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Greetings,

Having read his wonderful "Concept And Reality in Early Buddhist Thought" and currently being very impressed (perhaps even moreso) with his text "Magic Of The Mind", an exposition of the Kalakarama Sutta.... both published by the Buddhist Publication Society, I thought I might start this thread in the hope of starting a discussion about this contemporary author whose works I've got great respect for, even though I know so little about him.

Some Bhikkhu Ñanananda resources...

Online - http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - contains links to "Ideal Solitude: An Exposition on the Bhaddekaratta Sutta" and "Samyutta Nikaya: An Anthology (Part II)"

Physical Books - http://www.bps.lk/expositionsandstudies.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - where the two aforementioned texts can be purchased at very reasonable prices.

(more information and resources to come if/when I find more!)

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Hi Retro

You've piqued my interest!
I've just checked the BPS online library and they say 'Ideal Solitude' is coming soon!
I look forward to it and the discussion here.
Kind regards

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Hello Retro, all,

I admire Bhikkhu Nanananda. I started this thread about the prologue to Magic of the Mind elsewhere, and had forgotten to continue it until now - must find "Magic of the Mind" and get going again:

The Magic Show, An exposition of the Kalakarama Sutta
http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index. ... try1123633" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

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He has also done a short anthology for BPS of the Samyutta Nikaya. The translations are are good, but it is the footnotes that really open things up.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Another resource: http://www.beyondthenet.net/calm/clm_main1.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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For some reason, Ven. Nyanananda has had a number of students (monks and nuns) from Austria, but I am not sure how many of them are still there, maybe disrobed by now... Certainly his writing style is very intellectual and attracts the Western philosophically-trained mind.
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I've just stumbled upon the german version of "The Magic of the Mind".
For anyone interested: http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/savi ... eistes.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Moggalana wrote:I've just stumbled upon the german version of "The Magic of the Mind".
For anyone interested: http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/savi ... eistes.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And much more in german from Nanananda (including the nibbana sermons) can be found here:
http://dhamma-dana.de/buecher.htm#nanananda
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Greetings Tilt,
tiltbillings wrote:And don't overlook this:

http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Books ... rmon_8.htm
I've only just started reading Sermon 1 and am already blown away by this. Everything I've ever read from this bhikkhu is a veritable tour de force.

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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings Tilt,
tiltbillings wrote:And don't overlook this:

http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Books ... rmon_8.htm
I've only just started reading Sermon 1 and am already blown away by this. Everything I've ever read from this bhikkhu is a veritable tour de force.

Metta,
Retro. :)

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puthujjana wrote:Another resource: http://www.beyondthenet.net/calm/clm_main1.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Hmmm...I went there and it says 'File Not Found'...
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Is this one of the group of Bhikkhus that settled in Sri Lanka ?
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Hi,
Sanghamitta wrote:Is this one of the group of Bhikkhus that settled in Sri Lanka ?
No, he is native Sri Lankan.
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