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THE WORDS OF THE BUDDHA — VOLUME 4

Exploring The Path to Enlightenment

Exploring The Path to Enlightenment – Volume 4 book cover

Journey through The Words of The Buddha from the beginning of his first Teaching until his “last words” prior to death.

Table of Contents

Chapter
Title
Begin Here
Before You Begin
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Note
Note from Author
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Preface
Exploring The Path to Enlightenment
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Chapter 1
A Small Amount of Existence is Not Praiseworthy
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Chapter 2
One Who is Engaged is Unliberated One Who is Disengaged is Liberated
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Chapter 3
One Dwelling with Craving As A Partner
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Chapter 4
This Holy Life is Lived for the Abandoning of Existence
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Chapter 5
With Destruction of Excitement and Craving Comes Destruction of Discontentedness
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Chapter 6
With The Elimination of Excitement Comes The Complete Destruction of Discontentedness
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Chapter 7
Mindfulness Directed to the Body “A Strong Post for Mind”
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Chapter 8
The Simile of The Tortoise
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Chapter 9
The Simile of the Bowl of Oil
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Chapter 10
Great Fruit and Benefit of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Anāpānasati)
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Chapter 11
Mindfulness of Breathing: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, Wisdom & Liberation
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Chapter 12
The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (First Discourse)
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Chapter 13
The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 14
The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (Third Discourse)
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Chapter 15
The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (Fourth Discourse)
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Chapter 16
Dispelling the Contact
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Chapter 17
Direct Development of The Noble Eight Fold Path
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Chapter 18
No Coming or Going No Passing Away or Arising
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Chapter 19
There Is No You There
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Chapter 20
Merely the Seen
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Chapter 21
Awaiting His Time Mindful and Clearly Comprehending
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Chapter 22
Nothing Is Worth Adhering To
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Chapter 23
Knowing and Seeing as Impermanent
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Chapter 24
Direct Knowledge for A Sick One
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Chapter 25
Developing and Cultivating Five Things (First Discourse)
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Chapter 26
Developing and Cultivating Five Things (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 27
Developing and Cultivating Five Things (Third Discourse)
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Chapter 28
Developing and Cultivating Five Things (Fourth Discourse)
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Chapter 29
One Who Is Constantly Dedicated
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Chapter 30
One Who Is Constantly Complacent
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Chapter 31
Four Modes of Practice for Destruction of The Taints
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Author
Author
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Restoration
Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment
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The Goal
The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings
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Why I Teach
Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?
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Why Thailand
Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?
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Invitation
Invitation to Learn
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Begin Here

Before You Begin

Note

Note from Author

Preface

Exploring The Path to Enlightenment

Chapter 1

A Small Amount of Existence is Not Praiseworthy

Chapter 2

One Who is Engaged is Unliberated One Who is Disengaged is Liberated

Chapter 3

One Dwelling with Craving As A Partner

Chapter 4

This Holy Life is Lived for the Abandoning of Existence

Chapter 5

With Destruction of Excitement and Craving Comes Destruction of Discontentedness

Chapter 6

With The Elimination of Excitement Comes The Complete Destruction of Discontentedness

Chapter 7

Mindfulness Directed to the Body “A Strong Post for Mind”

Chapter 8

The Simile of The Tortoise

Chapter 9

The Simile of the Bowl of Oil

Chapter 10

Great Fruit and Benefit of Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Anāpānasati)

Chapter 11

Mindfulness of Breathing: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, Wisdom & Liberation

Chapter 12

The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (First Discourse)

Chapter 13

The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (Second Discourse)

Chapter 14

The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (Third Discourse)

Chapter 15

The Suitable Way for Attaining Nibbāna (Enlightenment) (Fourth Discourse)

Chapter 16

Dispelling the Contact

Chapter 17

Direct Development of The Noble Eight Fold Path

Chapter 18

No Coming or Going No Passing Away or Arising

Chapter 19

There Is No You There

Chapter 20

Merely the Seen

Chapter 21

Awaiting His Time Mindful and Clearly Comprehending

Chapter 22

Nothing Is Worth Adhering To

Chapter 23

Knowing and Seeing as Impermanent

Chapter 24

Direct Knowledge for A Sick One

Chapter 25

Developing and Cultivating Five Things (First Discourse)

Chapter 26

Developing and Cultivating Five Things (Second Discourse)

Chapter 27

Developing and Cultivating Five Things (Third Discourse)

Chapter 28

Developing and Cultivating Five Things (Fourth Discourse)

Chapter 29

One Who Is Constantly Dedicated

Chapter 30

One Who Is Constantly Complacent

Chapter 31

Four Modes of Practice for Destruction of The Taints

Author

Author

Restoration

Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment

The Goal

The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings

Why I Teach

Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?

Why Thailand

Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?

Invitation

Invitation to Learn

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