Somdet Phra Ñanasamvara

Venerable Suvaddhano Bhikkhu, HH the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand

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A Guide to Awareness: Dhamma Talks on the Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana Sutta) by Somdet Phra Ñanasamvara (Venerable Suvaddhano Bhikkhu, HH the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand), translated from the Thai by Bhikkhus Ariyesako and Kantasilo (1997; 389k/100pp.): A series of 22 short talks delivered to audiences of laypeople and monks in the early 1960's by the now Supreme Patriarch of Thailand. Topics include: the basics of satipatthana (mindfulness) meditation, developing concentration, the stages of practice, the causes and varieties of suffering, and the extinction of suffering.