Nibbana from Every Angle
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“Today, we’ll take a comprehensive look at nibbāna and try to build some understanding of this commonly misunderstood concept. To keep it brief we can limit ourselves to just two main points: the nibbāna that the ordinary individual knows, and that which they don’t. ‘Ordinary individual’ refers to everyday people, those with an everyday level of learning. Putting it bluntly, there’s the nibbāna the ignorant know, and there’s the nibbāna that they don’t know. The first kind, which everyday people know about, is the nibbāna which has almost no meaning at all and isn...
Buddha-Dhamma For Inquiring Minds
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“Buddha-Dhamma for Students (title of original translation) was composed of two talks given by Ajahn Buddhadāsa in January 1966 to students at Thammasat University, Bangkok. Then and in the years since, many young Thais have returned to Buddhism in search of answers and choices not provided by their modern (Western-style) education. In the face of rapid social change, at times bordering on chaos, they sought a non-violent approach to the issues and injustices of the times. Their interest is both praised and recognized as needing guidance. Applying a confused or in...
智慧的遺產
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“ 我除了寫下佛教的法語之外，實在沒有什麼可以留給佛教的四眾弟子——生老病死的朋友們。我的心願是：不論何時，只要還有「遺產」的傳承，那時，解脫自在園的法務仍然會持續運行，並且「佛陀的使者（奴僕）」也會永遠地存在於解脫自在園。為了方便遺產的傳承，請各位一起來思惟，把這些法語當做是「佛法的遺產」罷。這也是為佛教慧命的延續，和為普及利益世間人類，而奉獻生命的朋友們的共同遺產，所以，它並非屬於「個人」的遺產。在未來歲月，不論何時，若還有人拿起此書來閱讀，那麼，在那個時刻，可以說「佛陀的使者」還沒有「入涅」（死亡），還有生命與大家同在。在此，得先感恩並祝福各位，因為你們現在已經開始實踐佛法了。 我永遠永遠，全心全意地以佛法和慈悲來祝福大家。” (佛使尊者)...
The Liberating Teachings of Buddhadasa on Suchness
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“The teachings in this notebook date from 1971. They are handwritten notes of the Dharma offered orally and in writing by Ajahn Buddhadasa. I lived there as a forest monk, and was drawn to Buddhadasa as Dharma revolutionary, a respected friend of Ajahn Chah, and inspiration to a whole generation. In teachings and form, Buddhadasa stepped beyond the popular forms of Thai Buddhism and offered its pith and essence. Whether in the description of Everyday Nirvana, in the language of non-selfishness instead of non self, in teachings on the void and the turning from...
May We Leave This Legacy With You - Section I
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“I have no inheritance to leave behind for Buddhist friends, my comrades in birth, aging, illness, and death, except for what is spelled out in the following statements. My hope is that for however long these legacies are passed along the activity of Suan Mokkhabālārama will continue and ‘Buddhadāsa’ will remain in that place for that long. Please receive these legacies in your contemplation from this very moment which will create ease in passing them further along. May you accept them as a Dhamma inheritance for all Dhamma Comrades who have offered body and life...
A Single Bowl of Sauce : Teachings Beyond Good & Evil
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“In this volume, I am delighted to find a pleasant mix of old pieces that many people have never seen, a few old things long out of print, some new translations, and pieces that have long been on the web and were ripe for fresh, revised publication. These many-sided examples of Tan Ajahn’s teaching supplement the longer works currently in print, such as the newly issued Under the Bodhi Tree, on dependent co-arising. In this volume, readers will find summaries of the key themes of Tan Ajahn’s Dhamma life and specific application of them to particular activities suc...
Natural Cure for Spiritual Disease
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“This guide is translated from the first series of talks given by Ajahn Buddhadsa to foreign meditators attending the monthly courses at Suan Mokkh. It is intended for Western Dhamma friends, including those who are new to Buddhist understanding and practice. We hope that the perspectives offered here will help new students of Buddhism to get their bearings straight from the start. Those who have studied and practiced Buddhism for some time, no matter what the school or approach, should also find this guide helpful. We can never be too clear what Dhamma and Dhamma...
Kamma in Buddhism
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“To be beyond kamma seems incredible to most people; they may consider it a deception or a huckster’s trick. Nonetheless, it really is possible if we take the Buddha as our True and Noble Friend. This will help us in practicing the complete set of ten aspects of rightness (sammatta): the noble eightfold path plus right insight knowledge and right liberation in accordance with the law of specific conditionality (idappaccayatā). In such practice, there is no foolish feeling that leads to desire for the various results of kamma (actions).” * * * * Kamma...
Nibbana for Everyone
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“In fact, without this theme of Nibbāna, Buddhism would be as good as dead. When nobody is interested in Nibbāna, then nobody is genuinely interested in Buddhism. When nothing about Nibbāna interests us, then we can’t get any benefits at all from Buddhism. I feel that it’s about time for us to get interested and bring about this highest benefit, as befits the words 'Nibbāna is the Supreme Thing' – namely, the highest goal of living beings, a purpose always inseparable from our daily lives.” * * * * Nibbāna for Everyone (Messages from Suan Mokkh Ser...
Under the Bodhi Tree
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
“Ajahn Buddhadāsa made the Lion's Roar against Theravada and most of Buddhist orthodoxy that Dependent Origination taught over 3 lifetimes is impractical and non-sensical to the Buddha's constant emphasis on good practice and nirvana in this lifetime. In this book, Ajahn Buddhadāsa connects this assertion with his teaching of mindfulness meditation making the PRACTICE, not the theory, of Dependent Origination, and the rooting out of the three poisons and ignorance part of a practical daily Buddhist practice. Thanks for your enduring efforts Santikaro to edit this...
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