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Moon Appears When the Water is Still, Theby Ian McCrorie
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Reflections of the Dhamma

Culled from the Buddha's teaching, contemporary literature, and the author's own life lessons, this book is a gently humorous, powerful yet sweet gathering of story-poems, offered as a help when read or recalled at the time when they are most needed. Those practicing meditation may find refreshment, joy and a challenge to apply their practice in daily life; others may find an observant and empathetic voice in these lines. 

Ian McCrorie has traveled the world, studied with renowned teachers, lived as a recluse in meditation, and returned to the householder?s life. He and his wife live in Ottawa, Ontario.

Cultivating Inner Peace - Dr. Paul Fleischmanvrpa015
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Dr. Paul Fleischman examines the factors involved in cultivating that elusive human quality: inner peace.

The author holds up examples of people who have inspired him in his personal quest for harmony and happiness. Life sketches of such diverse exemplars as Helen and Scott Nearing, the Shakers, Walt Whitman, Gandhi, John Muir, Thoreau and Rabindranath Tagore demonstrate that it is a dispassionate equipoise in the face of everyday suffering that leads to inner peace. His ultimate example is an autobiographical account of his own experience with his practice of Vipassana.

The final chapter of the book is a compelling appeal to all people to walk the path of peace as a way of healing the earth itself.

300 pages
Published by Vipassana Publications of America
ISBN 1-928706-25-8

Quiet Mind, The, by John Coleman
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The Quiet Mind is a classic (and true) story of a spiritual odyssey. John Coleman, a CIA agent in Asia in the 1950's, is forced to resign when his cover is blown. He embarks on a vigorous pursuit of a different sort: a quest for spiritual truth.

Coleman travels through India, Burma, Japan and Thailand and encounters such legendary teachers as Krishnamurti, Maharishi, D.T. Suzuki and Sayagyi U Ba Khin. His search for peace of mind and liberating insights comes to fruition in Yangon (Rangoon) under the tutelage of the great Vipassana meditation master U Ba Khin.

First published in 1970, The Quiet Mind has been out of print for many years; this new edition will be welcomed by a new generation of seekers and those already familiar with it.

Published by: Pariyatti Press
Publication Date: November 2000
Softcover , 203 pages
ISBN: 1928706061