The Magic of the Mind: An Exposition of the Kalakarama Sutta

This is an exposition of the Kālakārāma Sutta, a canonical discourse of hallowed tradition that had subsequently fallen into neglect. Ven. Nyanananda gives an annotated translation of the sutta prologued by a humorously conceived parable of a magic show.

The main theme of the work is the illusory nature of “Viññaṇa”. The book attempts to draw out the psychological and philosophical implications of the text, centered on a discussion of Paticcasamuppada as a golden mean which freely transcends the dualities of existence and non-existence and mind-and-matter.

Bibliography: 
Bhikkhu Katukurunde Ñāṇananda. The Magic of the Mind: An Exposition of the Kālakārāma Sutta. Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 2011.