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Principal Texts of the Khuddaka Nikaya: Volume 1
The Khuddaka Nikaya is different in character from the other four Nikayas of the Sutta Pitaka in the Theravada Pali Canon in that rather than being a single work it is, as its customary translation ‘Minor Anthologies' suggests, a collection of independent works. A true anthology! It contains some of the most important and well-known works in the Pali Canon, including the Dhammapada, the Udana, the Sutta Nipata and the Jataka Tales; and, in some recensions, Milinda's Questions. There are also other works less-known to many Buddhists and students of Buddhism, such as the Vimanavatthu, the Therigatha and the Theragatha. These offer a wider perspective on the Dhamma as it has been lived through the centuries. Yet, perhaps because of its ‘anthology' character and wide range, the Khuddaka Nikaya is less familiar in its entirety than the Digha Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, the Sa?yutta Nikaya, and the A?guttara Nikaya which are more self-contained. Now, for the first time on audio, Dharma Audiobooks has brought together a compilation of the Principal Texts, spread over three volumes. Listening to all three will, it is hoped, give the interested listener a clear and satisfying overview of the Anthology. Volume 1 contains the Khuddaka Patha, Dhammapada, Udana, Itivuttaka, Sutta Nipata, Vimanavatthu and Petavatthu. Each one has its own introduction, some short, some comprehensive. To many with some familiarity of the Pali Canon, it will offer an opportunity to revisit some of the central Buddhist texts, including the Dhammapada and the Udana – Inspired Utterances of the Buddha. But even for the ‘many' an encounter with the Vimanavatthu – Stories of the Mansions and Petavatthu – Stories of the Departed will come as a surprise, for here we venture into the more mythical area of the Dhamma. In the Vimanavatthu we find ourselves visiting the ‘Mansions' inhabited by the devas, a pleasant and enjoyable environment won through the karmic result of good deeds. We meet the devas who explain how, though often people living ordinary and unprivileged lives, find themselves unexpectedly transported to ethereal regions. The Petavatthu, by contrast, display the darker side of karma, and features a succession of ghost stories. These important works are presented by readers who know their subjects from personal practice and study.
Anonymous (Author), Elizabeth English, Jinananda Jinananda, Ratnadhya, Taradasa (Narrator)
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Principal Texts of the Khuddaka Nikaya: Volume 2
This is Volume 2 of Dharma Audiobooks' ground-breaking overview of Principal Texts of the Khuddaka Nikaya, the fifth section of the Sutta Pitaka in the Theravada Pali Canon. Far less known than the first four (Digha Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, Sa?yutta Nikaya, A?guttara Nikaya) perhaps because of its character as an anthology rather than a self-contained work, it nevertheless contains gems which are only too easily overlooked or even underappreciated! As with Volume 1, Volume 2 follows the traditional ordering of the individual works in the Khuddaka Nikaya, which makes for a curious, but invigorating collection. The first two texts, Therigatha and Theragatha, present the traditional histories of the bhikkhunis (nuns) and bhikkhus (monks) of the Buddha's time. In each case, their biographies (written centuries later by Dharmapala who had access to sources now lost) lead to verses ascribed to the real individuals on gaining nibbana. Here are fascinating glimpses of life at the time of the Buddha. The third work in Volume 2 can hardly be more different. The Jatakas (birth stories) is a delightful and absorbing collection of legendary stories of the previous life of the Buddha, how his actions in the past—as animal or human—led progressively along the path towards Buddhahood. In its entirety, the Jatakas is huge—157 tales extending to nearly one million words. Here, Dharma Audiobooks presents a selection of 40 tales, including 'The Story of the Baby Quail', 'The Story of the Hare', 'The Miserly Treasurer', 'The Queen's Necklace', leading to 'Jataka 157', the famous—and long—'Vessantara-Jataka', 'The Paramita of Perfect Generosity'. With the Western cultural tradition of Aesop's Stories in our minds, it is easy to smile benignly as these tales unfold...but to generations of Buddhist followers down the ages, they had a deeper function than merely to entertain or point to a simple moral. Altogether, Volume 2 of Principal Texts of the Khuddaka Nikaya offers a rather special Dhammic experience.
