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• you may also want to read one of the following books: Meditation Is Life; Life Is Meditation which provides information in depth and detail. Breath of Love and Moving Dhamma Volume Vol. 1 also offers skillful guidance as one goes deeper into the practice. These are all written by Venerable Bhante Vimalaraṁsi.
• Nibbāna — a path which he described as not only achieving release from suffering but a path which was also “immediately effective” or not taking that long if practiced correctly.
• What is suffering? The Buddha stated the cause through his Four Noble Truths: There are suffering and dissatisfaction in the world and in our lives. The cause and origin of that suffering is Craving. The cessation of Craving is the cessation of suffering. The eightfold path leads us to the end of that suffering.
• The Buddha realized that desires arise because we feed them and continually chase after them. We see them as ours and personally identify with them.
• Because we personally identify with these desires that we experience, thinking of them as “mine,” and then become attached to them, this Craving inevitably leads to suffering. We have no control over how or when they arise, or how or when they pass away. Craving and suffering occur because we identify with and personalize these desires and then cli...