Leigh Brasington's Books

Right Concentration

Right Concentration:
A Practical Guide
to the Jhānas

    by Leigh Brasington
Dependent Origination and Emptiness

Dependent Origination
and Emptiness:

Streams Of Dependently
Arising Processes Interacting

by Leigh Brasington
 
  • “One who sees dependent origination sees the Dhamma; one who sees the Dhamma sees dependent origination.” MN 28.28
  • An accessible and demystifying look at Dependent Origination and Emptiness as described in the Suttas and in Nagarjuna's Mūlamadhyamaka-kārikā.
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  • The Gradual Training

    The Gradual Training
    The Buddha's Step-by-Step
    Guide for Awakening

    by Leigh Brasington
     
  • "The Gradual Training" is the name of a series of practices to undertake in order to progress on the spiritual path. It appears to be the curriculum for the monks and nuns in the Buddha's sangha. These practices are also highly applicable to lay practitioners and many will be familiar to anyone who has practiced in any Buddhist tradition.
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  • On The Way To The Far Shore

    On The Way To
    The Far Shore

    Q&A with The Buddha
    on the Way to Awakening

    by Leigh Brasington
     
  • "The Way To The Far Shore" (Pārāyanavagga) is the fifth book of the Suttanipāta and consists of 16 suttas of the Buddha answering questions posed by 16 different people. It contains many of the basic teaching found elsewhere in the Pāḷi Canon such as the importance of mindfulness and the dangers of craving and clinging. This book is a commentary on these 16 under appreciated suttas.
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  • On The Way To The Far Shore

    Love, Compassion,
    Joy, Equanimity

    The Brahma Viharas –
    Suttas, Stories,
    Practices, Hidden Gems

    by Leigh Brasington
     
  • Ven. Ayya Khema thought the Buddha felt the only four emotions worth having were Mettā, Karuṇā, Muditā, and Upekkhā – the Four Brahma Viharas. This book dives into definitions, common translations, near & far enemies, links to articles & books on each Brahma Vihara, practice instructions, and suttas where each Brahma Vihara is mentioned.
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  • The Path to Peace

    The Seven Relay Coaches
    MN 24:
    The Seven Stages of Purification

    by Ven. Ayya Khema
    edited by Leigh Brasington

  • To be published by Shambhala
    Fall 2027 or Spring 2028
  • Title and artwork subject to change
  • The Path to Peace

    The Path to Peace
    A Buddhist Guide to
    Cultivating
    Loving-Kindness

    by Ven. Ayya Khema
    edited by Leigh Brasington

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  • Visible Here and Now

    Visible Here and Now
    The Buddha's Teachings
    on the Rewards
    of Spiritual Practice

    by Ven. Ayya Khema
    edited by Leigh Brasington

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