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Are there any books similar "to opening the door of your heart" by Ajahn Brahm. I like the format of this book, with plenty of stories rather than preaching. If they are free if u can give me the link of the pdf, if not free just list the name. Thank you
Ajahn Brahms has another book "who ordered this truckload of dung?" which contains stories. If you do a google search on the title you should find a free download somewhere.
With metta,
Chris s
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Who Ordered this Truckload of Dung is not a different book. It is the American title of Opening the Door to your Heart, with American spelling and some minor edits to account for idiomatic differences between different dialects of English...
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
I recall AB commenting in one of his talks about the changes that the American publisher thought were necessary, but I've no idea where to find that talk amongst the hundreds that he has on the internet. There are 324 here at this point: http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/downloads/ ... vamso.html
Just a warning with other AB books: the three I've read have all been really different in tone. If you want stories, humour and gentleness, maybe don't plunge right in to The Art of Disappearing . . .
Thanks for the replies I will check that list mike .
I'm not specifically looking for Ajahn Brahm books, but more towards buddhist books with a similar format. Are their buddhist books with similar short stories like this. Thanks
It occurs to me that it might be worth asking this on our Mayahana sister site http://dharmawheel.net/ or on http://www.zenforuminternational.org/
I may be wrong, but it's my impression that the Mayahana traditions are more into these sort of inspirational stories than Theravada is.
I wonder if something a bit longer like this might also be of interest: Dipa Ma
It's still pretty short, and I found it very beautiful. It's basically the life of a very inspirational Buddhist master.
