The Breakthrough

by Ajahn Amaro

THIS BOOK IS BASED UPON the talks and meditation instructions offered during a thirteen-day retreat at Amaravati, in the summer of 2012. It is intended to be something of a follow up to Finding the Missing Peace, which was published in 2011 and presented as ‘a primer of Buddhist meditation’. The Breakthrough is intended to be a somewhat more specialized toolkit, describing the path of Buddhist meditation in an in-depth way, specifically highlighting the role of wisdom and reflective investigation in the development of insight and thereby psychological freedom. The title The Breakthrough comes from the Pali word ‘abhisamaya’. The word, as used by the Buddha, is synonymous with the first level of liberation, known as ‘stream-entry’ – the ‘stream’ in question being the Eightfold Path, which leads to full emancipation, enlightenment. As is described in these pages, this breakthrough is considered to be a spiritual turning point of great significance. It marks the point on the spiritual journey beyond which enlightenment is assured and freedom guaranteed.

Genres: Buddhism

345 pages, ebook

Published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Jurgita · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of meditations and teachings by Ajahn Amaro - British born Buddhist monk and teacher. It was a good reminder to practise mindfulness and attune to and recognise different states of minds of oneself. It is not a book for those who are only starting to know Buddhism and I am certainly not an expert and wish I have started with something more simple. Not to say this book does not cover basics, it does and is not difficult to grasp if you pay attention. My main takeaways is to practise noticing the stillness and peace of the normally busy space (city, office, house - before it fills with people or after it is abandoned by them) and not to sign off deliveries of anger :) As anger will arrive, but if there is noone to sign for its deliveries, there won't be a reaction or affect.