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Contents

  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Translator’s Preface
  • What is the Triple Gem?
    • Introduction
    • I. Buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi
    • II. Dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi
    • III. Saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi
    • Summary
  • The Path to Peace & Freedom for the Mind
    • Introduction
    • The Path
      • Discussion
    • Virtue
      • Discussion
    • Concentration
      • Discussion
    • Discernment
      • Discussion
  • Basic Themes
    • Prologue
    • Introduction
    • I. Recollection of the Buddha
    • II. Goodwill
    • III. The Foul: Tranquility Meditation
      • A. ‘Among the forty themes, breath is supreme.’
      • B. Focal points for the mind
      • C. Images
      • D. The Ten Corruptions of Insight
    • IV. Mindfulness of Death: Insight Meditation
    • Epilogue
  • Duties of the Saṅgha
    • Foreward
    • Introduction
    • I. The Department of Internal Governance
    • II. The Department of Education
    • III. The Department of Building & Development
    • IV. The Department of Spreading the Dhamma
      • A. The first category: Study (pariyatti)
      • B. The second category: Practice (paṭipatti)
      • C. The third category: Psychic Marvels (iddhi-pāṭihāriya)
  • Glossary
  • Dedication