Chulan Sampathge

Tranquillity Leading to Insight (eBook, ePUB)

Exploration of Buddhist Meditation Practices

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the theme of meditation practices. This subject is approached in a realistic manner whilst using historical settings to emphasise the power of the mind and the importance of training the mind to stay in the present moment. To find true happiness one needs to find the path leading to it.

The principal aim of this book is to explain the practical application of Mindfulness to achieving spiritual awakening and ending suffering. This book also demonstrates the continued relevance of Buddhist teachings with regard to overcoming the psychological ramifications that obstruct the way to happiness.

Distilled into twenty two chapters using readily accessible language this is a concise and comprehensive guide. With reference to a range of similar texts this book reveals how to extract the pure gold of consciousnesses as was taught by the enlightened Buddha. Grounded in profound scholarship and Buddhist philosophical psychology the book brings these ancient teachings to the modern world. This book also explores the historical times of the Buddha and shares the story of the cultural awakening that took place across South and South East Asia after his enlightenment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: AuthorHouse UK
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781665598194
• Artikelnr.: 69341549

Autorenporträt

Chulan Sampathge is an experienced Insight Meditation teacher at The Buddhapadipa Temple Wimbledon London. After studying at the University of Kent at Canterbury, England, he undertook extensive research on Buddhism and meditation practices at the Ecclesiastical School of London, affiliated to the National Office of Buddhism, Thailand.

Since 2004, he has been consistently teaching Insight Meditation (Vipassana) at The Buddhapadipa Temple. He has also been a guest speaker at the University College London (UCL) Student Union and has taught Buddhism to Oxford, Cambridge, and Imperial College students and to students coming from all over the world. He has helped his students to resolve their personal issues through meditation practices, giving directions towards improving their personal growth and wellbeing.

Cover image of mural paintings by courtesy of the Buddhapadipa Temple London
Cover photography by Alexandra Kovacs, [e-mail]