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A Meditators Guide PDF
By
Translated by
Jess Peter Koffman (2009-2010)
Edited by Phra Korakot Kittisobhan.o
and Jess Peter Koffman
A Meditators Guide
By
Translated by
Jess Peter Koffman (2009-2010)
Edited by Phra Korakot Kittisobhan.o
and Jess Peter Koffman
This book has been printed for free distribution
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Getting Started 4
1. Moral Training 9
2. Mental Training 12
3. Training in Wisdom 17
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1. Moral Training
Many Buddhists believe that morality consists merely
of taking a vow in front of a monk to follow a list of
moral precepts. It is certainly not that superficial. For
meditators, it is not only about the lists of Buddhist
precepts (five for daily life, eight for nuns and 227 for
monks). There is an entire other kind of morality we
need to understand, called indriya-samvara-sila. Sila
means morality. Indriya-samvara means to guard
oneself at the level of the senses. When our eyes see
things and forms, our job is to be aware of any liking
or disliking as soon as it arises. When we are aware
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2. Mental Training
The lesson in mental training is about the loneliest
and unluckiest lesson there is since so few people are
interested in learning it. Nevertheless, it is of such
importance that the wisdom which sees the true nature
of things cannot arise without it.
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3. Training in Wisdom
Now we come to the lesson on the arising of in-
sight wisdom which sees the true nature of the body
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not value one over another. They teach us that they are
impermanent, imperfect (unsatisfactory) and that they
are not us (The Three Characteristics; anicca, dukkha,
anatt). This is the wisdom that will arise in our
mind. And we will come to know the true nature of
things, that a mind that is virtuous and a mind that
is not are just passing phenomena. We will know that
we cannot control it. In the end, we will see that all
things that arise, also pass away. There is nothing in
this world that persists. There is nothing that we can
force to happen. If there is a cause for something, it
will arise. When there is no cause for it to be there,
it will pass away. There is no self to be found. The
mind that has reachd this point will be completely
concentrated (appan-samdhi).
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LS: But isnt that how I can watch and know mental
states?
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Genuine mindfulness (sammsati) will
occur as a result of clearly recognizing
mental states as they arise, not from
holding concentration in one spot, or
mental noting, or forcing it into being...