This book comprises a collection of summaries and discussions focused on the understanding of reality as taught by the Buddha, specifically within the Theravada tradition. The text explores various aspects of Dhamma in daily life, drawing from Zoom discussions with Ajahn Sujin Boriharnwanaket and supported by quotes from Buddhist scriptures. Key themes include the impermanence and non-self nature of all phenomena (anicca and anatta), the importance of right understanding (panna) over conventional ideas of self or practice, and the subtle workings of consciousness (citta) and mental factors (cetasikas) in shaping experience and perpetuating suffering (dukkha) through attachment and ignorance. The book's purpose is to assist readers in developing this understanding to gradually eradicate defilements and progress towards enlightenment.
Dhamma Now 2, Sarah Procter Abbott, Paperback, 116 pages, $ 12.00
Sarah Procter Abbott has been studying and sharing the Buddha's teachings as preserved in the Theravadin (or Pali language) tradition for over 45 years, under the continuous guidance of the Thai Buddhist teacher Ajahn Sujin Boriharnwanaket. During this time she helped share the Dhamma in England, Hong Kong, Australia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and other countries. For the past 20 years she and her husband Jonathan have hosted an internet Buddhist discussion group, Dhamma Study Group. It currently has 1000 members and an archive of 170,000 messages. Sarah and Jonathan lived in Hong Kong for 40 years, until moving to Sydney recently. Sarah worked as a psychologist and teacher.
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