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The literatures below provide an introduction and
basic understanding to meditation and mental
training. It is advisable to consult and seek guidance from a
meditation teacher. This is important. Whenever you learn a new skill,
you need a teacher. With the advice of a teacher, you learn quicker and
you cannot go wrong. You need a teacher who is competent to give
instructions, correct your mistakes, and give guidance when you have
trouble in the course of meditation. There are some meditators who
think they are making progress while in reality, they are not
progressing at all. And sometimes they are making progress but think
they are not doing well. Only the teacher can tell, and so at such a time
he or she is indispensable. If you cannot find a teacher, you may rely
on books, although no books can substitute the place of a teacher. You
may be able to do fairly well by reading the instructions and following
them carefully. But even then, you may have the need for discussion
with a teacher occasionally. In summary, if one is without a teacher
then one has to be doubly vigilant and a well presented book cannot
replace the personal contact with a teacher. There are numerous
Meditation Centers all over for meditators to seek guidance and
clarifications.
Special thanks to Buddhist Publication
Society Inc. (BPS), Kandy, Sri Lanka who are
providing the literatures for free distribution.
BPS ONLINE LIBRARY
Wheel Publications
The literatures below are for free distribution. This work may be republished, reformatted,
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WH 19 The Foundations of Mindfulness
WH 21 The Removal of Distracting
WH 26 The Five Mental Hindrances & Their Conquest
WH 31/32 The Manual of Insight:
Vipassanā Dipani
WH 39/40 Purification of Character , Purification of View
WH 60 The Satipatthana Sutta and Its Application to Modern Life
WH 51 Taming the Mind (Discourses of the Buddha)
WH 88/89 Buddhist Meditation & Depth Psychology
WH 102/103 Buddhist Reflections on Death
WH 116 Practical Advice for Meditators
WH 121/122 The Power of Mindfulness
WH 189/190 The Buddha on Meditation
WH 194 A Guide to the Perplexed
WH 231 The Essentials of Buddha Dhamma in Meditation Practice
WH 234/235/236 The Miracle of Being Awake
WH 266 Wayfaring: A Manual for Insight Meditation
WH 271/272 Bag of Bones
WH 298/299/300 Thoughts of the Dhamma
WH 301/302 Investigation for Insight
WH 303/304 Contemplation of Feeling
WH 326/328 Directing to Self-Penetration
WH 329 The Therapeutic Action of
Vipassanā
WH 351/353 The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation
WH 373/374 Looking Inward: Observations on the Art of Meditation
WH 388/389 Reading the Mind
WH 375/376 The
Essential Practice - Part I
WH 384/385 The
Essential Practice - Part II
WH 431/432 Manual
of Mindfulness
WH 441 /442 The Way to the
Happiness of Peace
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BP 502S Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati)
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Bodhi Leaves
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BL 15 Buddhist Meditation
BL 34 Protection through Satipatthana
BL 74 What Meditation Implies
BL 85 Beginning Insight Meditation
BL 93 The Heart Awakened
BL 95 Meditating on No-Self
BL 111 Our Real Home
BL 115 Anapanasati: Meditation on Breathing
BL 122 To Light a Fire
BL 136 A Good Dose of Dhamma
BL 137 The Benefits of Walking Meditation
BL 149 In the Presence of Nibbana
BL 152 The Joy Hidden in Sorrow
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