Anonymous (Author), Elizabeth English, Jinananda Jinananda, Ratnadhya, Taradasa, Tejasvini, Vishvantara (Narrator)
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At Home In The World: Lessons from a remarkable life
Brought to you by Penguin. Essential life lessons from the world's most famous monk. Through a beautiful collection of autobiographical stories and teachings, At Home in the World tells the remarkable life of the beloved Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. With his signature clarity and warmth, he shares tales from his childhood in rural Vietnam through to his travels teaching the world the art of mindfulness. 'One of the most influential spiritual leaders of our times' Oprah 'Thich Nhat Hanh shows us the connection between personal inner peace and peace on earth' The Dalai Lama 'Thich Nhat Hanh does not merely teach peace; Thich Nhat Hanh is peace' Elizabeth Gilbert © Thich Nhat Hanh 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Rory Alexander (Narrator)
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OM Mantra, OM Meditatie, OM Geluidslandschappen: Meditatie, Relaxatie, Sound Healing, Energiewerk, L
Vele culturen erkennen de helende kracht van de OM mantra. Verschillende volkeren in India, Tibet en Nepal werken al meer dan 5000 jaar met de kracht van deze mantra. OM meditatie kan je helpen om terug verbinden met jezelf en je lichaam, om innerlijke chaos te verzachten en je fysieke vitaliteit te boosten. Ervaar zeven uitzonderlijke OM geluidslandschappen in excellente audio kwaliteit met dit premium audiobook. Deze diepe, aardse en warme geluiden raken je diep onder je huid. Het is een sfeervolle en meditatieve ervaring die een krachtig effect heeft om je lichaam, hart en ziel te verenigen. Helende, bijna buitenaardse geluiden en zachte tikken op de klankschaal, ritmische hartslagen, Tibetaanse instrumenten zoals het harmonium (136,1 hertz), oceaan golven en het zingen van Boeddhistische monniken, allemaal gecombineerd met de OM mantra. Een unieke auditieve ervaring om te mediteren, ontspannen en gewoon om van te genieten. Om is leven. Om is het oergeluid van het universum. Om is het geluid waarin het hele universum vibreert. Het is de kracht die schoonheid brengt tot in elke cel van ons lichaam. Om raakt ons tot in elke individuele cel, en herbalanceert zo ons energie naar flow en harmonie. Deze geluidslandschappen zijn ideaal voor: - meditatie, relaxatie en sound healing, - Alle vormen van energiewerk of lichaamswerk, - Jezelf bevrijden van lastige patronen van gedachten, geloof en gedrag, - Het loslaten van spanning, depressie, pijn en angst, - chakra uitlijning, - Het activeren van zelf helende krachten - Helen van het innerlijke kind. De pulserende geluiden lijken het lichaam van binnenuit te strelen en elke cel te penetreren. Vele mensen vinden deze geluiden zo ontspannend dat ze in slaap vallen bij het luisteren. Anderen ervaren lucide beelden, gezien de geluidsfrequenties dicht aansluiten bij die van de REM slaap. Deze precieze frequenties en breingolven zijn te zien op EEG scans tijdens momenten van diepe relaxatie en hypnose. Alsof de deuren naar andere manieren van bewustzijn openen en ons uitnodigen om binnen te komen. Tip: we raden aan om externe luidsprekers te gebruiken. Laptop speakers zijn meestal te zwak om de topkwaliteit van het uitgebreide geluidsspectrum weer te geven.
