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The Craft of the Heart
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Teachings of Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo

by Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo
(Phra Suddhidhammaransi Gambhiramedhacariya)

Translated from the Thai by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu

For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma

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Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Mastering Virtue
Precepts for Laypeople
The Service for the Lunar Sabbath
Virtue: Questions & Answers
Concentration: Questions & Answers
Part II: The Craft of the Heart
How to Practice Concentration
On Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem
On the Four Immeasurable Sublime Attitudes
On Radiating the Sublime Attitudes
On The Rewards of the Four Immeasurables
On Practicing Concentration
On the Four Postures
The Five Hindrances
The Six Propensities
The Two Themes of Meditation
Methods For Attaining Tranquillity
Mental Phenomena as a Theme of Meditation
On The Levels of the Mind
Two Levels of Concentration
On The Meditation Syllable
The Five Forms of Rapture
Two Kinds of Vision
Jhana
The Three Skills
The Eight Skills
The Four Forms of Acumen
Exercises for Insight Meditation
The Seven Stages of Purification
The Nine Stages of Liberating Insight
Turning The Mundane Path into the Transcendent Path
The Path to Once-returning
The Path to Nonreturning
The Path to Arahantship
Sangaha-Ditthi
Glossary