Publication
Boston : Wisdom Publications, 2001. Ayya Khema. Text : 1 volume, xii, 179 pages ; 23 cm. Includes glossary, index.
Call number
GT-B-Tv / Khema
ISBN
086171198X / 9780861711987
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description:
In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the reader to the essence of the Buddhist path. She addresses the how and why of meditation, providing a clear framework for understanding the nature of karma and rebirth and the entirety of the eightfold path. With specific, practical advice Ayya Khema illuminates the practices of compassion and sympathetic joy and offers forthright guidance in working with the hindrances that we all encounter in meditation. Few introductory books are both simple and profound. Being Nobody, Going Nowhere is both. -- back cover
Table of Contents: Foreword, preface
Meditation : why and how --
Meditation affects our lives --
Calm and insight --
Four friends. Loving kindness ; Compassion ; Sympathetic joy ; Equanimity --
Loving-kindness meditation --
Five hindrances. Sensual desire ; Ill-will ; Sloth and torpor ; Restlessness and worry ; Sceptical doubt --
Kamma and rebirth --
The discourse on loving-kindness --
Four kinds of happiness --
The five aggregates --
Ten virtues --
The four noble truths and the noble eightfold path --
A new beginning.
Glossary, index.
FY2013 /
In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the reader to the essence of the Buddhist path. She addresses the how and why of meditation, providing a clear framework for understanding the nature of karma and rebirth and the entirety of the eightfold path. With specific, practical advice Ayya Khema illuminates the practices of compassion and sympathetic joy and offers forthright guidance in working with the hindrances that we all encounter in meditation. Few introductory books are both simple and profound. Being Nobody, Going Nowhere is both. -- back cover
Table of Contents: Foreword, preface
Meditation : why and how --
Meditation affects our lives --
Calm and insight --
Four friends. Loving kindness ; Compassion ; Sympathetic joy ; Equanimity --
Loving-kindness meditation --
Five hindrances. Sensual desire ; Ill-will ; Sloth and torpor ; Restlessness and worry ; Sceptical doubt --
Kamma and rebirth --
The discourse on loving-kindness --
Four kinds of happiness --
The five aggregates --
Ten virtues --
The four noble truths and the noble eightfold path --
A new beginning.
Glossary, index.
FY2013 /
Physical description
xii, 179 p.; 23 cm
Description
In this new edition of her classic best-selling book, Ayya Khema gives clear, practical instruction on meditation and techniques for overcoming counterproductive mental habits and beliefs. Through the simple practices detailed here, you will develop deeper insight, a sense of calm well-being, and a greater capacity to love and feel loved on a daily basis. Being Nobody also includes an eloquent, sparklingly lucid outline of the Buddhist path that can be understood and enjoyed by everybody
Language
Original language
English