In this beautifully crafted guide to one of the Buddha's most famous teachings, Ayya Khema leads you, as the Buddha led his disciple Potthapada, through progressively higher levels of understanding and realization of the true nature of the "self." Interpreting this famous discourse with insightful examples from her years of teaching meditation, she guides you along the path of perhaps the most effective Buddhist meditative practice for personal transformation. Along the way, you will learn about the language, customs, and culture of the era in which the Buddha gave his discourses and be surprised at how pertinent this 2500 year old teaching is for you and your world.

Who is My Self: A Guide to Buddhist Meditation, Ayya Khema, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 181 pages, $20.95

Ven. Ayya Khema was born into a Jewish family in Berlin in 1923. After leading an active life in the world--including marriage and children in America and adventure in South America, Asia and Australia--she turned seriously to spiritual practice in her forties. In 1979, she was ordained a Theravadin Buddhist nun, receiving the name khema, meaning "safety and security" (ayya means "sister"). Ayya Khema established a forest monastery near Sidney, Australia; a training center for nuns in Colombo, Sri Lanka; and Buddha-Haus, a meditation center in the Allgau, Germany. Among her books are When the Iron Eagle Flies; Being Nobody, Going Nowhere; and Who is My Self?; and an autobiography, I Give You My Life. She passed away in 1997.

CONTENTS: Who Is My Self?
	Preface	vii
1.	The Beginning: Morality	1
2.	Guarding the Senses: Mindfulness and Clear Comprehension	15
3.	Setting Aside the Hindrances	27
4.	The First Meditative Absorption	39
5.	The Second and Third Meditative Absorptions	51
6.	The Fourth Meditative Absorption	65
7.	The Fifth and Sixth Meditative Absorptions "Infinity of Space" and "Infinity of Consciousness"	81
8.	The Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Meditative Absorptions "The Sphere of No-thingness," "Neither Perception nor Non-perception," and "Cessation"	93
9.	Disenchantment, Dispassion, and the Four Noble Truths	105
10.	The Cessation of Craving: What Is Conducive to Nibbana	117
11.	Removing the Illusion of Self	129
12.	Which Is the Real Self?	141
13.	Path and Fruition: The Goal of the Practice	155
	Appendix: Loving-Kindness Meditations	169
	Notes	177
	Glossary	179