Dharma of the Cave

The teachings of Kruba Noi Yanwichai

Contents

1. FoundationsThe refuge in the Three Jewels, the Four Noble Truths, form and mind, and the five aggregates.
2. The Dharma of NirvanaThe truth that all things proclaim, and the way that leads to it.
3. The practice of meditationHow to cultivate the mind — the breath, the walking, the calm, and the insight that frees.
4. The way to NirvanaA compendium of the path's doctrines, gathered into lists to keep in mind.
5. The Dharma of the BodhisattvaThe virtues of one who vows to become a Buddha in order to free all beings.
6. The Thirty-Eight BlessingsThe things that bring true good fortune, in the teaching of the Buddha.
7. AphorismsThe monk's short maxims: one hundred and thirty-one thoughts on living well, in the heart, in the family, at work, in the world.
8. Daily reflectionsThe notebook's longer pieces: the gift, the world today, the eight self-disciplines, and the verses that gather the famous maxims.

ReferenceGlossaryKey terms in this work, with their original form, Pāli and Sanskrit.