Om Meditatie - Om Mantra (Author), Om Meditatie - Om Mantra (Narrator)
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In ten concise chapters, you'll learn powerful ways to meet life's challenges with wisdom, resilience, and ease. We all go through times when it feels like the ground is being pulled out from under us. What we relied on as steady and solid may change or even appear to vanish. In this era of global disruption, threats to our individual, social, and planetary safety abound, and at times life can feel overwhelming. Not only are loss and separation painful, but even positive changes can cause great stress. Yet life is full of change: birth, death, marriage, divorce; a new relationship; losing or starting a job; beginning a new phase in life or ending one. Change is stressful, even when it is much desired or anticipated—the unknown can feel scary and threatening. In We Were Made for These Times, the extraordinary mindfulness teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo imparts accessible advice on navigating difficult times of transition, drawing on Buddhist teachings on impermanence to help you establish equanimity and resilience. Each chapter in We Were Made for These Times holds an essential teaching and meditation, unfolding a step-by-step process to nurture deeper freedom and stability in daily life. Time-honored teachings will help you develop ease, presence, and self-compassion, supporting you to release the fear and doubt that hold you back.
Kaira Jewel Lingo (Author), Kaira Jewel Lingo (Narrator)
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The Tibetan Book Of The Dead: The Spiritual Meditation Guide For Liberation And The After-Death Expe
Tibetan Book of the Dead’ provides the guidelines on preparing for death and achieving enlightenment by escaping the cycle of birth, suffering, and death. According to the author, monks can utilize meditation to explore the approximation of the life that exists beyond death and help gain knowledge on the preparation of souls for the afterlife experiences.
Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup, Padma Sambhava (Author), Mel Konn (Narrator)
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Though I was born a Hindu, I solemnly assure you that I will not die as a Hindu. - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Having made this statement - Dr. Ambedkar gave this speech Mukti Kon Pathe (What Path to Salvation) in Marathi to his community to impress upon them the need to convert, if they were to break free from the shackles of Untouchability. This audiobook presents that speech along with a preface that will help the modern day audience get the most out of the speech and understand why it is important and pertinent even in this day and age.
Dr. B R Ambedkar (Author), Siddhartha Valicharla (Narrator)
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Buddhismus für Einsteiger: Wie Sie die Lehren Buddhas leicht verstehen und in Ihren Alltag integrier
In der heutigen Zeit ist es für viele Menschen nicht einfach, durch den Alltag zu kommen. Es wird uns viel abverlangt, wir sind immer unter Druck und gestresst, eilen von einem zum anderen und am Abend sind wir ausgelaugt und vielleicht sogar unzufrieden. Vielleicht geht es sogar um die Beziehung oder die Ehe, in der der Zauber des Besonderen einfach verflogen ist. Sie haben sich wegen solcher Probleme entschieden, in den Buddhismus einzusteigen, um mit der kraftvollen Lebensphilosophie mehr Entspannung, Lebensfreude und Zufriedenheit zu erreichen. In diesem Buch werde ich Ihnen ein paar Eckpfeiler zur Entstehung und zum Glauben des Buddhismus aufzeigen und Ihnen natürlich die Grundlagen der Lehre dazu erläutern. Sie werden anhand dieses Buches den Buddhismus erlernen können und wissen, wie man die Lehre ganz einfach in den Alltag integriert.
Björn Wendland (Author), Ilka Sehnert (Narrator)
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Go Slowly, Breathe and Smile: Dharma Art by Rashani Rea with the Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat is a spiritual luminary, second only to the Dalai Lama, and is globally renowned and admired. His words of wisdom are centralized in finding peace in every moment; whether you're stopped at a red light or answering a phone, mindfulness grounds you into the present moment. Start your day with these peaceful, empowering words of wisdom. These inspiring and meditative words are designed to increase positive thinking and improve your mental health. Life-changing mindful meditations. Strengthen your mindset with these empowering words of wisdom that are referenced as essential advice for how to grow spirituality and mentally strong. Meditation practices are essential to building mindfulness. Go Slowly, Breathe and Smile is a beautiful tribute from a dedicated student to her teacher. Allow these words to illuminate your heart and mind, inspire mindfulness, and reduce stress levels. Go Slowly, Breathe, and Smile will provide: encouraging words of advice from the Wisest Monk Thich Nhat Hanh; words of wisdom to thrive in the mind and body; and life lessons and tools for mindful meditations.
