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Food for the Heart

Name: Food for the Heart
ISBN: 9780861713233

The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah

Chah

Wisdom Publications · Print & ebook · June 15, 2002

Reading lane: Theravada Buddhism

Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher.

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A Clearer Mind

Ajahn Chah’s collected teachings bring meditation, suffering, and liberation into direct, accessible focus.

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Teachings on calming the mind and living the dhamma
A direct encounter with a teacher who shaped Western Vipassana

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Simple, influential reflections on meditation and enlightenment
Teachings gathered from talks once available only in limited editions

Book Details

Authors: Chah
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Published: June 15, 2002
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Theravada Buddhism · Buddhist Practice & Ritual
Reading lane: Theravada Buddhism

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Meditation
Buddhist Thought
Theravada Buddhism
Sermons

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Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher. His charisma and wisdom influenced many American and European seekers, and helped shape the American Vipassana community. This collection brings together for the first time Ajahn Chah's most powerful teachings, including those on meditation, liberation from suffering, calming the mind, enlightenment and the 'living dhamma'. Most of these talks have previously only been available in limited, private editions and the publication of Food for the Heart therefore represents a momentous occasion: the hugely increased accessibility of his words and wisdom. Western teachers such as Ram Dass and Jack Kornfield have extolled Chah's teachings for years and now readers can experience them directly in this book.