{"product_id":"6742","title":"Exploring the Sacred, Ancient Path in the Original Words of the Buddha - Part Three: Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ, kusalassa upasampadā (Pariyatti Edition)","description":"\u003c!-- GOOGLE PREVIEW BUTTON --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection, entitled \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eExploring the Sacred, Ancient Path in the Original Words of the Buddha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eExploring the Path\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eETP\u003c\/i\u003e), offers readers and followers of the Buddha s teaching a comprehensive survey and a practical resource for applying these ancient truths to daily life. While the series serves as a Pāli study program, those who wish to focus solely on the English translations and commentary will find profound clarification and inspiration for their journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"6594\"\u003ePart One\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e of this collection highlights the good fortune of living in a period where the Dhamma is available in both theory (\u003cem\u003epariyatti\u003c\/em\u003e) and practice (\u003cem\u003epa ipatti\u003c\/em\u003e) while \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/exploring-the-path-pt2\"\u003ePart Two\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e initiates a deep dive into the Noble Eightfold Path (\u003cem\u003eariyo a ha giko maggo\u003c\/em\u003e) starting with right view (\u003cem\u003eSamm di hi\u003c\/em\u003e) and right thought (\u003cem\u003eSamm sa kappo\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePart Three\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eShunning All Evil and Doing Good! - The Necessity of Establishing a Meritorious Lifestyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, continues to underscore the essential role of ethical conduct (\u003cem\u003es la\u003c\/em\u003e) as the foundation for spiritual progress on the path. The chosen texts focus on the basic principles of the three components of moral conduct, right speech (\u003cem\u003esamm v c \u003c\/em\u003e), right action (\u003cem\u003esammā kammanto\u003c\/em\u003e) and right livelihood(\u003cem\u003esammā-ājīvo\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003ci\u003eSammā vācā\u003c\/i\u003e, noble, right speech primarily defined as absence of false, divisive, harsh, and frivolous speech is grounded in truthfulness, empathy, and kindness. It embraces justice and sincerity, and is filled with a genuine attitude of sympathetic feeling towards others. \u003cem\u003eSammā kammanto\u003c\/em\u003e, right action, refers to actions that avoid harmful effects and generate beneficial outcomes for one and others. It is built on the profound realization that just as a person cherishes their own life and health, so do all other beings. Based on such comprehension, one abandons harmful actions and fosters sympathetic support. Likewise, in regards to \u003cem\u003esammā-ājīvo\u003c\/em\u003e right, wholesome, upright livelihood the same reflection helps to maintain an attitude of honesty, righteousness, and empathy ensuring one s occupation and livelihood remain virtuous. The selected suttas along with their English translation and introductions allow deeper discernment into these moral factors, their consequences and depict principles that help to adopt them properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eKey Features of Part Three:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight speech (\u003cem\u003esammā vācā\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e: Defined as the absence of false, divisive, harsh, or frivolous talk, this factor is rooted in truthfulness, empathy, and kindness. It fosters a genuine attitude of sincerity and sympathetic concern for others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight action (\u003cem\u003esammā kammanto\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e: This involves choosing behaviors that avoid harm and generate benefit for oneself and others. It is built on the profound realization that just as one cherish one's own life and health, so do all other beings. This comprehension naturally leads one to abandon harmful activities in favor of supportive, compassionate ones.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRight livelihood (\u003cem\u003esammā-ājīvo\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e: By applying these same reflections to one's career, a student maintains an attitude of honesty and righteousness, ensuring their occupation remains virtuous and upright.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDaily-life integration\u003c\/strong\u003e: Selected suttas, accompanied by English translations and insightful introductions, provide a deeper discernment into these moral factors, their consequences and the principles needed to integrate them into daily life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExploring the Path\u003c\/em\u003e as a course represents a collection of Pāli lessons that are brought to life in \"bite-sized\" sections with custom glossaries that allow a new student to quickly absorb \u003cem\u003esome of the most valuable teachings of the Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e right from the beginning of the course. The approach to learning is one driven by a student s desire to understand the underlying content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially planned as a simple handout of selected suttas for participants of a Pāli workshop, it turned into an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learning.pariyatti.org\/course\/view.php?id=2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eonline Pāli Learning Program\u003c\/a\u003e with vocabulary tools, audio for pronunciation and introductions to each sutta. Each lesson is presented with a short summary, an introduction highlighting the context of the sutta with references to the Tipiṭaka, the commentaries, the historical background, and quotes offering a deeper understanding of the respective content as well as Pāli and English presented side-by-side with selective vocabulary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than approaching the Pāli language with a list of vocabulary and linguistic rules, the lessons use custom glossaries to ease the student into