In clear and accessible language Ayya Khema explains in this booklet how we can let go of our preconceived ideas about happiness and suffering, and come upon uncharted landscapes within ourselves, which provide a totally new concept of life, its purpose, its value and its ultimate reality.

The teachings in this book, drawn from the authors's poetry and talks deal with a wide range of issues in the training of the mind. In addition to covering techniques of meditation, such as mindfulness of breathing and the contemplation of the body, they go beyond technique to deal with habits of the meditator's heart: the earnest determination and penetrating honesty that are the only things capable of seeing through inner deception to true knowledge and freedom.

Audio book version of the classic introduction to Vipassana meditation, read by the author with S.N. Goenka with stories from the ten-day course in Vipassana meditation, as well as answers to students' questions that convey a vivid sense of his teaching. Also available on CD or audio cassette.
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The classic introduction to Vipassana meditation. It includes stories by S.N. Goenka as well as answers to students' questions that convey a vivid sense of his teaching.

A substantial essay and a poem about the Buddha's teaching on nonviolence, inspired by the events of September 11, 2001.

This is a concise and timely guide to the history, teachings and practice of Buddhism, East and West, written by two luminaries in the field of world religions, Huston Smith and Philip Novak.

An introduction to the Refuges, the Precepts, and their underlying principles, as foundations of the householders' life and the attainment of the ultimate goal.

Numbers 16 through 30 in the Wheel Publications series, published as one volume. Click on the image or book title for a list of individual Wheel titles in this volume.

Wheel Publications numbered 31 through 46 are included in this new collection, Volume III. To see the individual title names, click on the image or the title.

This book contains numbers 47 to 60 of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha's teaching.