The Way to Ultimate Calm - Selected Discourses of Webu Sayadaw

by Webu Sayadaw, Roger Bischoff (Translator)

The Venerable Webu Sayadaw (1896 – 1977) was believed by many to have attained complete peace and happiness, the eradication of desire, anger and delusion. He was venerated by many in his lifetime and those who followed his instructions to practice given in these discourses benefited greatly.Most of these discourses were given before large audiences during Ven. Webu Sayadaw’s travels in lower Burma. The person or persons answering Ven. Webu Sayadaw are lay-people sitting up front and close to him.Because they were delivered extemporaneously, the discourses are repetitive and were edited slightly so that they lend themselves better to reading. Care was taken, however, to edit only obvious repetitions and only when they had merely rhetorical value. The reader may still find the discourses repetitive, but with some patience and "mindfulness” he will discover in them many insights into practical Buddhism.Ven. Webu Sayadaw’s discourses are not meant for the person who prefers the study of Buddhist philosophy to the practice. His refreshing simplicity, his patience, his lovely sense of humour, and his humility — are revealed in the dialogues with his audience. Moreover, the statements of the people in the audience offer us a glimpse of how Buddhism is practised in Burma today.For more information about Buddhist Meditation - Anapana and Vipassana - please contact the International Meditation Centre, UK proceeds from the book will be used to support the Burmese Sangha - the Community of Monks.Kindle Android Some Pali characters are not correctly displayed on the Kindle Android Reader. They are - however - correctly displayed on all Kindle devices and on all other Kindle readers (iOS, Cloud Reader, PC Reader). We have an pending support request with Amazon and hope that they will resolve this issue in the near future.

233 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 3, 2013

Reviews

[Steven Deobald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Webu Sayadaw has a very direct way of expressing to his students the technique and merits of Anapana meditation. His sense of humour comes through, even in the translation. This book makes a great bedside reader for anyone with a breath meditation practice, new or old.