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Theravada - various texts and discussions (listed by author)

 
Ajahn Chah


A Message from Thailand

A Taste of Freedom

A Tree in a Forest - pdf

A Tree in the Forest Part 1

A Tree in the Forest Part 2

A Gift of Dhamma

A Still Forest Pool

Ajahn Chah's Wisdom

Bodhiyana

Clarity of Insight

Even One Word Is Enough

Food for the Heart

Learning to Listen

Let Your Aim be Nibbana

Listening Beyond The Words

Living Dhamma

Living in the World with Dhamma

Living With the Cobra

Making the Heart Good

Meditation

Monastery of Confusion

No Ajahn Chah

Our Real Home 

Reading the Natural Mind

Remembrances of His Western Students

Right Restraint

Samma Samadhi

Seeing the Way

Still, Flowing Water 

Some Final Words

Suffering on the Road

Taking Care of the Bamboo Grove

The Dharma Goes Westward

The Early Years of Ajahn Chah

The Exhaustion of Doubt

The Four Noble Truths

The Key to Liberation

The Mind Lets Go of Itself

The Path to Peace

The Teachings of Ajahn Chah

Timeless Teachings

Toward the Unconditioned

Tuccho Pothila

Understanding Dukkha

Understanding Vinaya

Unshakeable Peace

What is Contemplation?

Why are We Here?

Questions and Answers with Ajahn Chah

Quotes


Wat Pah Nanachat


Forest Path

Letter from Mara

No Thai - No Farang

Release 


Buddhadasa Bhikkhu


Anapanasati: Mindfulness of Breathing

Anapanasati: Mindfulness of Breathing - the Fourth Tetra

Anapanasati: Mindfulness with Breathing - Unveiling the Secrets of Life
- pdf

Anapanasati: Mindfulness with Breathing - Unveiling the Secrets of Life

Anatta & Rebirth

Buddha Dhamma for University Students

Dhamma Flows Naturally into Dhamma

Dhamma for Agriculturists

Forest Wat, Wild Monks

Handbook for Mankind

Happiness & Hunger

Heart-Wood from the Bo-Tree

Help! The Kalama Sutta, Help!

Insight by the Nature Method

Keys to Natural Truth

Looking Within

Mindfulness with Breathing: Getting Started

Natural Cure for Spiritual Disease

Nibbana for Everyone

No Religion

Patticasamupada - Practical Dependent Origination

Prison of Life

The ABCs of Buddhism

The Danger of I

To Act or Not to Act

Two Kinds of Language 


Phra Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo

A Refuge in Awakening

Basic Themes

Buddhist Way

Crossing the Ocean of Life

Consciousnesses

Dhamma for Everyone

Duties of the Sangha

Eight Types of Knowledge

Frames of Reference

Food for Thought

For the Relief of Suffering

Handbook for the Relief of Suffering

Human Values

Inner Strength

Loyalty to Your Meditation

Keeping the Breath in Mind and Lessons in Samadhi

Knowledge

Shelter

Skill of Release

Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators -
Part 1

Starting Out Small: A Collection of Talks for Beginning Meditators -
Part 2

The Autobiography of Phra Ajaan Lee

The Craft of the Heart

The Demons of Defilement

The Divine Mantra

The Eye of Discernment

The Path to Peace and Freedom for the Mind

The Power of Goodness

What is the Triple Gem? 


Acharn Thate Desaransi 

Autobiography of a Forest Monk 

Buddho


Steps Along The Path 


Looang Boo Sim Buddhacaro 

Rush, Hurry, It's Urgent

Source and Stream

The Urgent Task 


Ajahn Mun Bhuriddatta

A Heart Released

A Spiritual Biography - pdf 5MB

A Spiritual Biography

Patipada - The Path of Practice
- pdf 10MB

Patipada - The Path of Practice

The Ballad of Liberation from the Khandhas

The Ever-Present Truth 


Ajahn Sao

Ajahn Sao's Teaching 


Ajahn Brahmavamso


Anatta

Asubha Practice

Attachment

Bahiya's Teaching

 

Becoming Enlightened

Bliss of Letting Go

Buddhism : The Only Real Science

 

Buddhism and Science

Contemplation of Death

Deep Insight

Gain, Honour and Fame

Have You Come Here to Die?

I Know, but I Don't Know: Contemplation of Death

In the Presence of Nibbana

Joy At Last To Know There Is No Happiness In The World

Living Meaningfully Dying Joyfully

Meditation: The Heart of Buddhism

Obstacles

On Making a Mistake

Paticca-samuppada

Right Effort

Satipatthana

Samatha Meditation

Simply This Moment!

