This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom, verses from Tibetan masters on the enlightened mind, and songs in praise of meditation by Zen teachers. The book also includes traditional instruction on how to practice sitting meditation, cultivate calm awareness, and live with compassion. Jack Kornfield, one of the most respected American Buddhist...

Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice. An inspiring and very accessible compilation of essays and edited talks on the Buddhist practice of mindfulness. As Gil Fronsdal states, "the search for the issue at hand is the search for what is closest at hand, for what is directly seen, heard, smelt, tasted, felt, and cognized in the present." Gil brings the practice of mindfulness not only to formal meditation but to all the varying aspects of every day life.

Inspired by his years of Buddhist monastic life, Gil Fronsdal has written these warm-hearted stories as part of the tradition of teaching through storytelling. These are tales of transformation and spiritual growth. They delight and challenge as they express different facets of the Buddhist path to liberation in familiar, yet fresh and engaging, ways. These stories can be reread often, each time supporting new reflec- tions on the spiritual life and the possibility of each person awakening to the kindness, clarity and insight available to all of us. A Monastery Within points to how each...

Aufsatze uber die Ubung buddhistischer Achtsamkeit. Eine inspirierende und leicht zugangliche Sammlung von Essays und bearbeiteten Vortragen uber die Ubung buddhistischer Achtsamkeit. Gil Fronsdal schreibt, dass die Suche nach dem was zur Hand liegt, die Suche nach dem ist, das uns am nachsten liegt, nach dem, das im gegenwartigen Augenblick direkt gesehen, gehort, gerochen, geschmeckt, gefuhlt und erkannt wird. Gil bringt die Ubung der Achtsamkeit nicht nur bei formeller Meditation zum Einsatz, sondern auch bei all den unterschiedlichen Aspekten des taglichen Lebens."

Essais portant sur la pratique Bouddhiste de l'attention: une compilation tres accessible et motivante d'essais et d'exposes portant sur la pratique bouddhiste de l'attention. Comme le dit Gil Fronsdal: "essayer de toucher le c ur du sujet signifie essayer de toucher ce qui est a portee de main: ce qui peut-etre vu, entendu, senti, goute, ressenti et directement connu dans le present." Gil applique la pratique de l'attention non seulement a la meditation formelle, mais a tous les differents aspects de la vie quotidienne."

Ensayos budistas sobre la atencion plena; una accesible e inspiradora compilacion de ensayos y platicas editadas sobre la practica budista de la atencion plena. Como el autor afirma, "la busqueda del meollo del asunto inmediato es la busqueda de lo que esta mas a la mano, ya que lo que se ve directamente, se oye, se huele, se saborea es la cognicion del presente." Gil Fronsdal aporta la practica de la atencion plena no solo a la meditacion formal, sino tambien a todos los diversos aspectos de la vida cotidiana."

This book is an engaging collection of essays, reflections and practices on the Five Hindrances, the primary obstacles to mindfulness and serenity in the teachings of the Buddha. With his characteristic clarity, born from decades of meditation practice and teaching, Gil Fronsdal demonstrates how to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones on the path of freedom.

A translation with commentary of one of the earliest of the surviving Buddhist texts, which reveals the teachings to be remarkably simple and free of religious trappings.
The Aṭṭhakavagga, or "Book of Eights," is believed by scholars to be among the earliest of written Buddhist texts, and in it we find the Buddha's teaching pared down to its most uncomplicated essence. Gil Fronsdal's translation and commentary reveals the text's central concern to be the joy that comes from recognizing and letting go of attachment to the illusory views that create suffering. It's...