Swallowing the River Ganges : A Practice Guide to the Path of Purification,9780861711789

Swallowing the River Ganges : A Practice Guide to the Path of Purification

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ISBN13: 9780861711789
ISBN10: 0861711785
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): Wisdom Publications
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Summary

An invaluable roadmap for anyone who meditates, Swallowing the River Ganges is a comprehensive practice guide to the "great treatise" of Theravadan Buddhism, the "path of purification" (Visuddhimagga). Written in the fifth century, this encyclopedic manual of Buddhist doctrine and meditation organizes the various teachings of the Buddha into one clear path. Step by step, this meditation course guides readers through the seven stages of purification, explaining the teachings and putting them into a modern context.

Table of Contents

Foreword xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
The Path of Purification
1(10)
The Unfolding of Awareness
3(1)
The Seven Stages of Purification
4(3)
The Framework Provided by the Four Noble Truths
7(4)
Purification of Virtue
11(20)
Observing the Precepts
14(8)
Engaging in Right Forms of Livelihood
22(2)
Cultivating a Wise Attitude Toward Material Goods
24(2)
Guarding the Sense Doors
26(5)
Purification of Mind
31(20)
Levels of Concentration
34(1)
Practicing Mindfulness of Breathing for Concentration
35(11)
The Mental Factors Associated with the First Jhana
46(5)
Purification of View
51(20)
Principles of Insight Mediation
54(5)
The Assurance of Attainment
59(1)
Practicing Mindfulness of Breathing for Insight
60(4)
Working with the Five Hindrances
64(5)
Knowledge of Delimitation of Mind and Matter
69(2)
Purification by Overcoming Doubt
71(24)
Mindfulness of the Body
73(14)
Mindfulness of Feelings
87(6)
Knowledge of Conditionality
93(2)
Purification by Knowledge and Vision of What Is the Path and What Is Not the Path
95(44)
Mindfulness of Consciousness
99(4)
Mindfulness of Dhammas
103(31)
Knowledge by Comprehension
134(1)
The Initial Phase of the Knowledge of Arising and Passing Away
135(1)
The Ten Corruptions of Insight
135(4)
Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Way
139(16)
Remaining Present with Choiceless Awareness
142(1)
The Mature Phase of the Knowledge of Arising and Passing Away
143(2)
The Knowledge of Dissolution
145(1)
The Knowledge of the Fearful
145(1)
The Knowledge of Contemplation of Danger
146(1)
The Knowledge of Disenchantment
147(1)
The Desire for Deliverance
148(1)
The Knowledge of Re-observation
149(1)
The Knowledge of Equanimity Toward Formations
150(1)
The Knowledge of Conformity with Truth
151(4)
Purification by Knowledge and Vision
155(12)
The Insight Leading to Emergence
157(1)
The Change of Lineage
158(1)
The Path Knowledges
159(5)
The Fruition Knowledges
164(1)
The Knowledge of Reviewing
164(1)
Reaching the Higher Paths and Fruition Attainments
165(2)
Living an Enlightened Life
167(4)
Bibliography 171(2)
Index 173(8)
About the Author 181

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