Books

If you are interested in receiving any of the below please send a SAE (Self Addressed Envelope) A4 to Aruna Publications for the following. If you would like to make a contribution towards the books, please follow here: Online Donations.

Unexpected Freedom
A newly printed book of talks by Ajahn Munindo, called Unexpected Freedom, is now available online. For a hard copy of the book please contact your local monastery, otherwise it is possible to download a PDF version of the whole book here (4MB). For Chinese version click here.

The Gift of Well-being
A collection of six talks by Ajahn Munindo called The Gift of Well-being has been printed for free distribution. The book can be viewed online. For PDF version of the whole book click here (468KB). [Out of stock]

Dhammapada
A new rendering of the Dhammapada has recently been reprinted for free distribution. The book can be viewed online here. For downloading the book in PDF format please click here (1MB).

Dhammapada Program
Dhammapada program can be downloaded as a program for your computer, which gives a pop-up daily verse for contemplation. Each day when you first boot up a new verse will be randomly selected and displayed for contemplation on your desktop. Please feel free to copy and distribute free of charge without requesting further permission. Available for download here (Windows version). Alterntatively, a raw HTML version can be downloaded here.
     Enquiries regarding the translation or any technical questions about this program should be sent by clicking here.

Chanting book
This book is used at the Sunday Evening Puja. Many of the Chants are now available online. There is also an extensive PDF file available at ABM website. And here is another PDF file (6,5 MB) of Chanting Book available here.

Outline of Buddhism
Outline of Buddhism introduces beginners to basic terms of Theravadin Buddhism. The topics cover the whole Buddhist path from virtues to meditation and wisdom. Please visit here.

Meditation Teachings
The aim of this booklet is to serve as an introduction to the practice of Insight Meditation as taught within the tradition of Theravada Buddhism. Please visit here.

Conventions
This guide is aimed at providing an introduction to some aspects of monastic discipline for those lay people who are interested in understanding something of the background to the rules and conventions which structure the way of life of the monks and nuns of this tradition. It is hoped that these notes will be helpful in furthering the relationship of support between members of the Sangha and lay practitioners. Please visit here. [Out of stock]

When Everything Is Said
A poetry book  by Ajahn Abhinando, called When Everything Is Said, is now available online. For a hard copy of the book please contact your local monastery, otherwise it is possible to download a PDF version of the whole book here (204KB).

Tomorrow's Moon
An anthology of poems by Sangha members and lay friends edited by Bhikkhu Abhinando. The book contains poems by Ajahn Sucitto, Ayya Medhanandi, Ayya Thaniya, Bhikkhu Abhinando, Chandra Candiani, Graham Brown, Linda France and Thomas Jones.

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