A Monastery Within Tales from the Buddhist Path Gil Fronsdal Books
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Inspired by his years of Buddhist monastic life, Gil Fronsdal has written these warm-hearted stories as part of the tradition of teaching through storytelling. These are tales of transformation and spiritual growth. They delight and challenge as they express different facets of the Buddhist path to liberation in familiar, yet fresh and engaging, ways. These stories can be reread often, each time supporting new reflec- tions on the spiritual life and the possibility of each person awakening to the kindness, clarity and insight available to all of us. A Monastery Within points to how each person can build an inner home for the awakened life.
A Monastery Within Tales from the Buddhist Path Gil Fronsdal Books
The best method for communicating the Buddhist path is via a brief snippet with which the reader then walks away meditating on what they just read, what it means and how it applies to their own subjective view. Too often, Buddhist authors (Tibetans are infamous for this) write out pages and pages of rhetoric like a talking head in an Economics class - pretty soon it gets boring, you start yawning, and you never really learned anything. "A Monastery Within" is like receiving a series of brief counsels from a mentor, over time, after which each encounter you are sent away to ruminate over it. That's the mark of a good book on any perplexing subject, and particularly so with Buddhism: you are made to first think about it, then to meditate on it, and finally to just sit and experience it in its profundity. And so I give this book 5 stars.Product details
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A Monastery Within Tales from the Buddhist Path Gil Fronsdal Books Reviews
I have long been a fan of Gil Fronsdal's teaching. This book contains simple and beautiful short stories. It is a breath of fresh air when compared to many of the 300+ page Buddhist books in the marketplace. Reads very easily, but the messages are compelling and clear. To me the most important message was that you do not need to go to a far off land and live in a monastery to develop peace and equanimity. We all have our own monastery right here within us. We can access it anywhere and anytime.
This book proves that the simplest teachings are often the best.
Thank you Gil, for this delightful gem.
Besides being a talented Buddhist teacher, Gil Fronsdal is also a great storyteller. In his instruction, he gives good, sound advice for living a spiritual life in a difficult age. His storytelling comes across in the same way. It's clear to see why the stories he tells help to make him one of the best. Highly recommended.
Simple stories with deep meaning. I used chapters in this book as a prelude to my meditation sessions. It was a nice transition.
I am a big fan of Gil Fronsdal and own all his books. I also listen to his talks online. This is a set of stories meant to teach indirectly. I think that the value of the book depends on how you learn. In my case, I am not all that receptive to parables, but found the reading to be useful nevertheless. Indeed, the book teaches that practice is what makes you a Buddhist and that is something worth remembering.
A Monastery Within, Gil Fronsdal's newest book, is, as he writes, the kind of book to read slowly and savour. I, indeed, did close the book after each wonderful story and think about all the layers of meaning for my life. I also sent a copy to one of my closest friends for her birthday. She's a psychologist and has used some of the stories with her clients. Even though I'm working on not clinging to my books, this book is a keeper. For those of you who aren't acquainted with this masterful storyteller and wise Vipassana teacher, go to [...] to hear his lovely, caring voice...the only thing missing from this book.
Fronsdal writes clearly, with the apparent and easy knowledge of an insider. The short stories are all very much in the Zen manner, but somehow without the more subtle and complex "one hand clapping" intricacies. That said, the stories work well both as simple little tales but also as more specialized Buddhist lessons. I can't recall ever reading anything else by Fronsdal, but from now on I will be looking out for more by this marvelous writer.
I have a bad habit of reading more Buddhist and philosophical books than I probably should. After thousands of dense and convoluted lines of text, it was refreshing to find Gil's new book. A Monastery Within includes dozens of short stories that are grouped into three key themes kindness, clarity, and wisdom. Some of the stories are a few pages, others are a mere paragraph. It's the type of book that is going to deliver something different every time you read it. Refreshing in its simplicity, this is a great book to return to whenever you're looking for a nugget of wisdom to add a spark of inspiration or insight to your day.
The best method for communicating the Buddhist path is via a brief snippet with which the reader then walks away meditating on what they just read, what it means and how it applies to their own subjective view. Too often, Buddhist authors (Tibetans are infamous for this) write out pages and pages of rhetoric like a talking head in an Economics class - pretty soon it gets boring, you start yawning, and you never really learned anything. "A Monastery Within" is like receiving a series of brief counsels from a mentor, over time, after which each encounter you are sent away to ruminate over it. That's the mark of a good book on any perplexing subject, and particularly so with Buddhism you are made to first think about it, then to meditate on it, and finally to just sit and experience it in its profundity. And so I give this book 5 stars.
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