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Meeting the Monkey Halfway

By: Sumano (Ajahn, Bhikkhu.),Ajahn Bhikkhu Sumano,Emily Popp

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Meeting the Monkey Halfway

By: Sumano (Ajahn, Bhikkhu.),Ajahn Bhikkhu Sumano,Emily Popp

Simple and straightforward, this "little book" is a distillation of 20 years of a Buddhist monk's meditation practice. With a sense of reverence and respect for everything, Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu shows us how to use only what we need, andthen to use these few things carefully and with discrimination. Meeting the Monkey Halfway is his personal story, and through his story he will help us to open our hearts and relearn the compassion of the Buddha.

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Questions from the City, Answers from the Forest

Simple Lessons You Can Use from a Western Buddhist Monk

By: Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu

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Questions from the City, Answers from the Forest

Simple Lessons You Can Use from a Western Buddhist Monk

By: Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu

Sincere inquiry always sparks our movement towards truth. Deep questions signal the manifestation of the very energy through which we outgrow ourselves." -- from the Introduction. Born in Chicago, a law school graduate and real estate professional, Ajahn Sumano abandoned his comfortable American lifestyle for the begging bowl and simple cave home of an ordained Buddhist monk in the tradition of the Thai forest meditation masters. In 1994-95, he conducted a series of question and answer evenings at a guest house in Thailand's Kowyai National Park with English-speaking tourists eager to meet a Western Buddhist monk. The heartfelt questions of these "city" people and the clear and penetrating answers Sumano gave from his "forest" perspective form the basis of this remarkable book. Written on a battered, battery-powered laptop in his meditation cave, Sumano's enchanting personal story and his refreshingly down-to-earth blend of American sensibility and Eastern practice will fascinate newcomers to Buddhist ideas as well as experienced practitioners.

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0835630684

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Meeting the Monkey Halfway

By: Sumano (Ajahn, Bhikkhu.),Ajahn Bhikkhu Sumano,Emily Popp

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The Brightened Mind

A Simple Guide to Buddhist Meditation

By: Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu

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The Brightened Mind

A Simple Guide to Buddhist Meditation

By: Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu

The brightened mind is one that is able to make better choices," says Sumano Bhikkhu. Having left the hectic world of Chicago real estate decades ago to become a Thai Buddhist monk, he knows what he’s talking about. This simple, short introduction to meditation, particularly well suited to young people, can help anyone rattled with the stresses of living in today’s society rife with financial uncertainty, war, crime, and the psychological assaults of bosses, teachers, and the media. His methods increase awareness, strengthen positive mental states, and develop insight. Eventually, the feeling of being overwhelmed becomes replaced with a sense of innate brilliance and trust in one’s natural abilities. Moreover, the meditation Sumano teaches opens access to the infinite wisdom of the Universal Mind. An appendix on lovingkindness is an added benefit, providing the tools needed to face all challenges with a poised, cool, and compassionate heart.

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Meeting the Monkey Halfway

Meeting the Monkey Halfway

Questions from the City, Answers from the Forest

Questions from the City, Answers from the Forest

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Meeting the Monkey Halfway

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