Roderick Bucknell, Chris Kang

The Meditative Way (eBook, PDF)

Readings in the Theory and Practice of Buddhist Meditation

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Produktbeschreibung

Buddhist meditation, while attracting less popular attention than some other meditative disciplines, has given rise to a particularly rich literature in recent years. Despite differences in style and terminology, these modern writings on Buddhist meditation serve much the same purposes as did the manuals and commentaries of the classical masters: to explicate and interpret the Buddha's teachings on meditation, to clarify the nature and value of the various meditative techniques and attainments, and/or to offer advice on the actual practice of meditation. Meditators are increasingly inclined to compare and evaluate critically what the different contemporary meditation masters have to say, to weigh up the results of relevant scientific studies, or to consult translations of the primary texts in search of the Buddha's 'original' teachings on meditation. Writers on meditation are also increasingly adopting an appropriately critical approach, particularly as regards the reliability of textual accounts. Relatively few still commit the old error of assuming that the Pali canon is a complete and faithful record of what the Buddha said on the subject, or that the classical commentators were infallible authorities. The present collection of twenty-eight readings is designed to give meditators, researchers, and general readers ready access to representative samples of those writings, and to the principal relevant texts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136804014
• Artikelnr.: 39912056

Autorenporträt

Rod Bucknell, Chris Kang

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction General Introduction
Part I Pali Sources
Chapter 1 The Middle Way, Dhamma-cakka-ppavattana Sutta
Chapter 2 The Eightfold Path Explained, Sacca-vibhanga Sutta
Chapter 3 The Subduing of Thoughts, Vitakka-santh?na Sutta
Chapter 4 The Four Sublime States, Udumbarika-s?han?da Sutta
Chapter 5 The Foundations of Mindfulness, Satipa??h?na Sutta
Chapter 6 Mindfulness of Breathing, ?n?p?na-sati Sutta
Chapter 7 The Jh?nas, Sallekha Sutta
Chapter 8 The Meditator's Progress, S?mañña-phala Sutta
Part II Classical Masters
Chapter 9 Concentration on the Earth Disk, Buddhaghosa
Chapter 10 Self-Protection through Mindfulness, Â?ntideva
Chapter 11 Calm and Insight, Zhiyi
Chapter 12 Seated Meditation, D?gen
Chapter 13 Some Zen K?ans, Mumon
Chapter 14 Fastening the Mind, Tsongkhapa
Part III Contemporary Masters
Chapter 15 A Spectrum of Meditative Practices, Dhammika Bhikkhu
Chapter 16 Observing your Mind, Achaan Chah
Chapter 17 Insight by the Nature Method, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Chapter 18 Insight through Mindfulness, Mahasi Sayadaw
Chapter 19 The Meditative Mind, Dhiravamsa
Chapter 20 Watching Thoughts and Emotions, Godwin Samararatne
Chapter 21 Zen Mind, Shunryu Suzuki
Chapter 22 Some Tibetan Practices, Kathleen McDonald
Chapter 23 Meditation in Tantra, Lama Yeshe
Part IV Personal Accounts
Chapter 24 Experiences in Meditation, Chris Kang
Chapter 25 From a Meditator's Diary, Jane Hamilton-Merritt
Chapter 26 A Student's Response to Meditation, Donald K. Swearer
Chapter 27 Initial Meditative Experiences, Roger Walsh
Chapter 28 Experiments in Insight Meditation, Rod Bucknell