The Art Of Dying

Glossary Included in this list are Pāḷi (and some Hindi and Burmese) terms that appear in the text. ānāpāna –

Acknowledgements Most of the articles contained in this anthology bear the name of Mr. S.N. Goenka (SNG). The editors would

The Practice of Mettā Bhāvanā in Vipassana Meditation a paper presented at the Seminar on Vipassana Meditation, convened at Dhamma

Appendix The Art of Living: Vipassana Meditation based on a public talk by S.N. Goenka, delivered in Bern, Switzerland Everyone

70 Years Are Over What follows is the translation of an article by Goenkaji, originally published in the February 1994

Facing Death Head – on In 2002, Terrell Jones died from cancer at his home in Copper Hill, Virginia. Eight

Questions to Goenkaji III Ethical Questions in the Age of Modern Medicine Suppose, as death approaches, someone refuses food or

Ambapālī ’s Verses At the time of the Buddha, Ambapālī was an exquisitely beautiful and famous courtesan. She had a

Hiding from the Wisdom of Anicca For centuries, humans have devised countless products in an attempt to improve the appearance

Work Out Your Own Salvation As we practice daily, morning and evening, Vipassana stays alive within us. The awareness of

Undying Gratitude In 1989, when John Wolford was 18, his father Carl gave him the gift of Dhamma. What he

An Invaluable Gift After her son died unexpectedly, a mother wrote to Goenkaji expressing her gratitude for the extraordinary gift

The Deaths of Our Children It doesn’t matter how old one’s children are, losing a child to death is incomprehensible

The Flood of Tears Incalculable is the beginning, brethren, of this faring on. The earliest point is not revealed of

Equanimity in the Face of Terminal Illness The following article first appeared in the September 1990 Vipassana Newsletter. About 10

A Life and Death in Dhamma This story appeared in the September 1988 Vipassana Newsletter. The Vipassana International Meditation Centre,

Questions to Goenkaji          Preparing for Our Own Deaths Student: Can any lessons be learned from the

Smiling All the Way to Death Rodney Bernier was born in 1944 in eastern Canada. His parents’ relationship collapsed when