Hi,
I decided to reread "Mindfulness In Plain English". I still have my 1991 edition. There have been two editions since then. I am told they are identical except for a new chapter on loving friendliness at the end. Does anyone know if this additional content is online anywhere? I would feel wasteful buying a whole just for one new chapter.
Thanks either way
"Mindfulness In Plain English" additional content
"Mindfulness In Plain English" additional content
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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Re: "Mindfulness In Plain English" additional content
If you like the book, why not buy a new copy and pass the old one on to someone?
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Re: "Mindfulness In Plain English" additional content
I don't know of anyone who would want it. If I did my choice would be between giving them the earlier incomplete edition or keeping the incomplete addition myself ( putting myself back where I started )Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:If you like the book, why not buy a new copy and pass the old one on to someone?
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
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Re: "Mindfulness In Plain English" additional content
It's not the full chapter (afterword), but most is here:
http://books.google.nl/books?id=nY9j66h ... sh&f=false
Otherwise, if you are lucky they may have it in your local libary. Or you can visit a monastery or temple and perhaps they have it in their library.
http://books.google.nl/books?id=nY9j66h ... sh&f=false
Otherwise, if you are lucky they may have it in your local libary. Or you can visit a monastery or temple and perhaps they have it in their library.
Re: "Mindfulness In Plain English" additional content
Thank You!
In reading the scriptures, there are two kinds of mistakes:
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.
One mistake is to cling to the literal text and miss the inner principles.
The second mistake is to recognize the principles but not apply them to your own mind, so that you waste time and just make them into causes of entanglement.