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marasinghe

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Tue Apr 3, 2012, 10:33 PM Apr 2012

"Mindfulness in Plain English"; meditation for beginners (online book)

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"Mindfulness in Plain English", by the Venerable Henepola Gunaratana.
(new, expanded edition available from publisher: Wisdom press.)

http://www.vipassana.com/meditation/mindfulness_in_plain_english.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhante_Henepola_Gunaratana

(i know him, personally. i recommend this book for beginners in meditation.)


http://sites.google.com/site/rahulawhatthebuddha/

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"Mindfulness in Plain English"; meditation for beginners (online book) (Original Post) marasinghe Apr 2012 OP
bookmarked Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #1
in case of interest: links to one of his more advanced books on meditation. marasinghe Jun 2012 #2

marasinghe

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2. in case of interest: links to one of his more advanced books on meditation.
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 06:17 PM
Jun 2012

a condensed version of the Venerable Gunaratana's ".... Path of Serenity & Insight":
"The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation"; available online.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/gunaratana/wheel351.html

http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/scrnguna.pdf
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/printguna.pdf

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