Radiant Mind: Essential Buddhist Teachings and TextsJean Smith Complete with excerpts from both ancient Buddhist texts and contemporary teachings, a compilation of essential teachings presents both a solid introduction for novices and a best of collection for readers more familiar with Buddhist practice. Original. |
Contents
JOHN SNELLING The Teaching Career | 6 |
THE DALAI Lama The Buddhas Life | 15 |
JACK KORNFIELD TheravadaVipassana Practice | 32 |
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abides according actions actually aggregates appear arise asked attain attention awakened awareness become begin birth bodhisattva body breath bring Buddha Buddha nature Buddhahood Buddhist called cause century comes compassion complete concentration consciousness contemplating create death dependent desire develop Dharma direction effort element emptiness enlightenment enter everything existence experience expressed fact feeling five follow Four give given grasping hand happiness heart human idea important insight karma kind knows lead liberation living look Mahayana master means meditation mental mind monk nature nirvana Noble Truths object one's origin ourselves pain path peace perceptions perfection person phenomena practice precepts present pure reality realize refuge result Sangha sense sentient sitting spiritual suffering Sutra teacher teaching things thought tradition trains true truth understanding universe voidness whole wisdom zazen