Chieng Mai Dhamma Study Group: Theravada Buddhist books, articles, talks and reflections.

"Just as the ocean has only one taste -- that of salt -- this Dhamma-Vinaya has
only one taste -- that of release."

This web site replaces the Chieng Mai Dhamma Study Group's annual English-language anthology (translated from the Thai Ariya Dhamma series) in order to provide a much more comprehensive and easily accessible set of resources.

Books, articles and talks will be added to this site periodically.

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"What is the ripening of suffering? ... I say that suffering ripens either
in confusion or in search."

There are currently three books in this section. The Buddha's Teaching In His Own Words presents that teaching in dramatic and vivid form: we are told everything we need to know and nothing we don't. Getting to Know Buddhism is a fine introduction to Buddhism, containing a detailed outline of the teachings of Buddhism and of its history, with special emphasis on the position of Buddhism in Thai society. Getting Off: A Portrait is the autobiography of a Western monk, unusual in its honesty, wit and depth of insight.

Venerable P. A. Payutto (Ven. Phra Dhammapitaka) is widely acknowledged as Thailand's foremost Buddhist scholar. He has taught extensively in Thailand and also in the West. His experience and interest in both Eastern and Western cultures provide him with a rare scope for presenting Buddhist teachings and principles to modern sensibilities.

To apply the Buddha's advice and instructions is to be practising the Dhamma (the Teaching). This is to take the Buddha's Teaching personally. If one takes that Teaching personally enough, one is practising Dhamma (the way things are in themselves, unappropriated and unconceived). The Buddha's Teaching then has a conclusion, at which point one can finally relax: there is no longer anything new to be experienced.

The way to see is by seeing. Those who are blind, knowing nothing of sight, cannot even know their blindness. Indeed, ignorance is the one thing that must be understood in order to be free from ignorance. Whatever is said that spurs one to make the effort to see is well said. No amount of erudition will substitute for a call to action.

This site is being developed and maintained by Kaesorn Yarapa and friends in
the Chieng Mai Dhamma Study Group.

The site's new short address is
http://www.geocities.com/cmdsg.geo/

It can also be found at http://cmdsg.cjb.net/, which is a web-forwarding address
that will redirect your browser here.

You can contact me at minded@mailcity.com

© All the books, articles and talks presented here are both copyrighted and freely available to be downloaded for personal use and to be shared with friends.
Anyone interested in reproducing any of the material on this site
should contact the relevant copyright holder for permission.

CHIENG MAI

DHAMMA STUDY GROUP