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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Books The Issue at Hand by Gil Fronsdal, 2001. A collection of wellwritten essays about meditation practice by a Spirit Rock teacher. Available for free at: www.insightmeditationcenter.org. In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2005, Wisdom Publications. A great introduction to the suttas and an overview of the Buddha‟s teachings. An Introduction to Buddhism by Peter Harvey, 1990, Cambridge University Press. A classic textbook on the world of Buddhism. Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization by Analayo, 2003, Windhorse Publications. A scholarly and comprehensive treatise on the practice of the 4 foundations of mindfulness. The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to End Suffering, by Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2000, BPS Pariyati Editions. An excellent, concise book on the Buddha‟s path. Available online for free: www.accesstoinsight.org. Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom by Joseph Goldstein, 1993, Shambhala Publications. A skillful overview of insight meditation by one of the founders of the insight meditation movement in the West.

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INDEX

4min
pages 131-134

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

2min
pages 127-130

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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page 125

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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page 126

APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

9min
pages 114-120

PRACTICE

2min
pages 109-111

CONCLUSION

1min
pages 112-113

MEDITATION COURSES

1min
page 108

MEDITATION RETREATS

1min
page 107

SKILLFUL INTENTION

1min
pages 99-100

BUDDHISM

2min
pages 105-106

LOVINGKINDNESS (METTA

2min
pages 101-102

GUIDED MEDITATION X: LOVINGKINDNESS

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pages 103-104

DHAMMA STUDY

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INSIGHT INTO 3 CHARACTERISTICS

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pages 96-97

KAMMA

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pages 94-95

THE 4 NOBLE TRUTHS

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pages 88-93

SKILLFUL CONCENTRATION

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pages 81-82

SKILLFUL VIEW

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3. TRAINING IN WISDOM

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pages 85-86

CONCENTRATION

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pages 83-84

MEDITATION

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MEDITATION

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pages 79-80

GUIDED MEDITATION VI: DHAMMAS

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pages 76-77

THE 7 FACTORS OF AWAKENING

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pages 74-75

THE SIX SENSE-BASES

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page 73

THE 5 AGGREGATES OF CLINGING

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pages 71-72

DHAMMAS

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THE 5 HINDRANCES

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pages 67-70

MIND STATES

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pages 60-62

GUIDED MEDITATION V: MIND STATE

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page 63

GUIDED MEDITATION IV: FEELING TONES

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page 59

FEELING TONES

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pages 57-58

THE BREATH

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GUIDED MEDITATION I: THE BREATH

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pages 48-51

GUIDED MEDITATION III: THE BODY SCAN

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pages 54-56

SKILLFUL MINDFULNESS

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pages 42-43

GUIDED MEDITATION II: THE BODY

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pages 52-53

THE BODY

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pages 44-45

SKILLFUL EFFORT

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pages 40-41

2. TRAINING IN CONCENTRATION

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FAITH AND THE 3 REFUGES

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pages 37-38

SKILLFUL LIVELIHOOD

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pages 28-29

Table 1: The Three Trainings/The Noble Eightfold Path

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GENEROSITY AND RENUNCIATION

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pages 30-32

1. TRAINING IN ETHICAL CONDUCT

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pages 21-27

THE 3 TRAININGS

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pages 18-19

WHY MEDITATE?

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pages 16-17

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE SUPPORTS

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pages 33-36

INTRODUCTION

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pages 12-15
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