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State of Mind Called Beautiful
By: Sayadaw U Pandita

State of Mind Called Beautiful <br> By: Sayadaw U Pandita

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Author: Sayadaw U. Pandita
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0861713451 / 9780861713455
Publication Date: 2006

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In The State of Mind Called Beautiful, Burmese meditation master Sayadaw U Pandita lays out the breadth, depth, and wealth of the Theravadan tradition of Buddhism. U Pandita begins with the basic guidelines of Buddhism, and moves on to various practices: those that can be done for one minute a day, those that sweeten and strengthen the mind, those that heal societies and families, those that lead to liberation.

Also included are complete teachings on Vipassana or Insight meditation, from how to do it, to how to refine it, to how to deal with difficulties. Teachings on the development of mindfulness, wisdom, patience, and practice itself are all included, and the book is capped by an extremely helpful Question and Answers section, an FAQ for newcomers and established practitioners alike. Lastly, both Pali-to-English and English-to-Pali glossaries are included, with all such terms also being glossed in the text, ensuring that readers easily master the meanings of important terms.

State of Mind Called Beautiful, Sayadaw U Pandita, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 2006, 170 Pages, $16.95

	Contents: State of Mind Called Beautiful
	Editor's Preface	xi
	Author's Preface	xxv
	Introduction to Dhamma Vinaya	1
	Chapter 1: Overview of the Training	5
	Examining a Precept	5
	Shame, Dread, and Fear	7
	Compassion	9
	Benefits of Dhamma Vinaya	11
	Establiment in the Teachings	12
	Downfall	13
	The Four Guardian Meditations	14

	Chapter 2: The First Guardian Meditation: Buddhanussati	17
	Dhammanussati	18
	Vision and Compassion	19
	Memory, Clairvoyance, and Pure Vision	20
	The Buddha's Compassionate Conduct	21
	Distinguishing Benefit and Harm	22
	Saving Oneself, Saving Others	22
	Reciprocity of Wisdom and Compassion	25
	Full Moon: Waht is the Buddha?	26
	Knowledge of the Four Noble Truths	26
	Omniscience	27
	How the Buddha Become a Buddha	28
	Vesak	29
	The Buddha's Spiritual Biography	29
	Inhuman Beings	31
	The True Refuge from Danger and Death	32
	The Fairest of Systems	32
	Gaining the Dhamma for Oneself	33
	Importance of Retreats	34

	Chapter 3: The Second Guardian Meditation: Metta	37
	Characteristic, Function, and Manifestation of Metta	39
	Selfish Love and Selfness Love	40
	Metta within a Family	42
	Near and Distant Enemies	43
	Benefiting Others, Benefiting Oneself	43
	The Abodes	45
	Karuna Bhavana, Dvelopment of Compassion	45
	Mudita Bhavana	48
	Upekkha Bhavana	50
	The Method of Developing Metta	52
	Four Kinds of Loving Speech	53
	Mental Kindness	54
	Loving-Kindness as a Protective Practice	54
	First Wish of Metta Meditation	55
	Protection from Inner and Outer Danger	56
	Formula for Reciting Loving-Kindness	57
	Radiating Metta	58
	Self-Esteem and Human Status	59
	Unselfishness, the Perfection of Loving-Kindness	59
	Detailed Explanation of Metta Bhavana	61
	Instructions for Practice	61
	Metta Multiplication - the 528 Kinds	62
	Nonspecific Radiation: Four Kind of Metta	62
	Unlimited Radiation: Twenty Kinds of Metta	63
	Specific Radiation: Twenty-Eight Kinds of Metta	64
	Ten Directions: 480 Kinds of Metta	64
	Metta Practice Session	65

	Chapter 4: Liberating the Mind with Direct Knowledge, Satipatthana Vipssana	67
	Listening to Dhamma Vinaya	67
	A Liberating Gift	67
	A Complete Teaching	68
	Fulfilling the Training	69
	The Depth of Dhamma Vinaya	71
	Equal Opportunity for All	73
	Four Necessary Factors for Success in Dhamma Practice	74
	The Example of King Milinda	75
	Qualities Needed during Meditation Practice	76
	The Liberating Practice of Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation	77
	Basic Instructions for Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation	77
	Posture	77
	Primary Object	77
	How to Deal with Other Objects	78
	Mental Factors for Success	80
	Schedule on Retreat	80
	Walking Meditation Instrutions	81
	General Activities	82
	The Interview	82

	Chapter 5: Technical Discussion of Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation	83
	How the Noble Eightfold path Is Developed in Every Moment of Noting	83
	Powerful Mindfulnes	86
	The Speed of Mindfulness	89
	Urgency and Haste	90
	Capturing the Object by Sudden Attack	92
	The Two Fields	93
	The Field of Kilesas	93
	The Field of Wisdom and Purit	95
	The Disease and Its Cure	100
	Diseases of the Mind	103
	Healing the Mind and World	104
	How to Take the Buddha's Medicine	105
	How to Disentangle Yourself through Wisdom	106
	No Person behind the Process	109
	The Cycles of Samsara	111
	The Case of the Sapling	112
	Ignorance Is the Basis for Affliction	113
	Off with the Head!	113
	Factors to Develop Knowledge	114
	The Original Craving and Clinging	116
	The Noble Eightfold Path and Where It Leads	117
	Noticing Resultants Destroys the Causes	119
	Observing	120
	A Blissful Time in Practice	122
	Walking the Path Hand in Hand	123

	Chapter 6: Questions and Answers	127
	English-Pali Glossary	139
	Pali-English Glossary	151

	Index	163

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