About
Rodney Smith is a vipassana meditation teacher who founded Seattle Insight Meditation Society. He trained as a Buddhist monk in the Theravada tradition and later became a hospice worker, bringing contemplative awareness to end-of-life care. He is the author of 'Lessons from the Dying' and 'Stepping Out of Self-Deception.' His teaching integrates the Theravada tradition with non-dual awareness.
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An amazingly succinct and accessible answer to the question “What is enlightenment?”—from one of America's most prominent teachers of Insight Meditation Former Buddhist monk and highly regarded Insight Meditation teacher Rodney Smith describes the process of enlightenment in a way anyone can underst
This book contains the inspiring story of Gipsy Smith s life, from his birth in a Romani bender tent in Epping Forest to his evangelical work in America. Rodney "Gipsy" Smith was an English evangelist who spent over 70 years campaigning in England and Americas, as well as being one of the early members of the Salvation Army. Coming from a poor family and receiving no education, Smith was introduced to the Gospel in during one of his numerous stints in prison. He and his brothers would go on to undergo a conversion at a mission meeting and embark on an evangelistic crusade under the name of "The Converted Gypsies." First printed in 1901, this fascinating book is republished now with an introductory biography of the author."
Are a person's perceptions and values altered when facing the end of life? Are a person's perceptions and values altered when facing the end of life? Do the dying see the world in a way that could help the rest of us learn how to live? This book takes us into the lessons of the dying. Through the wo
A prominent Insight Meditation teacher presents the Buddhist concept of “no-self” in an easy-to-understand way that will radically change your perspective on life Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. It’s a notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, usually leading to such questions as, “If I don’t have a self, who’s reading this sentence?” It’s not that there’s no self there, says Rodney Smith. It’s just that the self that is reading this sentence is a configuration of elements that at one time did not exist and which at some point in the future will disperse. Even in its present existence, it’s more a temporary arrangement of components rather than something solid. Anatta is a truth the Buddha considered to be absolutely essential to his teaching. Smith shows that understanding this truth can change the way you relate to the world, and that the perspective of selflessness is critically important for anyone involved in spiritual practice. Seeing it can be the key to getting past the idea that spirituality has something to do with self-improvement, and to accessing the joy of deep insight into reality.
An Insight Meditation teacher explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, an essential teaching that transcends all Buddhist traditions and provides a path to true liberation Awakening manifests through the application of mindfulness to four areas: body, feelings, mind, and dharmas. Buddhists of all the traditions share this foundational principle, which is defined in the Satipatthana Sutta and has been expounded upon since the time of the Buddha himself. In Touching the Infinite, Rodney Smith guides readers through the Four Foundations to provide a solid understanding of the teaching. He goes on to challenge us to hold this teaching up against our own experience—and in doing so, to discover the inherent interconnection of all Four Foundations. They are a sequential path that reveal the true nature of things, leading the practitioner to the perception of the formless and then back to daily life infused with that great freedom. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness thus serve as a road map for any genuine spiritual path.
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students. Based on the internationally acclaimed book by Joe Simpson,Touching the Void is the compelling true story of a mountaineering expediti
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