Written by a Westerner whose life experience was as a Buddhist monastic, this collection of essays conveys a friendly spirit, in the manner of a wise and practical teacher.
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..these essays articulate the fundamental teachings of the Buddha in such an authoritative, direct, clear and and hope-inspiring voice. -- Sylvia Boorstein, author, Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!
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Venerable Nyanaponika wrote about the Buddhist vision with extraordinary clarity and depth, presenting it as the most viable solution to the crisis and confusion faced by humankind today. The "Vision of Dhamma" refers to the penetrating insight into the real nature of existence that can be glimpsed. This collection was originally published in Sri Lanka and is now republished in the West in response to a global flourishing of interest in these teachings.
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A scholar/monk/meditator goes deep,
By Ben Turner (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Vision of Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's Teachings) (Paperback)
I like this book because it is not a simple feel-good book on Buddhism (there are plenty of those around (not to knock the genre)) but rather an exploration of some of the deeper aspects of the teachings of the Buddha. The author uses lots of passages from the original writings and then disects their meaning in clear language. There are also some essays on comtempory issues such as "the God idea", devotion, and karma and how it works--evidently karma IS modifiable-I still have a chance! I trust the author's authenticity and authority--he was a scholar, a monk for 55 years and a committed and long time meditator--what a combination for producing a clear "Vision of Dhamma"!
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Straight to the point,
By Kevin Wictor (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Vision of Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's Teachings) (Paperback)
One of the most direct books on the Dhamma. No retorical ramblings, cuts straight to the point and offers practical advice in a guided manner on how to overcome suffering (from someone I am sure who has overcome it). A must for all Buddhists!
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Why I'm not a Buddhist from the philosophical point of view,
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This review is from: The Vision of Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's Teachings) (Paperback)
Yes, this an excellent book on buddhism, that I bought because I saw the name of Erich Fromm, and its main advantage is that it is written for a western mind with a long judeo-christian tradition in which suffering is now part of our incomplete-evolutionary state, and not neccesarely a Nobel Truth, a world-view, that if taken for granted will take us to deny the "I" or "personality" as described in the introduction of this book, a reason why I understood clearly why I'm not a buddhist, even though I practice daily meditation following all those recommendations by the same author in his book The Heart of Buddhist Meditation. World-views or philosophical positions are not testable but it is quite important to know them to know which questions cannot be asked within a particular one, and in this book, Buddism is clearly described.
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