Bodhinyana
A Collection of Dhamma Talks by
The Venerable Ajahn Chah
(Phra Bodhinyana Thera)
Copyright © 1982 The Sangha, Bung Wai Forest Monastery
For free distribution only.
Any reproduction, in whole or part, in any form,
for sale, profit or material gain, is prohibited.
However, copies of this book, or permission to reprint
for free distribution, may be obtained upon notification.
The Abbot
Wat Pah Nanachat
Ampher Warin
Ubon Rajathani
Thailand
Printed for free distribution through the generosity of the devoted Buddhists of Thailand. Fourth impression 1982. This electronic edition was transcribed from the print edition in January, 1997 by W.D. Savage with the kind permission of the copyright holder.
The blessing of this Dharma gift is offered in memory of Mrs. Beatrice Saslav.
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Contents
Preface
Ajahn Chah
Fragments of a Teaching
A Gift of Dhamma
Dhamma Nature
The Two Faces of Reality
The Training of the Heart
Living With the Cobra
Reading the Natural Mind
Start Doing It!
Questions and Answers
Notes
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Preface to the Third Edition
This third edition of "Bodhinyana" is an adaptation of the second edition printed by the World Fellowship of Buddhists as "The Practice of Buddhism." For this new edition we have retained only Ajahn Chah”s teachings, thus this is essentially a compilation of the original "Bodhinyana" and a pamphlet called "Fragments of a Teaching and Notes from a Session of Questions and Answers." This pamphlet was first printed many years ago and has proved to be a very popular and helpful guide for many meditators. Thus by compiling this new edition we hope our efforts will be of increased benefit.
As regards the translations, we have tried to be as exact as possible with the content of the Teachings but have omitted much of the repetition inevitably arising in oral instruction. Pali words absorbed into the Thai language have, in the course of time, acquired additional meanings: e.g. the Thai "arome" refers to the Pali "Arammana" -- sense object or mental impression, but its common meaning is "mood" or "emotion." The Venerable Ajahn uses these words in both ways and we have translated accordingly. Finding the middle way between a dull, over-literal approach and a more flowing, but less precise rendering hasn”t always been easy. Each of the various translators has compromised in different ways. Hopefully we have managed to bring out both the clear simplicity, the directness and the humour of these talks on the one hand, and at the same time, the profundity that underlies and inspires them.
The translators would like to apologize for any passages which remain unclear, or for clumsiness of style. We trust that this material will provide nourishing contemplation for the growing number of meditators.
May all beings be free from Suffering.
The Sangha,
Bung Wai Forest Monastery.
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Ajaan Chah
Ajahn Chah was born into a large and comfortable family in a rural village in Northeast Thailand. He ordained as a novice in early youth and on reaching the age of twenty took higher ordination as a monk. As a young monk he studied some basic Dhamma, Discipline and scriptures. Later he practiced meditation under the guidance of several of the local Meditation Masters in the Ascetic Forest Tradition. He wandered for a number of years in the style of an ascetic monk, sleeping in forests, caves and cremation grounds, and spent a short but enlightening period with Ajahn Mun, one of the most famous and respected Thai Meditation Masters of this century.
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