Selected Worksnon-fiction books and articles
Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra
Highlighting 16 qualities that make a great person and lead to spiritual awakening, this is the first book to feature the life and teachings of Anagarika Munindra, the meditation master who taught so many of today's prominent dharma teachers in the West and helped start the contemporary mindfulness movement. "Bhutan at a Crossroads"
Can one of the world’s happiest countries survive the 21st century? "Whole-Body Spirituality: Using All Your Senses"
Honors worldwide spirituality grounded in the body and its senses. “Guarding the Tongue: Why We Should Practice Right Speech”
Ethical speech is a neglected but essential aspect of spiritual practice. "A Relaxed Approach to Meditation Practice"
Sayadaw U Tejaniya emphasizes practicing in a relaxed but continuous manner rather than forcing one's effort. "Quiet Spirituality"
How silence soothes. "The Ways of All Flesh"
Our view of the body influences how we work with it in spiritual practices. |
"A Relaxed Approach to Meditation Practice"Sayadaw’s particular way of teaching is now influencing a number of Western vipassana teachers. He emphasizes practicing in a relaxed but continuous manner rather than forcing one’s effort; opening the field of awareness to all experience rather than beginning with a primary object to establish concentration; walking at a regular rather than slow pace on retreat; not imposing a fixed retreat schedule; and focusing on one’s relationship to objects rather than on the objects themselves. The integration of these elements appears to strengthen the five spiritual faculties (indriya)—faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, wisdom—and deepen practice in everyday life.
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