Visible Here and Now, by Ayya Khema
A practical commentary on the Samannaphala sutta, the Buddha's discourse on the rewards of the spiritual life, which will provide essential sustenance for Buddhist practitioners. The Sutta - included here in the translation by Bhikkhu Bodhi - contains the Buddha's teachings in response to questions about why we should give up the satisfactions of worldly life and devote ourselves to meditation. This important sutta from the Pali canon shows the tangible benefits - visible here and now - to be gained from following the Buddhas way. In answering this question the Buddha provides a compact synopsis of the entirety of the spiritual path, and Ayya Khema expands on this with her characteristic approach - simple, direct, experiential, and loving. An important aspect of this sutta is an account of the eight meditative absorptions, or jhanas, states of minds that bring joy, serenity, and peace and that open the way to clarity and liberation. "When my teacher, ven.Nanarama Mahathera, was asked once which of the many discourses of the Buddha he thought particularly important, he answered: the Samannaphala Sutta, the discourse on the fruits of the spiritual life. If you could get to know only one discourse, he explained, that should be the one. It contains the whole path of purification, meditation, and understanding that the Buddha taught." Ayya Khema. Paperback, 224 pages, 228 x 152mm, Shambhala Publications, 2001 ISBN : 1570624925
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