- Ways and Means into Jhanas

- Why I Tell Silly Jokes

- Detoxifying the Mind

- Looking for the Sweet Chilli

- Detachment

- The Opening of the Lotus

- Dhamma Practice

- Human Rights in Buddhism

- Jhana Meditation

- Conditioned Reality

- Equanimity

- Reflections that are Conducive to Liberation

- The Outflowings of the Mind

- Starving the Tiger to Death

- The Law of Conditionality

- Breaking the Barrier

- I Know You Mara

- Between the Observer and the Observed

- Perfect Stillness

- The Ending of Everything

The Basic Method of Meditation

The Ending of Things - A Discourse on Non-Self

The Five Hindrances

The Five Hindrances - pdf

The Jhanas

The Jhanas - pdf

The Path to Bliss and Wisdom

The Quality of Mindfulness

The Vipallasas: distortion of view, perception & thoughts perpetuating
delusion

Travelogue to the Four Jhanas

Ups and Downs in Life

Using Non-self to Let Go

Using Variety to "freshen up" our Meditation

Vinaya Notes

Vinaya : the Four Disrobing Offences

Vinaya : Monks and Money

Vinaya : Monks and Women, Nuns and Men

Vinaya : What the Buddha say about Eating Meat

Vinaya : Wrong Livelihood

When Does Human Life Begin?


Bhikkhu Thanissaro

A Good Dose of Medicine

A Guided Meditation

A Refuge in Renunciation

A True Happiness

All About Change

An Introduction to Pain

Basic Breath Meditation Instructions

Being a Monk - Alumni Interview

Compassion Alone is Never Enough

De-perception

Emptiness

Fears

Five Things to Keep in Mind

Generosity First

Giving Rise to Discernment

Heightening the Mind

Imagine

Jhana Not by the Numbers

Jhanas, Concentration & Wisdom

Life in the Buddha's Hospital

Maintaining the Observer

Meditation as Medicine

Meditations - 40 Dhamma Talks

Meditations2 - 39 Dhamma Talks

Meditations3 - 46 Dhamma Talks

Mind Like Fire Unbound

Natural Insight

Noble Strategy

Polishing the Mind

Purity of Heart

Recognizing the Dhamma

Respect for Concentration

Respect for Emptiness

Respect for Heedfulness

Start Out Small

Skilful Thinking

Stream Entry Part 1

Stream Entry Part 2

The Agendas of Mindfulness

The Components of Suffering

The Customs of the Noble Ones

The How and Why of Meditation

The Karma of Questions

The Observer

The Path of Concentration & Mindfulness

The Power of the Focused Mind

The Six Properties

The Uses of Pleasure and Pain

Using Meditation to Deal with Pain, Illness & Death

Vipassana - One Tool Among Many

When You Know For Yourselves ...

Wings to Awakening


Narada Mahathera

A Manual of Abhidhamma

The Buddha and His Teachings


Mahasi Sayadaw

A Discourse on Malukyaputta Sutta

A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada

On the Ariyaavaassa Sutta

Satipatthana Vipassana: Insight Through Mindfulness

Thoughts on the Dhamma

Time Should Not Be Misused 


Acharn Plien Panyapatipo

A Practising Guide to Peace

Citta Bhavana

Every Action Receives Its Result

How To Get Good Results From Doing Merit

The Abandoning of Anger

Sati-Sampajanna


Bhikkhu Santikaro

Anapanasati  FAQ

Anatta and Rebirth - What's the Contradiction?

Mindfulness with Breathing

Reasons for Anapanasati

Tips for Distractions

Why Long Breaths?