Rashani Réa, Thich Nhat Hanh (Author), Jeed Saddy (Narrator)
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Know Your Zen: Zen Your Way to Inner Peace, Self Love and a Better Quality of Life
Creating a Sense of BalanceAre you juggling too much in life? Do you feel like your stress levels are way too high? If you are tired of being overstressed, working too many hours, and not finding the time to relax, this guide is especially for you! Author Bonnie Cogzette shares all the tools and techniques needed to go from being extremely anxious and too stressed to discovering your Zen and true tranquility. We might not remove stress from our lives completely, after all, it helps to get things done, but when your stress is taking over your life, it's time to take back your control. Know Your Zen, the first book in the Zen Your Way Series, will guide you to taking care of yourself while putting your well-being and needs first through tiny, effective actions and changes. This guide will share the secrets to: - Uncover immediate stress relief techniques - The Benefits of EFT Tapping - Getting rid of those troublesome distractions - Taking care of your physical and mental needs - Decluttering your life - Becoming the master of your emotions - Building resilience - Exuding positivity Don’t allow the storms of a chaotic life and inner turmoil to drown you. Rather, embrace your world as it is and learn to find the calm within the chaos. Go on, grab this zentastic “how to” guide, and start transforming into a better, more relaxed you today!
Bonnie Cogzette (Author), Anabel Moda (Narrator)
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My Buddhist Practice with positive results.: How you can apply to it and achieve positive results.
Unlike other books which explain what Buddhism is, I'd like to focus on my insight into practicing Buddhism, the experience of practicing it, and getting positive results. Buddhism is not a religion. Besides meditation, it's only a way of living your life. It's based on an understanding of the principles, and there are certain rules to follow if one wants to achieve positive results in his or her life. This book is going to help you better understand what Buddhism is, how it can benefit you, and how you can apply it in your daily routine. If you are looking for Buddhist practice and a positive result from it, you're at the right place
Alex Leduc (Author), Alex Leduc (Narrator)
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A Quest for the Hidden Lands: Synchronicity, Serendipity, Spirituality
My budding career as a literary scholar was suddenly hijacked by a singular seemingly random event. It was 1976 when I tiptoed into a tiny Buddhist shrine room in a farmhouse nestled into the Black Mountains of Wales and there beheld a Tibetan master, the 16th Karmapa, sitting on a throne performing a ceremony known as The Black Hat. My mind came to an immediate stop, suspended. It felt familiar, like the secret garden of childhood. I can still remember every detail like it was yesterday: Karmapa occupies the throne completely. He has a spiritual dignity that makes it his rightful seat, just as the lion proclaims his natural dominion. The force of his presence alone brings a hushed silence to the room. It feels like it has expanded into a cathedral. Two monks blow long Tibetan horns in a haunting wail so loud and long it startles thought patterns, blowing them away like clouds. The Karmapa slowly opens the Black Hat-box, takes the black silk crown in his hand, and puts it on his head holding it down with one hand. With the other hand he fingers a crystal rosary moving it deftly, twirling the beads around three times. The horns continue while he gazes with eyes that seem to dissolve the fiction of time and the boundaries of space. Time is standing still. That glimpse into enlightened mind became embedded like a seed and grew into a quest over the next decades to find the key places on our planet called the Hidden Lands. The legend came alive while I was living in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas. I met Tibetans who had been to the supreme Hidden Land of Pemako while escaping from the Chinese invasion of Tibet. They made it sound like the ‘promised land’ with streams flowing with milky water. There were certain plants that could induce enlightenment. Why did it take decades to get there? What made the right ingredients emerge to penetrate this sacred sanctuary? And the big question: Who hid it and why?
Norma Levine (Author), Norma Levine (Narrator)
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