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Nyanaponika Thera
- Buddhism and the God-idea, by Nyanaponika Thera (1994; 16k/5pp.)
- Mystics from all the world's great religions have reported extraordinary meditative experiences that theists often attribute to the experience of God itself. But is it necessary to invoke the God-idea to explain these experiences?
(This essay also appears in the book, The Vision of the Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera, (Buddhist Publication Society, 2000), which is available from Pariyatti).
- Contemplation of Feeling: The Discourse-grouping on the Feelings (Vedana-Samyutta), by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 303; 1983; 71k/24pp.)
- An anthology of passages from the Samyutta Nikaya and other texts concerning the Buddha's teachings on vedana (feeling).
- Courageous Faith, by Nyanaponika Thera (1994; 16k/5pp.)
- A short reflection on the Buddhist view of faith (saddha). (This essay also appears in the book, The Vision of the Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera, (Buddhist Publication Society, 2000), which is available from Pariyatti).
- Devotion in Buddhism, by Nyanaponika Thera (1994; 16k/5pp.)
- A short essay on the role of devotion in Buddhist practice. (This essay also appears in the book, The Vision of the Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera, (Buddhist Publication Society, 2000), which is available from Pariyatti).
- The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest, by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 26; 1993; 58k/19pp.)
- An anthology of excerpts from the suttas and the Commentaries that address how to deal with the hindrances (sense desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and remorse, and doubt) when they arise in the mind.
- The Four Sublime States, by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 6; 1993; 37k/12pp.)
- A series of short but illuminating reflections on the development of the four brahmavihara ("sublime states" or "divine abidings": love, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity) and the role they play in meditative practice.
- "Is Unselfish Joy Practicable?" by Nyanaponika Thera (From Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 170; 1983)
- In this short essay the author explains how the methodical cultivation of mudita (sympathetic or unselfish joy) can "act as a powerful agent in releasing dominant forces of good in the human heart."
- Kamma and its Fruit, by Nyanaponika Thera (1994; 18k/6pp.)
- An exploration of the subtle nature of kamma, and of the ultimate importance of cultivating wholesome kammic actions so that we may arrive at liberation — the final ending of kamma itself. (This essay also appears in the book, The Vision of the Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera, (Buddhist Publication Society, 2000), which is available from Pariyatti).
- The Life of Sariputta, by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 90/92; 1987; 170k/56pp.)
- A biography of the "Marshal of the Dhamma," the Buddha's chief disciple, whom the Buddha praised for his deep wisdom, humility, patience, and forbearance.
- The Power of Mindfulness, by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 121; 1986; 107k/35pp.)
- An excellent overview of the powers of "bare attention" in mindfulness practice, organized in terms of four of its aspects: its capacity to "name" experience with dispassion; its non-coercive attitude toward experience; its capacity to slow down the mind so that the mind can see itself more clearly; and its capacity to see things directly, as they are.
- Protection Through Satipatthana, by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Bodhi Leaves No. 34; 1990; 17k/5pp.)
- How mindfulness practice can serve as a powerful means of protecting oneself and others from harm.
- Seeing Things As They Are, by Nyanaponika Thera (1994; 7k/1pp.)
- A short reflection on what it means to see things as they really are — namely, in terms of the three characteristics of impermanence, suffering, and not-self. (This essay also appears in the book, The Vision of the Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera, (Buddhist Publication Society, 2000), which is available from Pariyatti).
- The Simile of the Cloth and the Discourse on Effacement, by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 61; 1988; 92k/30pp.)
- Translations of two important suttas (Majjhima Nikaya 7 and 8) on the purification of mind, with introductions and extensive notes.
- Why End Suffering?, by Nyanaponika Thera (1994; 13k/5pp.)
- In this essay the author explores how the resolve to bring a skillful end to one's own suffering (dukkha) simultaneously works to diminish the suffering of others. (This essay also appears in the book, The Vision of the Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera, (Buddhist Publication Society, 2000), which is available from Pariyatti).
- The Worn-Out Skin, by Nyanaponika Thera (Buddhist Publication Society Wheel Publication No. 241; 1989; 102k/34pp.)
- Reflections on the Uraga Sutta, an ancient Buddhist poem that compares one who abandons unskillful qualities of mind to a snake that sheds its skin.