Download Summary of readings and audio

MTTI: READINGS AND AUDIO – Required and Optional
MTTI: REQUIRED READINGS
* Read before program starts (NOTE: Some are not yet assigned)
Ajahn Amaro, “Small Boat, Great Mountain” – link to a free printable .pdf http://www.abhayagiri.org/main/book/138
Analayo, Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization
Hilda Gutierrez Baldoquin, Dharma, Color, and Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism
Bikkhu Bodhi, In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of
the Buddha)
Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)
*Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation
(Shambhala Classics)
Joseph Goldstein, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism
*Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition
Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and
Wisdom
*Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
Jack Kornfield, The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
Donald Rothberg, The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the
World
Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
DHARMA THEMES:
Four Noble Truths:
Required:
Ajahn Sumedho: The Four Noble Truths
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/AjahnSumedho-4NobleTruths.pdf
Joseph Goldstein: The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right
Concentration - http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/talk/6345/
Optional:
Joseph Goldstein - Satipatthana Sutta - Four Noble Truths
5-9-2008 – http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/talk/3587/
5-15-2008 - http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/talk/3617/
5-23-2008 - http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/talk/3634/
Carol Wilson – Four Noble Truths
2-6-2008 - http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/39/talk/2755/
Phillip Moffitt: Dancing with Life (book)
http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Life-Buddhist-InsightsSuffering/dp/1594863539/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314024128&sr=1-1
Ajahn Sumedho: (longer article on Four Noble Truths)
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/4nobltru.pdf
Bhikkhu Bodhi: The Noble Eightfold Path - The Way to the End of Suffering
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html
Talk by Gil Fronsdal on the Vision for the Role of Mindfulness in Society
http://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/2011/09/video-gil-fronsdal-and-making-a-difference/
Wise Speech:
Required:
Bhikkhu Bodhi's section IV on Right Speech offers a classic interpretation. Feel free to explore
Bhikkhu Bodhi’s entire writing on the Eightfold Path as it is the “spinal cord” of the practice.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html#ch4
This is an interesting piece written by a journalist attending a daylong workshop taught by Sharon
Salzberg at The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
http://deadlinebuddhist.typepad.com/the_deadline_buddhist/2007/10/why-journalis-1.html
A short piece by Thanissaro Bhikkhu on Right Speech:
www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/speech.html
Due by Jan 15th: Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (optional)
or Chapter 1 online http://www.cnvc.org/Training/nvc-chapter-1
Non-Violent Communication – Journal form
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/MTTI-NVC-Journal.pdf
and Feelings/Needs handout
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/MTTI-NVC-Feelings-Emotions-Needs.pdf
- adapted from Marshall Rosenberg
Handout on Non-Violent Communication – Overview and Models
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/NVC-OverviewAndModels.pdf
Wise Speech: Explorations in Your KM Groups
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/MTTI-Guidelines-Instructions-for-KM-Groups.pdf
Optional:
Sharon Beckman-Brindley - “Insight Dialogue Overview”
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/MTTI-InsightDialogueOctoberReading.pdf
Respectful Confrontation training with Joe Weston recommended. He does several trainings a year
in this area.
http://www.respectfulconfrontation.com/events/washington-dc-weekend-workshop/
Joe Weston’s book is: Mastering Respectful Confrontation: A Guide to Personal Freedom and
Empowered, Collaborative Engagement (optional)
Christina Feldman - “Dependent Origination” - October 18, 1998
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/Feldman-DependantOrigination.pdf
Review by Jonathan Yardley of “Gossip” by Joseph Epstein
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/2011/11/18/gIQAAPXILO_story.html
Mindfulness - Four Foundations:
First Foundation – Required:
Analayo, Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization (book) –
Read up to page 66, by the Feb 11-12 meeting;
Read up to page 91, by the March 25 meeting.
Satipatthana Study Guide for Analayo – Part 1: from Hugh Byrne
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/MTTI-Satipatthana-Study-Guide-for-Analayo-Part-One-2012.pdf
Four Foundations Notes on Analayo 1 – from Hugh Byrne
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/Four-Foundations-Notes-on-Analayo-1-HughByrne.pdf
Four Foundations Notes on Analayo 2 – from Hugh Byrne
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/Four-Foundations-notes-on-Analayo-2-HughByrne.pdf
Four Foundations of Mindfulness – article by Hugh Byrne
http://www.tarabrach.com/mtti/ArticleFourFoundationsofMindfulnessHughByrne2-2010.pdf
Optional:
Analayo pg 117-155;
Joseph Goldstein's talks – first three on The Satipatthana Sutta, on Dharma Seed:
04/02/2004, 04/14/2004, and 04/21/2004. They can be found at:
http://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/96/?page=5&search=satipatthana
Second and Third Foundation (Feelings and Emotions) – Required
Jack Kornfield, The Wise Heart
Chapter 7 and 8 by May 6
Chapter 9 by May 19
Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance
Chapters 2 to 5 by May 19
Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart
Chapters 1 to 7 by May 19
Optional:
While at this time there are no more required readings from Analayo beyond the above (be sure to
have read to p. 91), if you have found his style of teaching dharma valuable, we highly encourage
you to continue reading the book at your own pace. In addition, we continue to encourage Joseph
Goldstein’s audio talks on Satipatthana.