Meditação vipassana
Meditation Practice by Venerable Sujiva
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For there is suffering, but none who suffers;
Doing exists although there is no doer;
Extinction is but no extinguished person;
Although there is a path there is no goer.
~ VISUDDHIMAGGA
Essentials of Insight
Meditation Practice
A Pragmatic Approach to Vipassana
Venerable Sujiva
Buddhist Wisdom Centre
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA
2000
Published by
BUDDHIST WISDOM CENTRE
5, Jalan 16/3, 46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Tel 603 7568019
Email bwc@quantrum.com.my
First published in 1991 under the title Pragmatic Approach to Vipassana.
This revised edition published in 2000.
© 2000 Sujiva
All rights reserved. Printed in Malaysia. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher.
Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Sujiva, 1951–
Essentials of insight meditation practice : a pragmatic approach to vipassana / Venerable Sujiva.
ISBN 983-9245-02-3
1. Vipasyana (Buddhism). 2. Meditation (Buddhism).
I. Title.
294.3443
ISBN 983–9245-02-3
Cover photo: Auckland, New Zealand
Cover design & photography by Jotika
Layout & Design by Sukhi Hotu
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Printed by Majujaya Indah, Selangor.
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the following persons for their dedication and assistance in preparing the layout of this book:
Ang Siew Mun, Chan Lai Fun, Tan Joo Lan, Ho Yen Him, Ng Chen Chen, Choy Boon Ling, Quek Jin Keat & Lee Theng San and any other persons whom we have inadvertently omitted.
In accordance with the spirit of dana (generosity), all