Author: D C Ahir
Editor(s): D C Ahir
Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 202
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170306124
Description
Vipassana means to see thing as they really are, not only as they seem to be. The technique of Vipassan is based on the Satipatthana Sutta. Satipatthana means the establishing of mindfulness. This is one of the most original teachings of the Buddha and through it one can cultivate mindfulness and develop awareness. Vipassana meditation aims at the total purification of human beings and at the overcoming of sorrow, lamentation, the destruction of grief and suffering and the reaching of the right path and the attainment of the Nibbanic state.
One who practices Vipassana meditation with this aim in mind, even before he attains the final goal, can achieve peace of mind, happiness, calmness, relaxation, and tranquility and the ability to face life’s daily problems and enjoy a corresponding greater degree of happiness in this very life here and now.
Contents
PREFACE
Introduction-The Advent of Vipassana in Modern India
An Exposition Of Vipassana Meditation
On the Path
The Art Of Living-Vipassana Meditation
Vipassana Kammatthana
Vipassana Meditation-A Practical Method
The Setting-Up of Mindfulness
Meditation And Mind control
Purification Of Mind
Silence-Its Reach And Spiritual Significance
Vipassana And Asoka’s Dhamma
Place Of Jhana And Samadhi In Theravada Buddhism
Inter-Personal Relations And Vipassana Meditation
Vipassana Meditation And Its Application In Social Change
How to Overcome Restlessness Through Vipassana
A Step Towards Happiness (Vipassana Meditation)
The Psychodynamics Of Vipassana Meditation
Perfect Health Through Buddhist Mental Science
Vipassana Course And Code Of Discipline
Satipatthana Sutta (Majjhima Nikaya)
INDEX