Free Enlightenment
Free Enlightenment by Wayne Wirs was suggested to me by the author yesterday. As the title says the book is free but it is ambiguous. Wayne uses “free” as a term to “remove the bindings and letting something loose in the world”. His explicit aim is to free up the masses and his vision with […]
Seeking Buddho by Ajahn Anan Akincano
Seeking Buddho by Ajahn Anan Akincano is an introduction to the Thai Buddhist Forest teachings of Ajahn Anan Akiñcano. These teachings provide both a guide to the fundamentals of meditation practice and also an overview of the entire Noble Path from beginning to end. Both these aspects stress not only the development of samādhi and wisdom, but also the cultivation of […]
The Kindness of Others By Geshe Jampa Tegchok
The Kindness of Others posted with the permission from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. In The Kindness of Others Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Jampa Tegchok explains how we can train our mind away from self-cherishing, the cause of all suffering, and develop compassion, the cause of everything that is good. He bases his explanation on Kadampa Geshe […]
Awaken, Oh World! – what are humans doing? and other talks
This ebook is a collection of transcribed talk by Bhikkhu Revata from the Pa-Auk Forest Monastery in Burma. They deal with the large questions and Bhikkhu Revata does a great job explaining his answers in plain English and with wisdom rooted in the old traditions as they are carried out at Pa-Auk. Download the free ebook here: (115 pages, […]
Virtue and Reality by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Virtue and Reality by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The teachings of the Buddha, can be divided into two overall categories: extensive method and profound wisdom. In the context of the teachings presented here, method is the loving, compassionate bodhicitta and wisdom is the realization of ultimate reality, the right view of emptiness. It would be hard to find […]
Forest Dhamma – A Selection of Talks on Buddhist Practice
Forest Dhamma – A Selection of Talks on Buddhist Practice by Ãcariya Mahã Boowa Ñãõasampanno consists of transcriptions of Dhamma talks held at Wat Pa Baan Taad, a forest monastery situated in northern Thailand. It goes, among other things, into details on the topics on Sila, Samadhi and Wisdom and the development of meditation. Download the book […]
Gay Science or The Joyful Wisdom by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Gay Science: [German: Die fröhliche Wissenschaft], is a book written by Friedrich Nietzsche, first published in 1882 and followed by a second edition, which was published after the completion of Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil, in 1887. This substantial expansion includes a fifth book and an appendix of songs. It was noted by […]
Causality and Emptiness – The Wisdom of Nagarjuna – by Peter Della Santina
Causality and Emptiness – The Wisdom of Nagarjuna. All Buddhist schools have denied the existence of the self as an identical permanent substance. They have also universally rejected the notion of a supreme God. They have however accepted the reality of pre-existence and subsequent rebirth as well as the provisional efficiency of actions (Karma). Those who […]
Wisdom of the Sadhu – Teachings of Sundar Sing pdf ebook
Wisdom of the Sadhu – Teachings of Sundar Sing – is a book with teachings, poems and biographical information about the Indian Sundar Singh. He was born in a Sikh-family 1889 in Punjab an at the age of 16 he took on the ascetic lifestyle of a sadhu after he was baptized by a Christian […]
The Essential Yoga Sutra
The Essential Yoga Sutra – Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga – by Geshe Michael Roach & Christie McNally, is an ancient text that examines the purpose and practice of yoga. Experienced American Buddhist teacher Michael Roach, who holds the distinguished title of geshe (comparable to a Ph.D. in Buddhist religious studies), provides commentary to McNally’s […]
Of God and His Creatures by St. Thomas Aquinas
Of God and His Creatures is the English translations of Summa contra Gentiles volumes I-IV written by St. Thomas Aquinas between 1258 and 1264. From the work: “THE Divine Wisdom, that knows all things most fully, has deigned to reveal these her secrets to men, and in proof of them has displayed works beyond the […]
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra or Vimalakīrti Sūtra translated by Robert A. F. Thurman is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra. The sutra explains the meaning of nonduality directly with the words of the Buddha. An important aspect of this scripture is that it contains a report of a teaching addressed to both arhats and bodhisattvas by the […]
Good Question, Good Answer
Good question good answer is a general introduction to Buddhism by S. Dhammika. It deals with topics such as: What is Buddhism, how do Buddhists understand the concept of ´God, meditation, vegetarianism along with brief introductions to Buddha’s words, and apprehensions such as Wisdom and Compassion. If you are new to Buddhist assumptions, this is […]