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Journey to Mindfulness: The Autobiography of Bhante G.
Bhante Gunaratana - Bhante G., as he is affectionately called - has long been among the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West. Ordained at twelve, he would eventually become the first Buddhist chaplain at an American university, the founder of a retreat center and monastery, and a bestselling author. Here, Bhante G. lays bare the often-surprising ups and downs of his
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272 pages
Published
October 1st 1998
by Wisdom Publications
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I've read that meditation in Sri Lanka is rarely practiced among Buddhists, even monks. The attitudes about it are similar to attitudes about fasting or giving your possessions to the poor in the West. Those things are all over the Bible, they are praised, but Christians don't regularly do those things and Christians who regularly do those things are noticed.
Bhante Gunaratana is a famous Buddhist meditation teacher who started off as a sutta ( Buddhist text ) scholar who wanted to learn meditati ...more
Bhante Gunaratana is a famous Buddhist meditation teacher who started off as a sutta ( Buddhist text ) scholar who wanted to learn meditati ...more
I loved this autobiography! It changed my life because of the person Bhante G is. I really learned the value of meditation and began to meditate. He is one of my role models; my teacher of both theory and practice in Buddhism. This man is worth knowing if you are on the path of wisdom. He maintains his integrity throughout his life in spite of many obstacles in the way. Read it. Afterward you will want to meet him he is such a good person. But these are mere words you really have to read it to k
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Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is the founding abbot of the Bhavana Society. Born in rural Sri Lanka, he has been a monk since age 12 and took full ordination at age 20 in 1947. He came to the United States in 1968. “Bhante G” (as he is fondly called by his students) has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English and its companion Eight Mindful
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