The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation as Taught by S.N. GoenkaPariyatti, 2011 M01 11 - 161 pages This is the classic introduction to Vipassana meditation: a full-length study of the teaching of S. N. Goenka, prepared under his guidance and with his approval. Useful for meditators and non-meditators alike.This was the first book to appear in English that accurately describes the practice of Vipassana at length for the general reader. It includes stories by Goenkaji as well as answers to students' questions that convey a vivid sense of his teaching. |
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
Chapter 1 THE SEARCH | 13 |
Chapter 2 THE STARTING POINT | 25 |
Chapter 3 THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE | 34 |
Chapter 4 THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM | 42 |
Chapter 5 THE TRAINING OF MORAL CONDUCT | 54 |
Chapter 6 THE TRAINING OF CONCENTRATION | 67 |
Chapter 8 AWARENESS AND EQUANIMITY | 100 |
Chapter 9 THE GOAL | 113 |
Chapter 10 THE ART OF LIVING | 127 |
Appendix A THE IMPORTANCE OF VEDANĀ IN THE TEACHING OF THE BUDDHA | 140 |
Appendix B PASSAGE ON VEDANĀ FROM THE SUTTAS | 147 |
GLOSSARY OF PĀLI TERMS | 149 |
NOTES | 155 |
ABOUT VIPASSANA | 159 |
Other editions - View all
The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation: As Taught by S. N. Goenka William Hart Limited preview - 1987 |
Common terms and phrases
abstain accept ānāpāna anicca apparent reality arising and passing attachment attain awareness and equanimity awareness of respiration awareness of sensations Ba Khin become bhāvanā blind reaction body breath Buddha calm ceases conditioning course craving and aversion craving or aversion develop awareness Dhammapada disease Eight Precepts emotion enlightenment eradicated experience experienced feel final goal Five Precepts future give happy harm ignorance impermanence impurities India insight intellectual kamma liberation live mettā mind and matter misery nature negative nibbāna Noble Eightfold Path observing sensations occurs one's oneself ourselves Pāli paññā peace and harmony person pleasant sensation practice of Vipassana practise Vipassana precepts purify Rājagaha react realize remain right livelihood S. N. GOENKA samādhi saṅkhāra saññā satipaṭṭhāna sensation arises sīla someone step subtler Sutta teacher teaching technique truth ultimate reality unconscious unconscious mind understanding unpleasant sensation unwholesome actions vedanā viññāṇa Vipassana meditation vipassanā-bhāvanā wisdom words