Ajahn Nyanadhammo

The Power of Faith

The Spiritual Faculties

Walking Meditation


Sayadaw U Pandita

In This Very Life : The Liberation Teachings of the Buddha


Pa-Auk Sayadaw

An Introduction to Anapanasati

Daily Chants

How to Make an End to Suffering

5 Aggregates

-Rupakkhanda

-Vedanakkhanda

-Sannakkhanda

-Sankharakkhanda

-Vinnanakkhanda

Knowing and Seeing - pdf


Mindfulness of Breathing & Four Elements Meditation

Paticcasamuppada

-Nama Kammatthana

-Vipassana Kammatthana

Teaching and Training

The Chariot to Nibbana - Part I

The Chariot to Nibbana - Part II

The Practice which Leads to Nibbana - Part 1

-Asammoha Sampajanna-Nana

-Udayabbaya-Nana

The Workings of Kamma

Towards Eternal Peace


Maha Boowa

Ajaan Khao Analajo - A True Spiritual Warrior - pdf 4.6 MB

Amata Dhamma

Forest Dhamma

Gratitude

Human Values, Human Worth

Life of Inner Quality - pdf 3.6MB

Medicine for the Mind

Riches Within

Right Here in the Heart

Samadhi

Straight From the Heart

Straightening Out the Heart

The Dhamma Teaching in London

The Farewell Night Desana

The Noble Truths of Family Life, The Noble Truths of the Heart

The Path to Arahantship - pdf 4MB

The Path to Arahantship

The Supreme Attainments

The Undying

The Venerable Phra Acharn Mun Bhuridatta Thera - Meditation Master

Things As They Are

To the Last Breath

Tranquillity and Insight

Water for the Fires of the World

Wisdom Develops Samadhi - pdf 2MB

Wisdom Develops Samadhi 


Ajahn Suwat Suvaco

A Fistful of Sand

A Home for the Mind

Blatantly Clear in the Heart

Disenchantment

Right Attitude

Right Concentration

Straightening Out Your Views

The Strategy of a Peaceful Mind

To Comprehend Suffering


Ven. U Vimalaramsi

Anapanasati - Q & A

Benefits of Learning Meditation

Finding the Teacher

Jhanas - Q & A

Meditation Terminology List

Symptoms of Inner Peace

The 6 Rs Practice Guide

The 8-Fold Path in Practical Terms

The Anapanasati Sutta : A Practical Guide to Mindfulness of Breathing &
Tranquil Wisdom Meditation

The Bare-Bones Instructions to Mindfulness of Breathing

The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Suffering

The Great Discourse on Origination - Mahanidana Sutta

The Noble Eightfold Path and The Visuddhimagga

Sammaditthi Sutta - Right View

Sariputta's Stream Entry

Satipatthana Sutta - The Foundations of Mindfulness -1

Satipatthana Sutta - The Foundations of Mindfulness - 2

Seven Factors of Enlightenment

Two Kinds of Thought



Ajahn Sumedho

Ajahn Sumedho Interviewed

Attending to the Here and Now

Being Nobody

Consciousness and Sensitivity

Cittaviveka

Escape

Gratitude to Parents

Happiness Forever

Intuitive Awareness

Is Buddhism a Religion?

Let Go of Fire

Liberating Emotions

Life is Like This

Listening to Thoughts

Mind Conditions the World

Mindfulness: The Path to the Deathless

Noticing Space

Now is the Knowing

Only One Breath

Question Time with Ajahn Sumedho

Self and Self-Naughting

Self-view, Personality and Awareness

Suffering and the Way to Cessation

Suffering Should be Welcomed

The Five Hindrances

The Four Noble Truths

The Problem with Personality

The Real World

The Way It Is

Universal Loving Kindness

Who We Really Are


Ajahn Fuang Jotiko

A Home for the Mind

A Single Mind

Awareness Itself

Listen Well

Timeless and True 


Khao-suan-luang (Upasika Kee Nanayon)

A Good Dose of Dhamma for the Ill

Breath Meditation Condensed

Directions for Insight

Going Against the Flow

Looking Inward

Pure & Simple

Reading the Mind

Stop, Look and Let Go

Upasika Kee Nanayon and the Social Dynamic of Theravadin Buddhist
Practice


Phra Thoon Khippapanno

Beyond the Stream of the World

Traverse the Current


Ayya Khema

All of Us beset by Birth, Decay, and Death

Here and Now - Ten Dhamma Talks

Meditating on Loving Kindness - Forgiveness

Meditating on No-Self

The Meditative Mind


Luang Por Teean Jittasubho

Against the Stream of Thought

Luangpor Teean : Singular Quality of an Ordinary Monk

Normality

The Dynamic Practices of a Thai Meditation Master

To One That Feels


Ajahn Anand Akincano

Developing Samadhi

Marananussati

Samadhi for Liberation - pdf

Samadhi for Liberation

Seeking Buddho


Prayudh Payutto Bhikkhu

Aging and Dying

Dependent Origination : The Buddhist Law of Conditionality

Good, Evil and Beyond

Helping Yourself to Help Others

Sammasati : An Exposition of Right Mindfulness


Piyadassi Thera

Dependent Origination

The Buddha's Ancient Path

The Seven Factors of Enlightenment


Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

A Critical Analysis of the Jhanas

Benefits of Long-Term Meditation

Meditation on Loving-Kindness

Mindfulness in Plain English

Mindfulness of Feeling

Should we come out of Jhana to practice Vipassana?

