Buddhism

Two thousand five hundred years ago in Northern India a man was born whose influence would extend throughout the East and eventually spread throughout the world. Seeking enlightenment, he went from teacher to teacher. Finally he sat beneath a tree near the sacred city of Gaya, vowing to remain there until he attained the Goal. He did so attain and, while walking away from the place of his triumph, was asked: “Who are you?” His reply was simple: “I am awake.” Hence he is known as the Awakened One, the Buddha. And his recorded words point all who seek to The Way.

Commentary on the Dhammapada, by Swami Nirmalananda Giri:

1. The Mind is All
2. Thinking Makes It So
3. Conquered or Conqueror?
4. The Unworthy and the Worthy
5. Seeing Wrong
6. Rainproofing Our Mind
7. The Two Ways of Life and Death
8. Words Are Not Wisdom
9. The Holy Life Defined
10. The Secret of Immortality
11. The Way of the Wise
12. Expanding Glory
13. Each Man Must Make An Island
14. The Foolish and the Wise
15. The View From On High
16. The Way To Excellence
17. The Wayward Mind

The Yogis of Samsara by Min Zhen Shakya

In the online book The Seventh World of Chan Buddhism by Min Zhen Shakya are found some incredibly insightful sections on the ways of samsaric (deluded and bound) human beings, including the fifth chapter called “Six Worlds of Samsara.” In it is found an interesting delineation of various types of meditators according to their evolutionary level. Anyone sincerely desiring to establish a yoga center or ashram for the benefit of humanity needs this information for the safeguarding of themselves, the sincere seekers, and—frankly—their valuable time.