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Dear Dharma Drink Friends,

Our next book club will be The Long Discourses of the Buddha, Dīgha Nikāya.

Please read or skim through the Introduction as it may contain helpful background on the history or culture as well as Buddhist terminologies, definitions, and cosmology. You can also skim the Sutta Summaries for your reference. For our discussions, we will cover the following chapters:

Read Chapters
- DN 22 Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta – The Great Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness
- DN 25 Udumbarika Sīhanāda Sutta – The Lion’s Roar at Udumbarika’s Grove

Discussion Preparation:
Please prepare 5 or more points of interests or questions per chapter.

NOTE - each book discussion is independent of others, so you can join any meeting without having attended previous ones.

Per SuttaCentral.net: "The Dīgha Nikāya is the first of the four main divisions in the Sutta Piṭaka of the Pali Canon (tipiṭaka)....
It is distinguished from the other nikāyas by its more developed and elaborate literary forms. Outgrowing the bare and direct style of most of the early texts, here the extra length offers space for narratives and doctrinal expositions to find a fuller expression..."

Per WisdomExperience.org: “These suttas reveal the gentleness, compassion, power, and penetrating wisdom of the Buddha. Included are teachings on mindfulness (Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta); on morality, concentration, and wisdom (Subha Sutta); on dependent origination (Mahānidrāna Sutta); on the roots and causes of wrong views (Brahmajāla Sutta); and a long description of the Buddha’s last days and passing away (Mahāparinibbāna Sutta); along with a wealth of practical advice and insight for all those travelling along the spiritual path.”

The translation we plan to use is translated by Maurice Walshe:

Dear Dharma Drink Friends,

We're about to embark on another Tibetan Buddhism book adventure, this time on The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep - Practices for Awakening by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

Ever since after reading Mind Beyond Death by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, I've wanted to learn more about lucid dreams. After doing some research and several friends' recommendations, we've decided to read this book. We'll likely take our time as this is a practice book.

From Shambhala Publications: "We spend a third of our life sleeping, and in numerous cultures throughout the world this pivotal part of everyday life is utilized as a powerful vehicle for personal insight and spiritual growth. In the Tibetan traditions of dream yoga especially, profound practices for tapping into our dreams have been cultivated over centuries—and have become renowned for their transformative power among many yogis and great Tibetan masters. Here, acclaimed dream yoga teacher Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche reveals their secrets. In this new and revised edition of his seminal work, he brings forward his decades of practice and experience to provide step-by-step instructions on this powerful method for liberation. Including detailed illustrations for visualization, this book offers the quintessential guide for both new and adept practitioners alike."

BOOK: The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep - Practices for Awakening by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

READING:
Introduction
Ch 1 - Dream and Reality
Ch 2 - How Experience Is Shaped

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