The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation


Bhikkhu Bodhi

A Discipline of Sobriety

Aims of Education

A Look at Kalama Sutta

An Auspicious Month

A New Undertaking

A Note of Openness

Anupada Sutta

A Remedy for Despair

Association with the Wise

A Statement of Conscience

Chachakka Sutta

Climbing to the Top of the Mountain

Cularahulovada Sutta

Culatanhasankhaya Sutta

Dhamma and Non-duality

Dhamma without Rebirth?

For the Welfare of Many

From Views to Vision

Giving Dignity to Life

Laying Down the Rod

Mahahatthipadopama Sutta

Mahaslayatanika Sutta

Mahatanhasankhaya Sutta

Meeting the Divine Messengers

Message for a Globalised World

Nandakovada Sutta

Nidanavaggasamyutta

Purification of Mind

Refuge in the Buddha

Self Transformation

Subrahma's Problem

Taking Stock of Oneself

The Balanced Way

The Case for Study

The Five Spiritual Faculties

The Guardians of the World

The Nobility of the Truths

The Noble Eightfold Path

The Problem of Conflict

The Quest for Meaning

The Search for Security

The Taste of Freedom

The Vital Link

Tolerance and Diversity

Towards a Threshold of Understanding

Transcendental Dependent Arising

Two Faces of the Dhamma

Two Styles of Insight Meditation

Vision and Routine

Walking Amidst Even the Uneven


Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh

A Guide to Walking Meditation

-The Practice of Mindfulness 0

-Mindfulness of Breathing 1

-Mindfulness of Breathing 2

Meditations for the Sick and Dying

Overcoming the Fear of Death

Resting in the River

Taking Care of our Mental Formations and Perceptions

The Nature of Self

Transforming Negative Habit Energies


Venerable Thich Thanh Tu

For the Aged and the Sick

The Truth


Ajahn Pasanno

A Dhamma Compass

Anapanasati

Broad View, Boundless Heart

Foundations of Virtue and Right View

Inner Foundations and Social Action

Meditation of the Breath

Practice as Process

Remembering our Goal

The Last Breath

The Proliferating Mind

What Is Important?


Luang Por Liem Thitadhammo

From the Darkness to the Light

No Worries


Sayadaw U Silananda

No Inner Core - Anatta

The Benefits of Walking Meditation

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness - A Summary

Volition - Introduction to the Law of Kamma


Bhikkhu Nyanaponika Thera

Contemplation of Feeling
(Vedana-Samyutta)

Nyanaponika: A Farewell Tribute

The Five Mental Hindrances & Their Conquest

The Power of Mindfulness

The Roots of Good and Evil


Ven Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

Are Buddhists Idol Worshippers?

Buddhism and Astrology

Buddhism as a Religion

Buddhism for the Future

Buddhism in a Scientific Age

Buddhism : Social Viewpoint

Buddhist Attitude towards other Religions

Buddhist Concept of Heaven and Hell

Buddhist Principles For Human Dignity

Can Religion bring Peace?

Day to Day Buddhist Practices

Duties of a Lay Buddhist

Flower of Mankind

Great Virtues of the Buddha

How to Choose a Religion?

How to Overcome your Difficulties

How to Practice Buddhism?

How to Reduce your Mental Agony?

Human Dignity in Buddhism

Human Life - his last discourse

Is Buddhism Practical Today?

Is Death Really Frightening?

Is it wrong to be Ambitious?

Leading a Buddhist Life

Let Peace Prevail on Earth

Life is Uncertain, Death is Certain

Moral and Ethical Conduct of a Buddhist

Noble Living

Problems & Responsibilities

Reason for Renunciation

Religion in a Multi Religious Society

Sayings of the Buddha

Status of Women in Buddhism

The Aim and Way of Life

The Buddhist Way

The Purpose of Life

Two Main Schools of Buddhism

What Buddhists Believe?

What Buddhists Believe?- Extended

What is this Religion?

Where is the Buddha?

Who Creates Problems?

Why Buddhism?

Why Religion?

Why Religious Tolerance?

Why we should practise Buddhism?

