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Walking The Tightrope
Talks on Meditative Development with Pemasiri Thera
Collated by the author from Dhamma talks given by ven. Pemasiri Maha Thera - starting with the four noble truths and the noble eightfold path.
First book by Mr. David Young
Mango Tree Wisdom
Talks with Pemasiri Thera
Collated by the author from Dhammatalks given by ven. Pemasiri Maha Thera - with the accent on the dependent origination.
Second book by Mr. David Young
Beautiful Flame
Talks with Pemasiri Thera
Collated by the author from Dhamma talks given by ven. Pemasiri Maha Thera and aimed primarily at complete beginners as well as non-buddhist interested in the teachings. Giving the readers an glimpse of the teachings starting from noble friendship through a variety of topic.
Third book by Mr. David Young
Comprehension of the Buddhist Path
The decision to write a book came about a year and a half after first meeting Evgeniya with the Sri Lankan teacher Pemasiri Thera.He is he is a legend in Sri Lanka who trained thousands of yogis from all over the world.Although there are many personal stories in this book, it's not a biography. The stories are simply a backdrop for revisiting what the Buddha himself said, so much of which nowadays has been buried in a succession of distortions, conjectures, mysticism and empty ritual. Evgeniya have tried to capture, in words, the very core of instructions of Pemasiri Thera. the development of mind, meditation and the attainment of true calm.
Author: Ms. Evgeniya Evmenenko
Meditation Defilements (English Version)
When I was about twelve years of age, I learned yoga from my school principal. Later, I studied hypnotism and similar technique from teachers who came to Sri Lanka from India. These motivated my search about the functioning of the mind. In this process, I met skilled mediation teachers. This was how I was prompted towards samatha and vipassanā practice.
From youth till my middle years, with great liking and interest, I taught preliminary meditation to yogis. This brought me a certain reputation and many students, both Sri Lankans and foreigners. However, with time, I lost my interest in teaching. The reason was that increasingly, the minds of the yogis I came across were muddled. By the time I help them disentangle their minds, they revert to their former states. Upakkilesa - also known as meditative defilements - are the main reason for this to happen to yogis. This is why I thought of discussing these upakkilesa.
Author: Ven. Gampaha Pemasiri Thero
UPAKKILESA DHARMA (Sinhala Version)
When I was about twelve years of age, I learned yoga from my school principal. Later, I studied hypnotism and similar technique from teachers who came to Sri Lanka from India. These motivated my search about the functioning of the mind. In this process, I met skilled mediation teachers. This was how I was prompted towards samatha and vipassanā practice.
From youth till my middle years, with great liking and interest, I taught preliminary meditation to yogis. This brought me a certain reputation and many students, both Sri Lankans and foreigners. However, with time, I lost my interest in teaching. The reason was that increasingly, the minds of the yogis I came across were muddled. By the time I help them disentangle their minds, they revert to their former states. Upakkilesa - also known as meditative defilements - are the main reason for this to happen to yogis. This is why I thought of discussing these upakkilesa.
Author: Ven. Gampaha Pemasiri Thero