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A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah

The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah

Author: Paul Kornfield and Jack Kornfield   Series: Quest Book

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A Buddhist master offers insight for the West.

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A Buddhist master offers insight for the West.

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Achaan Chah spent many years walking and meditating in the forest monastery of Wat Ba Pong, engaging in the uncomplicated and disciplined Buddhist practice called dhudanga. A Still Forest Pool reflects the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks of Thailand. Achaan Chah's humble words, compiled by two Westerners who are former ordained monks, awaken the spirit of inquiry, wonderment, understanding, and deep inner peace. Attachment, according to Achaan Chah, causes all suffering. Understanding the impermanent, insecure, and selfless nature of life is the message he offers for human happiness and realization. To vividly grasp the meaning of attachment leads us to a new place of practice - the path of balance, the Middle Path.

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Critic Reviews

“"The simple powerful teachings which Achaan Chah expresses so well has profoundly affected our practice and our way of working with others." - Stephen Levine , author of Who Dies?”

These short, clear talks on Buddhist meditations are fluent and communicative. -The Institute of Noetic Sciences-- "Reviews" The simple powerful teachings which Achaan Chah expresses so well has profoundly affected our practice and our way of working with others. -Stephen Levine, author of Who Dies?-- "Reviews" Achaan Chah offers humorous insight and expression to help the Western mind reach the inner peace of nonattachment. - East-West Journal-- "Reviews"

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About the Author

Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. After graduating from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies in 1967 he joined the Peace Corps and worked on tropical medicine teams in the Mekong River valley. He met and studied as a monk under the Buddhist master Ven. Ajahn Chah, as well as the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. Returning to the United States, Jack co-founded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, with fellow meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. Over the years, Jack has taught in centers and universities worldwide, led International Buddhist Teacher meetings, and worked with many of the great teachers of our time. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a father, husband and activist. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies.

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Achaan Chah spent many years walking and meditating in the forest monastery of Wat Ba Pong, engaging in the uncomplicated and disciplined Buddhist practice called dhudanga. A Still Forest Pool reflects the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks of Thailand. Achaan Chah's humble words, compiled by two Westerners who are former ordained monks, awaken the spirit of inquiry, wonderment, understanding, and deep inner peace. Attachment, according to Achaan Chah, causes all suffering. Understanding the impermanent, insecure, and selfless nature of life is the message he offers for human happiness and realization. To vividly grasp the meaning of attachment leads us to a new place of practice - the path of balance, the Middle Path.

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Publisher
Quest Books (IL) | Quest Books,U.S.
Published
31st January 2004
Pages
192
ISBN
9780835605977

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