Illumination of the Path to Freedom by His Holiness the First Dalai Lama Gyalwa Gendun Drup

Illumination of the Path to Freedom by His Holiness the First Dalai Lama Gyalwa Gendun Drup (1391-1474), is a commentary to a much older Tibetan classic:  The Treasure House of Knowledge, written by the Master Vasubandhu (350 AD). Dalai Lama starts out with an entertaining discussion about Tibetan versus Sanskrit – Tibet versus India: “If a commentary [...]

The Teachings of Ajan Chah – A Collection of Ajan Chah’s Dharma Talks

The Teachings of Ajan Chah –  A Collection of Ajan Chah’s Dharma Talks includes the following eight Dhamma books by Ajahn Chah, more of them are here on the site as single volumes: • Bodhinyana (1982) • A Taste of Freedom (fifth impression – 2002) • Living Dhamma (1992) • Food for the Heart (1992) • [...]

On the Path to Freedom – A Mind of Wise Discernment and Openess

On the Path to Freedom – A mind of wise discernment and openess by Sayadaw U Pandita is a compilation of dhamma discourses given to foreign yogis at the Mahasi Meditation Centre in Myanmar during 1986 – 1987. These lectures are advanced, practical instructions for meditators in the Theravada tradition as it is thought in [...]

Keys to the Ultimate Freedom – Thoughts and Talks on Personal Transformation

I read some reviews of Keys to the Ultimate Freedom – Thoughts and Talks on Personal Transformation by Lester Levenson and seldom have I found such positive appraisals. For some people this book has been the single most important one in their lives. Lester Levenson  developed the Sedona Method, his own method of achieving enlightenment, which he taught for [...]

Brutal Beginnings by The Ruthless Arena

I got at mail from Ciaran who runs the Ruthless Arena. Some months ago he and the hardworking forum members published a book with the best stuff from the first months work on the forum. If you don´t know about the Ruthless Arena, you should take a look. The first book is now totally revised, more [...]

The Flight of the Eagle by Krishnamurti

The Flight of the Eagle is one of Krishnamurtis most read books. As many other of his works it is build upon public talk, these are held in 1969 in a range of countries in Europe, Asia and America. From the book: “If we are to inquire deeply into what freedom implies, to be inwardly, completely [...]

Life in Freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti

Life in Freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti is a compilation of early addresses given in Benares, Ojai, and Ommen during 1928.  Freedom, as Krishnamurti puts it is not the end but the beginning, the beginning of life in reality. “If you find truth you must put aside all those things upon which you have leaned for [...]

The Impossible Question – by Jiddu Krishnamurti

The Impossible Question by Jiddu Krishnamurti is a series of public talks and discussions held Saanen in 1970. Among the topics are The mechanical activity of thought,  The act of looking, Freedom, Fear and Pleasure, Religion,  The mechanical Activity of Thought and more. Download the ebook: The Impossible Question by Krishnamurti here i full length [...]

Questions and answers 1979-80 by J. Krishnamurti

Questions and answers 1979-80 by J. Krishnamurti is a series of transcriptions of discussions held in Broockwood, Ojai and Sannen. From the intro: “To be free from your own experience, from your own knowledge, from your own accumulated perception – it is possible if you go at it. And it does not take time. That is one [...]

Krishnamurti Education and the Significance of life

J Krishnamurti’s ‘Education and the Significance of life’ was published in 1981. From the book: “The freedom to create comes with self-knowledge; but self-knowledge is not a gift. One can be creative without having any particular talent. Creativeness is a state of being in which the conflicts and sorrows of the self are absent, a [...]

The First And Last Freedom – J. Krishnamurti

Krishnamurtis ebook “The First And Last Freedom” was first published in United States in 1975. I has two parts, the first is general thoughts on freedom and the second is a transcription of Q&As from different meetings. From the foreword by Aldous Huxley: Without understanding yourself you have no basis for thought; without self-knowledge, what [...]