The Meditative Way: Readings in the Theory and Practice of Buddhist Meditation

ISBN-13: 9780700706778 / Twarda / 1996 / 288 str.

Chris Kang

Opis

Buddhist meditation, while attracting less popular attention than some other meditative disciplines, has given rise to a rich literature in recent years. These 28 readings are designed to give meditators, researchers and general readers access to representative samples of those writings and to principal relevant texts.

Spis treści

Introduction General Introduction; Part I Pali Sources; Chapter 1 The Middle Way, Dhamma-cakka-ppavattana Sutta; Chapter 2 The Eightfold Path Explained, Sacca-vibhanga Sutta; Chapter 3 The Subduing of Thoughts, Vitakka-santh?na Sutta; Chapter 4 The Four Sublime States, Udumbarika-s?han?da Sutta; Chapter 5 The Foundations of Mindfulness, Satipa??h?na Sutta; Chapter 6 Mindfulness of Breathing, ?n?p?na-sati Sutta; Chapter 7 The Jh?nas, Sallekha Sutta; Chapter 8 The Meditator’s Progress, S?mañña-phala Sutta; Part II Classical Masters; Chapter 9 Concentration on the Earth Disk, Buddhaghosa; Chapter 10 Self-Protection through Mindfulness, Â?ntideva; Chapter 11 Calm and Insight, Zhiyi; Chapter 12 Seated Meditation, D?gen; Chapter 13 Some Zen K?ans, Mumon; Chapter 14 Fastening the Mind, Tsongkhapa; Part III Contemporary Masters; Chapter 15 A Spectrum of Meditative Practices, Dhammika Bhikkhu; Chapter 16 Observing your Mind, Achaan Chah; Chapter 17 Insight by the Nature Method, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu; Chapter 18 Insight through Mindfulness, Mahasi Sayadaw; Chapter 19 The Meditative Mind, Dhiravamsa; Chapter 20 Watching Thoughts and Emotions, Godwin Samararatne; Chapter 21 Zen Mind, Shunryu Suzuki; Chapter 22 Some Tibetan Practices, Kathleen McDonald; Chapter 23 Meditation in Tantra, Lama Yeshe; Part IV Personal Accounts; Chapter 24 Experiences in Meditation, Chris Kang; Chapter 25 From a Meditator’s Diary, Jane Hamilton-Merritt; Chapter 26 A Student’s Response to Meditation, Donald K. Swearer; Chapter 27 Initial Meditative Experiences, Roger Walsh; Chapter 28 Experiments in Insight Meditation, Rod Bucknell;

O autorze

Rod Bucknell, Chris Kang