Ajahn Sona’s New Book Just Published
the taste of Dhamma surpasses all other tastes;
the joy of Dhamma surpasses all other joys;
the ending of craving surpasses all suffering.”
~ Dhammapada V 354
We’re delighted to announce the publication of Ajahn Sona’s newest book: What Comes Before Mindfulness? Effective Effort: How to Garden Your Inner Life. Here is a short description of what you’ll find inside:
Right Effort is a sadly neglected factor of the Noble Eightfold Path. There are endless retreats about mindfulness, but the sixth factor of the path, Right Effort, is woefully underappreciated and not talked about enough in Buddhist circles. It’s one of the most inspiring and beautiful path factors, full of so many clear instructions about how to navigate in the inner world and in the outer world. This book is an attempt to bring Right Effort out of the shadow of its glamourous sister, Right Mindfulness, by going back to the basic suttas of the Pali Canon and examining the language of the Buddha around this essential training.
And our gift of Dhamma to all of you…
Ajahn Sona’s new book is available through Amazon worldwide in both print and Kindle e-books. As a sign of our appreciation for you, our dear and generous supporters, for a limited time we would like to offer you a free Kindle copy of What Comes Before Mindfulness? From now until midnight Tuesday, December 5th (PST) you will be able to download a free copy of the e-book as our gift of Dhamma to you. Please feel free to share this newsletter with your friends, your family, and anyone else who may enjoy this precious gift as well.
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