words in these essays with such artisty and care that Longing for Certainty resounds with sparkling, fluid clarity. Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano has been referred to as "American Buddhism's Thoreau" and indeed, his ability to inspire his readers to discover the wonders of nature and the spiritual insights that they arouse is unsurpassed among modern Buddhist writers. Fans of his acclaimed Landscapes of Wonder, will find that Longing for Certainty moves into even deeper fields of reflection.
"To most of us there have come exceptional, unworldly moments, like unsuspected deeps in a stream, when we fell through appearances - fell through ourselves - into an intuition of majesty and wonder." - Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano in Landscapes of Wonder Landscapes of Wonder deftly transports the spirit of Buddhist contemplation off the cushion and into the natural world. With a lyricism and spiritual immediacy reminiscent of Thoreau and Emerson, in eighteen meditational essays Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano considers Buddhist themes through the prism of nature. The reflections captured in these satisfying literary explorations will appeal to all who appreciate contemplation of the natural world and our place in it.
"Collected Bodhi Leaves Publications Volume V (includes Bodhi Leaves 122-157) This book contains 32 of the Bodhi Leaves Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching.122: To Light a Fire Venerable Webu Sayadaw123: Rdical Therapy Lily de Silva124: Nothing Higher to Live For Bhikkhu Nyanasobhano125: Prisoners of Karma Suvimalee Karunaratna126: Painting the Buddha's Eyes Douglas Bullis127: Family Planning & Birth Control in Buddhist Perspective Louis van Loon128: The Short Analysis of Kamma Venerable Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma129: The Living Message of the Dhammapada Bhikkhu Bodhi130: The Blessed One's City of Dhamma I.B. Horner131: Of Mindsets and Monkeypots Petr...
This book confronts readers' inner hopes and fears and shows them the way to the sense of confident well-being that only a hearty spiritual practice can afford.