Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book

Description: * Author posits that enlightenment is an attainable goal * Argues that meditation is a method for examining reality The very idea that the teachings of meditation can be mastered will arouse controversy within Buddhist circles. Even so, Ingram insists that enlightenment is an attainable goal, once our fanciful notions of it are stripped away, and we have learned to use meditation as a method for examining reality rather than an opportunity to wallow in “self-absorbed mindnoise”. Ingram sets out concisely the difference between concentration-based and insight (vipassana) meditation; he provides example practices; and most i ... (more)

Manufacturer: Aeon Books
Release date: 2 December 2008
ISBN-10 : 1904658407 | ISBN-13: 9781904658405

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