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The 11 discourses in this volume provide a broad overview of the teachings of Buddha to help meditators understand what to do and why, so they work in the proper way and achieve the proper results.
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Mr Goenka is one of the preeminent spiritual leaders of our time. He has been teaching for more than thirty years and has influenced the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in countries all over the world.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Very pleased with this book. I have just completed my first 10 day Vipassana meditation course and the discourses are well covered in this book. I would recommend it to any first-time Vipassana students. Metta.
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I recently attended a Vipassana course and found the evening discourses really interesting and full of wisdom. I was pleased to find out that they are available in book form as well as DVD. The book is much more affordable and covers the main teachings of the discourses. The book is more focused and succinct and misses out the other stories Goenka talks about in each discourse (you can find a bit more of that in The Art of Living). I found this book excellent and a useful guide for reference again and again. I felt having read it that it is also an excellent book for anyone, even if you have not attended a Vipassana course.
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Goenkeji's fireside chats
9 Nov 2006
Format:Paperback
The material in this book is not as personal and revealing as in the videos presented in the 10-day Vipassana meditation workshop (I've attended 5 10-day events as of Jan 2007); however, if you are looking to study and get clear on the 8 pathways, the 3 kinds of Panya, etc., this book will give you what you need to outline and organize the ideas logically. This book is NOT as good as being there. The Vipassana experience has given me the tools to assist me in mentally solidifying my walk on the path.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Vipassana Meditaion Course Summary
20 Mar 2006
Format:Paperback
This book contains the lectures given during a 10 day Vipassana course. Great book to read if you are curious as to what is taught during the meditation training.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
It Really Is The Discourse Summaries
30 Dec 2008
Format:Paperback
I was a little dissapointed to find out that this book really is just a repeat of everything he says in the discourses at the 10-day course. Somehow I guess I was thinking it'd be different. If you've done the course, you've heard this all before. If you haven't done the course - don't read this book! Go take a course!
Goenka rocks, this book you could skip. Check out the other collections of his writing for more stuff that will compliment the course rather than repeat it.
(Or, if you want, simply keep this as a reference to remember what the discourses say)
Goenka rocks, this book you could skip. Check out the other collections of his writing for more stuff that will compliment the course rather than repeat it.
(Or, if you want, simply keep this as a reference to remember what the discourses say)
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