For you to grasp the way to gradually, little by little, escape the suffering, provided here are some insightful books. Some of them contain profound essays providing practical guidance on how to tread the path. Others give a simple and coherent canonical account of the teaching.
On_the_Trail_of_Arahat_01.pdfNoble Eightfold Path English.pdf"On the trail of Arahat" series is a compilation of essays authored anonymously by a most venerable Thera, a highly venerated wandering Buddhist monk, residing in solitude in remote monasteries, forest hermitages or secluded forest kuṭīs.
This book, however, sets out a profound Dhamma-discussion held with venerable Author on the Noble Eightfold Path.
On_the_Trail_of_Arahat_03.pdfbp201s_The-Word-Of-The-Buddha.pdfIn less than 100 pages, this invaluable book by Nyanatiloka Thera, an eminent German shcolar-monk, provides a superb synopsis of the Dhamma and is said to be probably the best compact source book in English on the Buddha's basic teachings. It provides an outline of the Buddha's teachings directly in the words of the Pāli Canon, the oldest authentic record. Said to be first published in 1906, it has since been translated into several languages.
This book is published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS). Also, the Paperback could be purchased from BPS, should you wish to do so (www.bps.lk).
bp101s_The-Life-Of-The-Buddha.pdfComposed entirely from texts of the Pāli Canon by Nyanamoli Thera, an English monk, this book provides a best possible chronical of the life of the Buddha. The method of presenation and the episodic and anecdotal inclusions serve to connect the canonical texts, skilfully weaving into a seamless narrative.
Said to be written in the 1950s, this book is published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS). Also, the Paperback / Hardback could be purchased from BPS, should you wish to do so (www.bps.lk).
On_the_Trail_of_Arahat_04.pdfOn_the_Trail_of_Arahat_05.pdfOn_the_Trail_of_Arahat_06.pdfOn_the_Trail_of_Arahat_07.pdfOn_the_Trail_of_Arahat_11.pdf