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Essays by Bhante Bodhidhamma:

1. Vipassana as taught by the Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma
2. Is Armed Intervention Ever Justified?
3. Free will: is it available or useful?
4. Could I be a fundamentalist, even a terrorist?
5. Perfection, Elitism and Excellence
6. What benefit is there in becoming a temporary monastic?
7. The ‘Unlucky’ Death of a Two Year Old Boy
8. Expectation, Aspiration and Hope

Introductory essays about Buddhism by Bhante Bodhidhamma:

1. The First Noble Truth of Suffering -- Dukkha
2. The First Noble Truth of Suffering -- The Five Aggregates
3. The First Noble Truth of Suffering -- The Three Characteristics
4. The Second Noble Truth -- Desire
5. The Second Noble Truth -- The Wheel of Dependent Origination
6. The Second Noble Truth -- Kamma Vipaka
7. The Fourth Noble Truth -- Morality
8. The Fourth Noble Truth -- Perfections
9. The Fourth Noble Truth -- Right Understanding
10. The Fourth Noble Truth -- Mental Development
11. Meditation in Ordinary Daily Life
12. The “Ouch” that hurt!

Introductory essays about Buddhism by Noirin Sheahan:

1. Satipanya Porridge

Booklet:

1. Daily Life
   
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