You are Responsible


Bhikkhu Samahita

Dhamma Drops


Ajahn Chandako

A Honed and Heavy Ax : Samatha and Vipassana in Harmony - pdf

A Honed and Heavy Ax : Samatha and Vipassana in Harmony

A Mind of Harmony

Everybody Loves Some Body


Dhammavuddho Thero

Liberation

Mindfulness, Recollection & Concentration

Only We Can Help Ourselves

The Five Illusionists


Aggacitta Bhikkhu

Coping with a Handful of Leaves

Potentialities of the Developed Mind

Preparing the Mind for Death


Ajahn Viradhammo

Affectionate Living

Bringing the Teachings Alive

Going Forth

So What

The Stillness of Being

The End of Rebirth


Sayadaw U Jotika

A Map of the Journey

Snow in the Summer


Ajahn Jayasaro

The Early Years of Venerable Ajahn Chah

Wings of the Eagle


Ajahn Tiradhammo

Joy in Spiritual Practice

Rounding Out the Practice

The Essence of the Buddha's Teaching

The Practice of Metta in Insight Meditation


Ajahn Suchart

An Insight into Buddhism

Dhamma for the Laity

Faith

Mental Development

Self Reliance

Sensual Pleasures Are Painful

Ten Unwholesome Actions

Ten Ways to Make Merits

The Five Spiritual Powers

The Path to Enlightenment


Dhammarato Bhikkhu

Dealing with Pain

Jhanas - Vitaka & Vicara


Bhikkhu Buddha Dhatu

Returning from Death

The Truth of the Messengers


Ajahn Brahmali

Jhana and Lokuttarajjhana

Satipatthana & Samadhi


Bhikkhu Nanamoli

Mindfulness of Breathing

Right View: The Sammaditthi Sutta
and its Commentary

The Lion's Roar


Luang Pu Atulo

Atulo - The Heart is Knowing

Gifts He Left Behind - Dhamma Legacy


Soma Thera

Kalama Sutta

The Removal of Distracting Thoughts


Ajahn Sujato

A Swift Pair of Messengers

A History of Mindfulness


Bhikkhu Revata

Awaken, Oh World !

The Disciple Within


Ajahn Pannavaddho

The Citta & Kilesas


Ven. Shravasti Dhammika

Mindfulness of Breathing

Right Concentration

The Hindrances


Ajahn Munindo

Unexpected Freedom - 4.4 MB


Miscellaneous

73 Knowledges
- Bhikkhu Nyanadassana

A Guide to Awareness
- Phra Nanasamvara

A Life Free from Money
- Dhamminda Bhikkhu

A Treatise on the Paramis - Acariya Dhammapala

Abhidhamma: Meditation and Concentration - U Kyaw Min

Adjusting the 5 Indriyas Evenly

Akaliko - 10 MB - Ajahn Jarun Jarunnasampanno

Anapana Sati - Meditation on Breathing - Ven. Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma

Bhikkhuni Sasana

Buddha Abhidhamma: Ultimate Science - 3.3 Mb - Dr Mehm Tin Mon

Cittanupassana - Bhikkhu Khemavamsa

Clearing the Path - Nanavira Thera

Contemplation of the Dhammas

Daily Readings from the Buddha's Words of Wisdom  - Dhamminda Bhikkhu

Developing Samadhi - Lama Gelek Rinpoche

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: 4 Alternative Translations

- Nanamoli Thera, Piyadassi Thera, Peter Harvey, Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Embrace Death - Phra Paisan Visalo

Following Nature - Ajahn Puth

Forty Meditations : Who should use Which ? - Karen M. Andrews

Freeing the Heart - Various Bhikkhunis

Going Forth: A Call to Buddhist Monkhood - Samanera Sumana

Good Question, Good Answer - Ven S. Dhammika

Gratitude - Bhikkhu Nyanadassana & Mahinda Wijesinghe

Infinite Amrta - Patrarich Minh Dang Quang

Kammatthana - The Basis of Practice

Kamma and its Fruit - Various authors

Know and Let Go - Phra Sangwahn Khemmako

Make Up Your Mind - Venerable Tippakorn Sukhito

Nibbana Sermons Part 1 - 7

Nibbana Sermons Part 8 - 25 - Bhikkhu K. رلnananda

Paritta : Mahamangala, Ratana & Metta Sutta - Bhikkhu Dhammavihـrك

Practical Advice for Meditators - Bhikkhu Khantipalo

Practise Without Stopping - pdf

Practice Without Stopping - Luang Por Pieg

Samatha and Vipassana Meditation - Ajahn Jagaro

Sanna and its implications - Htoo Naing

Seeing the Mind - Luangphor Putt

Sutta-Nipata - The Ways Things Really Are

Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha - Ven Piyasilo & Zenno Ishigami

Ten Ways of Making Merit - Bhikkhu Nyanadassana & Mahinda Wijesinghe

The Foundations of Mindfulness - Nyanasatta Thera

The Fundamentals of Meditation - Phra Acharn Plien Panyapatipo

The Manual of Insight: Vipassana Dipani - Ledi Sayadaw

The Mystery of the Breath Nimitta - Bhikkhu Sona

The Seven Stages of Purification & the Insight Knowledges - Ven Matara Sri Nanarama

The Two Paths to Enlightenment - Phra Maha Prasert Jittasettho

Touching the Essence - Bhikkhu Dhammapala