The book prepares the reader for the meditation experience with background information including definitions, explanations of moral conduct, training practices, a question and answer section and a story at the end of each chapter that. Goenka, who teaches the ancient art of vipassana, a specific meditation technique as taught by the buddha 2500 yrs old. Goenka is an instructional guide for living a happy, insightful life. The art of living focuses on a meditation technique taught by the burmeseborn indian vipassana teacher, shri satya narayan goenka, in the tradition of his teacher sayagyi u ba khin. Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of indias most ancient techniques of meditation. Buy a discounted paperback of the art of living online from australias leading online bookstore. The art of living, vipassana meditation as taught by s. I have and read many books on vipassana, and i believe this book has done more to advance my practice than any other ive read to date. The art of living by william hart, 9780060637248, available at book. Thus, i dont fully recommend reading this book before taking any official meditation course first as you may get confused or even perplexed by the jargon inside. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This book is full of insight, quoted sutras, personal stories, plus specific guidance of the practice, and much more.
This little volume of 157 pages is absolutely full of wisdom from the teachings of s. Everyone seeks peace and harmony, because this is what we lack in our lives. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the art of living. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Goenka, prepared under his guidance and with his approval. Goenka audible audiobook original recording william hart author, narrator, pariyatti digital editions publisher 4. Among the various types of meditation in the world today, the vipassana method taught by s. Goenka is available at the tag vipassana identifies products that are directly related to this tradition and differentiates them from other theravada resources available on our site. The art of living is the first book to appear in english that accurately describes at length, for the general reader, vipassana meditation as taught by shri s.
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