✍ Scribed by Bhikkhu, Ajahn Sumano
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
""Sincere inquiry always sparks our movement towards truth. Deep questions signal the manifestation of the very energy through which we outgrow ourselves.""--The Introduction. Born in Chicago, a law school graduate and real estate professional, Ajahn Sumano abandoned his comfortable American lifestyle for the begging bowl and simple cave home of an ordained Buddhist monk in the tradition of the Thai forest meditation masters. In 1994-95, he conducted a series of question and answer evenings at a guest house in Thailand's Kowyai National Park with English-speaking tour.;Questions from the City, Answers from the Forest: Simple Lessons You Can Use from a Western Buddhist Monk; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Introduction; PART ONE: Questions from the City; CHAPTER ONE: Turning to Spiritual Life; CHAPTER TWO: The World through a Seeker's Eyes; CHAPTER THREE: Questioning Your Way to the Truth; PART TWO: Answers from the Forest; CHAPTER ONE: Setting the Context for Practice; CHAPTER TWO: Beginning Practice; CHAPTER THREE: The Buddhist Tradition; CHAPTER FOUR: A Foundation in Ethics; CHAPTER FIVE: The Illusion of Self.
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