Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, also known as Ajaan Geoff (born Geoffrey DeGraff, 1949), is an American Theravada Buddhist monk of the Dhammayut Order (Dhammayutika Nikaya), Thai forest kammatthana tradition. He is currently the abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County. Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu is a translator of the Pāli Canon as well as more modern Buddhist works and the author of many articles and books on Dhamma.

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THANISSARO BHIKKHU’S BOOKS

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	With Each and Every Breath by Thanissaro Bhikkhu 4.37 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Buddha’s Teachings: An Introduction by Thanissaro Bhikkhu really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 33 ratings	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon by Thanissaro Bhikkhu 4.38 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1996 — 5 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, & Sangha by Thanissaro Bhikkhu 4.51 avg rating — 41 ratings	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Noble Strategy: Essays on the Buddhist Path by Thanissaro Bhikkhu 4.49 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mind Like Fire Unbound by Thanissaro Bhikkhu 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Udana by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Translator) 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published -400	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Itivuttaka: This was said by the Buddha by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published -400	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paradox of Becoming by Thanissaro Bhikkhu 4.83 avg rating — 24 ratings	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems of the Elders: An Anthology from the Theragatha & Therigatha by Thanissaro Bhikkhu 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published -400	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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QUOTES BY THANISSARO BHIKKHU

“Suppose that a man were to drop a salt crystal into a small amount of water in a cup. What do you think? Would the water in the cup become salty because of the salt crystal, and unfit to drink?

Yes, lord. Why is that? There being only a small amount of water in the cup, it would become salty because of the salt crystal, and unfit to drink.

Now suppose that a man were to drop a salt crystal into the River Ganges. What do you think? Would the water in the River Ganges become salty because of the salt crystal, and unfit to drink?

No, lord. Why is that? There being a great mass of water in the River Ganges, it would not become salty because of the salt crystal or unfit to drink.”
― Thanissaro Bhikkhu, The Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon

tags: lonaphala-sutta, pali, the-salt-crystal

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“The Buddha, on the external level, refers to Siddhattha Gotama, the Indian prince who renounced his royal titles and went into the forest, meditating until he ultimately gained awakening. To take refuge in the Buddha means, not taking refuge in him as a person, but taking refuge in the fact of his awakening: placing trust in the belief that he did awaken to the truth, that he did so by developing qualities that we too can develop, and that the truths to which he awoke provide the best perspective for the conduct of our life. The Dhamma, on the external level, refers to the path of practice the Buddha taught to this followers. This, in turn, is divided into three levels: the words of his teachings, the act of putting those teachings into practice, and the attainment of awakening as the result of that practice. This three-way division of the word “Dhamma” acts as a map showing how to take the external refuges and make them internal: learning about the teachings, using them to develop the qualities that the Buddha himself used to attain awakening, and then realizing the same release from danger that he found in the quality of Deathlessness that we can touch within.”
― Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, & Sangha

tags: buddhism, the-triple-gem-of-buddhism

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“The role that kamma plays in the awakening is empowering. It means that what each of us does, says, and thinks does matter—this, in opposition to the sense of futility that can come from reading, say, world history, geology, or astronomy, and realizing the fleeting nature of the entire human enterprise. The awakening lets us see that the choices we make in each moment of our lives are real, and that they produce real consequences. The fact that we are empowered also means that we are responsible for our experiences. We are not strangers in a strange land. We have formed and are continuing to form the world we experience. This helps us to face the events we encounter in life with greater equanimity, for we know that we had a hand in creating them. At the same time, we can avoid any debilitating sense of guilt because with each new choice we can always make a fresh start.”
― Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, & Sangha

tags: awakening, buddhism, karma

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2020/08/29