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CESSATION EXPERIENCES & THE NOTION OF AWAKENING eBook (updated Jan2024)
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CESSATION EXPERIENCES & THE NOTION OF AWAKENING eBook (updated Jan2024)

In 1994 while I was staying in Shwe Taungong Paṇḍitārāma, Yangon, I wrote an article in answer to a question posed by a Malaysian nun, Sister Vivekanandī, who was then meditating there. It was later published in 1995 as a booklet by Buddhist Wisdom Centre, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, entitled Cessation Experiences and the Notion of Enlightenment: Tentative Findings of a Preliminary Research.

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Gotama path to Buddhahood
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Gotama path to Buddhahood

Āyasmā Aggacitta cites passages from the Pāli suttas to highlight several misconceptions about Gotama's search for awakening and the nature of the jhānas and āruppas. As usual his well structured arguments are solidly based on the Pāli suttas and practical experience, with significant impact on Dhamma practice.

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