the more complex tasks. The learning then comes from familiarity rather than memorization. The course aims to keep the student motivated through the unfolding of these ancient texts; learning the language becomes a natural by-product of the process. It also intends to stir a student to further self-study by referring to the complete suttas via online resources, aiding one to become more familiar with the Tipi aka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA concise Introduction and Guide to Pāli Pronunciation and Grammar can be found in the first book, \u003ca href=\"6594\"\u003ePart One: Dullabho\u003c\/a\u003e, offering a convenient tool to look up Pāli syntax, declensions or conjugations whenever needed. Most lessons are expected to take a Pāli student somewhere between 20 and 45 minutes to complete. These lessons are intended to be sufficient keeping a student engaged, but not so overwhelming that they can't fit into an already busy schedule, even so to maintain their original spirit, some lessons include longer passages than others. Some suttas are divided into more parts and presented in different sub-chapters according to the provided contents. Each lesson is introduced with a short summary, an Introduction, and Pāli and English presented side-by-side with selective vocabulary. The student is encouraged additionally to refer to one of the various \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dictionaries\"\u003ePāli dictionaries\u003c\/a\u003e for further references. Someone who prefers to read the Pāli directly without the English translation, undergo some vocabulary training and listen to the audio recordings may refer to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learning.pariyatti.org\/course\/view.php?id=2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eonline version\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you wish to receive the Buddha's teaching in his own words, or as close to them as possible; if you had a taste of Pāli, found it sweet and want some more this book may be a real gift for you. While providing all the essential basic linguistic knowledge, it soon delves into the heart of the teaching, thus offering a bridge of inspiration to help students cross the hurdles of learning an ancient language. Taking these short lessons, you'll find that you are learning what the Buddha taught while learning Pāli, and learning Pāli while learning what the Buddha taught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn my years of research and, most importantly, of practicing Vipassana, I found it helpful not to be entirely dependent on translations. Learning even a little bit of Pāli removes some of the buffers and assists in getting more of the meaning and message. And getting more of the message supports walking the path. I've also found it best to learn the theory from those who truly practice. I don't think that it is possible to thoroughly understand the depths and subtleties of the Buddha's words without continuously trying to actualize them. For me, the author of this book is therefore ideal to learn from: his life-long practice of the path joins the knowledge of the ancient language to support a deep understanding of the teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichal Barnea-Astrog (PhD), author of \u003ca href=\"\/carved-by-experience-vipassana\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarved by Experience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (Karnac, 2017), \u003cem\u003ePsychoanalytic and Buddhist Reflections on Gentleness\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2019) and other books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKlaus Nothnagel's new Pali study series is an amazing tool for studying Pali through the Buddha's teachings. I am so impressed by the tremendous effort he has put into it and its completeness. I highly recommend it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Crecelius, author of \u003ca href=\"\/a-meditators-handbook-vipassana\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Meditator s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoenkaji always encouraged \u003cem\u003epariyatti\u003c\/em\u003e (the theoretical study of Dhamma) as an important adjunct to \u003cem\u003epa ipatti\u003c\/em\u003e (our practice).  Now with this new Pali series, Klaus Nothnagel has cleverly combined lessons in Pali with key excerpts from the Buddha s teachings.  The result is both revealing and inspirational and an invaluable companion for serious students of Vipassana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatrick Given-Wilson, producer of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Lineage-Talks-by-Patrick-Given-Wilson\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLineage Talks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA masterfully crafted book that summarizes the Pali language in all its depth, yet in a way that makes it accessible to non-academic students of the Dhamma. Just as the on-line and in-person courses that Klaus has developed, it paves the way for a deeper personal understanding of the Buddha's teachings in an inspiring way! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff Glenn, \u003cem\u003eLinguistics Scholar and Vipassana Practitioner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou now have in your hands this long-anticipated, well-tested, and thorough guide to the preserved teaching of the Buddha. May you make good use and achieve your aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRick Crutcher, \u003cem\u003eTreasurer, Vipassana Community Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/Volunteer-Feature-Goenkajis-Chantings-Led-to-Online-Pali-Courses\"\u003eRead more about Klaus Nothnagel\u003c\/a\u003e and the making of his Pāli course \u003cem\u003eExploring the Sacred, Ancient Path in the Original Words of the Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"exploring-the-path-klaus-nothnagel-interview\"\u003eWatch the interview\u003c\/a\u003e with Klaus Nothnagel about 'Exploring the Path'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nothnagel, Klaus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42680392319070,"sku":"AMZNKDP778704","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/AMZNKDP778704.jpg?v=1776701500","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/6742","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}