Unexpected Freedom Jh Munindo Ajahn
Unexpected Freedom Unexpected Freedom Ajahn Munindo printed for free distribution Dhamma talks by Ajahn Munindo ARUNA PUBLICATIONS Unexpected Freedom Dhamma talks by Ajahn Munindo Aruna Publications This book has been sponsored for free distribution. © Aruna Publications 2005 www.ratanagiri.org.uk www.forestsangha.org Aruna Ratanagiri: Harnham Buddhist Monastery 2 Harnham Hall Cottages Harnham Belsay Northumberland NE20 0HF United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1661 881 612 Permission to reprint this book is hereby given so long as it is produced for free distribution and no changes are made to content or layout. Cover photo copyright Wat Pah Nanachat Contents Introduction Profoundly Simple 1 Simplicity, gratitude to teachers, determination, effort to remember, valuing insight, gentleness We are all Translators 15 Communal task of translating, discerning essence, respect for tradition, creative involvement, source and goal-oriented practice More than our Feelings 29 Cultivating mindfulness, Middle Way, right detachment, learning from everything, spontaneity and confidence Getting to Know our Emotional Household 45 Uncovering denied life, encountering ourselves, raw emotions, feeling empty, letting go of guilt, fearlessness When We Fall in Love 53 Capacity to be loving, absence of fear, undivided attention, pain of separateness, transformative power, intimacy No Blame 65 Capacity to hold anger, motivation, arising of good and bad, accommodating pain, right preparation Meeting our Anger 71 Restraining initial reactions, investigating assumptions,
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