ARAHATTAMAGGA

　　ARAHATTAPHALA

　　The Path to Arahantship

　　A Compilation of Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa”s Dhamma Talks About His Path of Practice

　　Translated by from the Thai by Bhikkhu Dick Sīlaratano

　　THIS BOOK IS A GIFT OF DHAMMA & PRINTED ONLY FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION.

　　The Dhamma should not be sold like goods in the market place. Permission to reproduce in any way for free distribution, as a gift of Dhamma, is hereby granted and no further permission need be obtained. Reproduction in any way for commercial gain is prohibited.

　　Author: Venerable Ãcariya Mahã Boowa Ñãnasampanno

　　Translator: Bhikkhu Dick Sïlaratano

　　1st Printing May, 2005

　　ISBN: 974-93100-1-2

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　　CONTENTS

　　Part 1. Arahattamagga: The Direct Route to the End of All Suffering

　　Part 2. Arahattaphala: Shedding Tears in Amazement with Dhamma

　　Part 3. Arahattapatta: How Can an Arahant Shed Tears

　　Appendix Citta—The Mind”s Essential Knowing Nature

　　Glossary

　　A FOREST DHAMMA PUBLICATION OF BAAN TAAD FOREST MONASTERY

　　Venerable Ãcariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera

　　(1870-1949)

　　Venerable Ãcariya Mahã Boowa Ñãnasampanno Thera

　　(1913-)

　　PART 1

　　ARAHATTAMAGGA

　　The Direct Route to the End of All Suffering

　　A Compilation of Venerable Acariya Maha Boowa”s Dhamma Talks

　　About the Development of His Meditation Practice.

　　At present, all that is left of Buddhism are the words of the Buddha. Only his teachings—the scriptures—remain. Please be aware of this. Due to the corruption caused by the defiling nature of the kilesas, true spiritual principles are no longer practiced in present-day Buddhism. As Buddhists, we constantly allow our minds to be agitated and confused, engulfed in mental defilements that assail us from every direction. They so overpower our minds that we never rise above these contaminating influences, no matter how hard we try. The vast majority of people are not even interested enough to try: They simply close their eyes and allow the onslaught to overwhelm them. They don”t even attempt to put up the least amount of resistance. Since they lack the mindfulness needed to pay attention to the consequences of their thoughts, all their thinking and all they do and say are instances of the kilesas giving them a beating. They surrendered to the power of these ruinous forces such a long time ago that they now lack any motivation to restrain their wayward thoughts. When mindfulness is absent, the kilesas work with impunity, day and night, in every sphere of activity. In the process, they increasingly burden and oppress the hearts and minds of people everywhere with dukkha.

　　 In the time of the Buddha, his direct disciples were true practitioners of the way of Buddhism. They renounced the world for the express purpose of transcending dukkha. Regardless of their social status, age or gender, when they ordained under the Buddha”s guidance, they changed their habitual ways of thinking, acting, and speaking to the way of Dhamma. Casting the kilesas aside, the disciples ceased to follow their lead from that moment on. With earnest effort, they directed all their energy toward purifying their hearts and cleansing them of the contamination created by the kilesas.

　　 In essence, earnest effort is synonymous with a meditator”s endeavor to maintain steady and continuous mindful awareness, always striving to keep a constant watch on the mind. When mindfulness oversees all our mental and emot…

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