The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation as Taught by S.N. Goenka
Written by William Hart and S.N. Goenka
Narrated by William Hart
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About this audiobook
This is the classic introduction to Vipassana meditation: a full-length study of the teaching of S. N. Goenka, prepared under his guidance and with his approval. Useful for meditators and non-meditators alike.
This was the first book to appear in English that accurately describes the practice of Vipassana at length for the general reader. It includes stories by Goenkaji as well as answers to students' questions that convey a vivid sense of his teaching.
William Hart
William Hart is a former long-time newspaper reporter and editor who specialized in the coverage of criminal justice and mental health. He currently works as a public policy research analyst at Arizona State University and lives in Phoenix. Evil: A Primer is his first book.
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Reviews for The Art of Living
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Each time I read or listen to this book, my practice of Vipassna and knowledge from this book harmonize! Practitioner or not, I recommend this book to everyone. If not a practitioner, you will find reasons to start practicing, if a practitioner, you will come back to it to find answers for questions that stall your practice! Very beautifully explained by the writer, to help both inquisitive and the experienced, to transcend you to next level, to where ever you are!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent book. Very heavy reading.
I will like to read it a couple of times again.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was a good read. It helps you to organize your thoughts. If you thought that you were organized and that, your thought pattern was clear; as you listen to this audible it becomes a little bit clearer within your head space. It truly helps you let go of opinions and thoughts.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderful narration of essence of vipassana. . . . .
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Rubbish, theoretical jargon aimed at promoting selling the own programme.
There is nothing new or thought-provoking. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The in-between parts are very nice to listen and understand the chapter better. Only the sound of the whole book could be a bit better.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5im not terribly familiar w the modernist vipassana movement, so i cant exactly review this book in that lightits certainly not a history book thoanyway its a fine enough summary of meditation principles and general precepts from the pali canon of thervada buddhism, but the authors interpretations, translations, and assertions r often incredibly frustrating