What Exactly Is Vipassana Meditation?
Vipassana or insight meditation is a clear awareness of exactly what is happening as it happens.
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka and the author of Mindfulness in Plain English. He is president of the Bhavana Society in High View, West Virginia, an organization that promotes meditation and monastic life.
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Clarifying Dependent Origination
Fresh off the 2023 Wisdom Publications release of his book Dependent Origination in Plain English, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana—known worldwide as “Bhante G”—dives into one of the Buddha’s lesser-discussed yet most essential teachings on walking the path…
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