Full name: Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path

Author: Ayya Khema Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780861711987 086171198X

In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the reader to the essence of the Buddhist path. She addresses the how and why of meditation, providing a clear framework for understanding the nature of karma and rebirth and the entirety of the eightfold path. With specific, practical advice Ayya Khema illuminates the practices of compassion and sympathetic joy and offers forthright guidance in working with the hindrances that we all encounter in meditation. Few introductory books are both simple and profound. Being Nobody, Going Nowhere is both. Similar books: Reflections On A Mountain Lake by Ani Tenzin Palmo The Myth of Freedom by Chogyam Trungpa Against the Stream by Noah Levine The Long Discourses of the Buddha by Maurice Walshe Buddhism for Busy People by David Michie Just Add Buddha! by Franz Metcalf The Path of Purification by Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa Ruling Your World by Sakyong Mipham A Still Forest Pool by Achaan Chah Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death by Daisaku Ikeda Buddhism For Dummies by Jonathan Landaw Comfortable With Uncertainty by Pema Chodron Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Cultivating the Mind of Love by Thich Nhat Hanh In the Buddha's Words by Bhikkhu Bodhi