Teachings of the Buddha

Name: Teachings of the Buddha
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ISBN: 9781570621246

ISBN-10: 1570621241

ISBN-13: 9781570621246

Edition: 2nd 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Jack Kornfield, Gil Fronsdal

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This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom, verses from Tibetan masters on the enlightened mind, and songs in praise of meditation by Zen teachers. The book also includes traditional instruction on how to practice sitting meditation, cultivate calm awareness, and live with compassion. Jack Kornfield, one of the most respected American Buddhist teachers, has compiled these teachings to impart the essence and inspiration of Buddhism to readers of…

Book details

List price: $14.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/6/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Jack Kornfield was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India and has taught around the world since 1974. He also holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and of the Spirit Rock Center. He lives in northern California.



Editor's Preface


Wakefulness


Luminous Mind


The Sage


Dhammapada


Metta Sutta


Developing Loving-Kindness


Harmlessness


Virtue


Great Discourse on Blessings


Noble Friendship


The Awakened


Hatred Never Dispels Hate


Sand Castles


No-Self


Body and Mind


The Empty World


Developing the Mind


Joy


Rain, O Sky!


House Builder


Parable of the Arrow


Dharma as Medicine


The Four Noble Truths


Sickness, Old Age, and Death


Crossing the Stream


Parable of the Mustard Seed


Three Characteristics


End of Clinging


Sutra on Totality


Fire Sermon


Master Your Senses


Nirvana


Master Yourself


The Refinement of Mind


Plowing


Serenity and Joy


Path of Mindfulness


Pith of the Matter


Radiant Presence


Bahiya


Sutra on Full Awareness of Breathing


The Heart


The Abandoning of Sorrow


Parable of the Lute


Inclination of Mind


Inner Peace


Abandoning All Hindrances


Soma and Mara


Songs of the Nuns


Look Within


The Sharpest Sword


Bamboo Acrobats


Blessing Chant


Parable of the Raft


The Kalamas's Dilemma


Patience


Criticism and Praise


On Conflict and Concord


Admonishing Others


Conceit of Views


Right Speech


Value of Loving-Kindness


The Woman at the Well


Treasure


Commitment to Virtue


The Five Precepts


Tending the Sick


Wise Householders


Advice for Sustaining the Community


Knowing a Better Way to Live


Free from All Opinion


Do Not Grasp at Views


On Knowing Karma


Judging Another


Self-Respect


A Lamp unto Yourself


Living in the World


Go Forth Over the Earth


Like Milk and Water


Sharing Blessings


The Dharma Is Like the Ocean


Miracle of Awakening


All Things Conditioned


The Eye of Wisdom


Heart Sutra


The Dharma of the Heart


Mirage


Sariputra and the Goddess


Fleeting World


The Mind of the Ancient Buddhas


Verses on the Faith Mind


Practice of Meditation


Actualizing the Fundamental Point


The Natural Abiding


Enlightenment Has No Form


Song of Mahamudra


Development of Mahamudra


Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation


Tibetan Book of the Dead


Finding the Way


Not Mixing Up Buddhism


The Bodhisattva


Bodhicitta


Diamond Sutra


Perfection of Giving


Sutra of Hui-neng


Hyakujo and the Fox


Between Birth and Death


Birth and Death are Nirvana


Teachings of Huang Po


Mind Is Buddha


Ordinary Mind Is the Way


Parable of the Hidden Jewel


Song of Zazen


Sources


Acknowledgments


About the Editors