Daniel M. Stuart is a scholar of South Asian religions, literary cultures, and meditation traditions specializing in the texts and practices of the Buddhist tradition.
摘要
In a life that saw him evolve from a staunchly religious Hindu to an ecumenical master of Buddhist insight meditation, Satyanārāyaṇ (S. N.) Goenka (1924-2013) became instrumental in popularizing lay mindfulness and insight meditation practice on a global scale. Goenka was in the second generation of an Indian family living in Burma. When he arrived in India in the 1960s, he felt the pull of karmic destiny to teach meditation and thereby repay the ancient debt that Burmese Buddhists owed to India. In the 1970s, as Goenka was becoming an integral part of the Indian Buddhist spiritual landscape, thousands of young people from the United States and Europe flocked to India to explore its spiritual possibilities. Out of this remarkable convergence was launched a global network of practitioners and meditation centers that would become Goenka's legacy.
Drawing heavily on Goenka's own autobiographical writings and Dharma talks, S. N. Goenka is the first comprehensive portrait of his life. Daniel Stuart incorporates a wide range of primary documents and newly translated material to offer readers an in-depth exploration of Goenka's life and teachings. Stuart further details the trials and tribulations Goenka faced in building a movement in India in the 1970s, developing a global network of meditation centers, and negotiating a range of relationships with students and religious leaders worldwide. This biography reflects on Goenka's role in the revival of Buddhism in postcolonial India and his emergence as one of the most influential meditation masters of the twentieth century.
目次
Series Introduction vii Preface ix Introduction 1 The Biography 1. Son of Burma 9 2. A Season in the Motherland 25 3. A Second Birth 43 4. Training Grounds 61 5. Leaving Home 77 6. Preparing Fields, Spreading Seeds 113 7. S. N. Goenka's Dharma 145 The Writings and Teachings 8. Selected Poems of S. N. Goenka: From My Poetry, Written in Burma 157 9. The Buddha Made India Weak: From the Autobiography, Part 1 171 10. Vipasyană as Practical Knowledge for Affirmation against Denial: From Was the Buddha a Denier? 175 11. Discourse on Matter: From the Vipasyana Newsletter (June 1973) 193 12. On the Foundations of Mindfulness: From a Dharma Talk during a Ten-Day Meditation Course in Varanasi (December 1974) 203 13. Worshipping the Buddha, the Body of the Buddha, and the Qualities of the Buddha: From The Perfectly Awakened Buddha in the Tipitaka 209 14. The Land of My Birth: From Blessed Baba! 223 15. The Floodgates of Dhamma Open: From the Vipassana Newsletter (May 1997) 235 16. On Concentration (Samadhi): From a Dharma Talk on Day Ten of a Thirty-Day Meditation Course at Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri (1989) 241 17. On a Vipasyana Pagoda: From The Global Pagoda Souvenir 251 18. Seeing the Dharma: From Dharma: The Basis of an Ideal Life 261 Acknowledgments 273 Notes 277 Bibliography 301 Index 313
