A direct and uncompromising re-examination of anattā, using the testimony of the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā to challenge the interpretation of anattā as the denial of Self or Soul-spirit and to recover the renunciant path toward vimutti-Complete liberation from the world and into the Deathless Realm of Nibbāna.
Alongside the literal translation of the verses is an extensive, practice-oriented commentary examining their Pāli terminology, doctrinal implications, philosophical assumptions, and soteriological direction.
Bhagavad-Gītā: A Theravāda Buddhist Reading offers a fresh reading of the Bhagavad-Gītā through a Theravāda perspective, examining its Sanskrit teachings on Ātman, knowledge, action, renunciation, and liberation alongside the Pāli teachings of Gautama the Supreme Arahant. It brings to light both the shared ancient Indian spiritual vocabulary underlying these traditions and the fundamentally different paths through which they understand ultimate freedom.
Bhante Mudita approaches the Gītā not only as a scholar but as a practicing Yogi bhikkhu, drawing upon years of monastic training at Pa-Auk Forest Monastery and Meditation Center in Myanmar, sustained samādhi practice, Pāli study, and life within Gautama’s Saṅgha. His reading therefore approaches the Gītā not through intellectual comparison alone, but through the perspective of yogic practice, renunciation, meditative realization, and the lived pursuit of liberation.
Volume I: Renunciant Spirituality in Early Christianity: A Buddhist Perspective
Volume II: Pauline Christianity Through the Lens of Theravāda Buddhism
The Life and Teachings of St. Paul offers a bold comparative investigation into one of the most important questions in religious history:
What historical and spiritual connections may exist between the ancient Buddhist renunciant tradition of India and the emergence of early Christianity in the Mediterranean world?
At its core, Volume I examines St. Paul as a renunciant and spiritual teacher while exploring the historical and spiritual connections between Early Christianity and Theravāda Buddhism. It focuses especially on their shared emphasis on renunciation, moral purification, non-harming, compassion, contemplative transformation, and liberation from worldly bondage.
Volume II examines St. Paul’s teachings through the liberative framework of Theravāda Buddhism, revealing structural parallels in renunciation, moral purification, universal compassion, non-harming, and transformation of consciousness. It explores how Pauline Christianity and Theravāda Buddhism, despite profound doctrinal differences, address the common human quest for freedom from worldly bondage and the cultivation of a higher spiritual life.
A structured restoration of Gautama the Supreme Arahant’s liberation path through direct translation and doctrinal analysis of early Pāli suttas. It guides the reader from renunciation and purification of the citta to complete liberation from the world and realization of Nibbāna-dhātu, the Deathless realm.
This book guides practitioners through discernment, purification, and independent awareness (Anissito), cultivating a clear, value-aligned mind capable of freedom from worldly attachment and oriented toward liberation. A companion book for Kayagatasati Meditation Program.
Seven Days of Renunciation: Sīla, Samādhi, and Paññā — The Path of Liberation: Study Guide for the Seven-Day Ordination Program
A structured guide to the renunciant training of Sīla, Samādhi, and Paññā, offering a direct and practical entry into the path of liberation from worldly existence toward Nibbāna-dhātu, the Deathless realm.
A precise, uncompromising restoration of Satipaṭṭhāna teaching that guides practitioners through the systematic, layered higher seeing (“body in body,” “feeling in feelings,” “citta in citta,” “dhammā in dhammā”) to directly reveal how the luminous citta can stand full independence (anissito) and no clinging (“na ca kiñci loke upādiyati”) to the worldly, and reach Nibbāna-dhātu.
A complete system of mindfulness training that unites four Satipaṭṭhāna (foundational mindfulness) and ten Anussati (higher mindfulness), transforming awareness from worldly dependence to independent clarity (anissito). It reveals how mindfulness can lead beyond the cycle of aging and death into the deathless realm of Nibbāna.
Born from the question that drove Gautama Buddha to leave his palace, this book reveals Buddhism as a daring and complete path of escape from aging and death. It restores the Middle Exit and the reality of Nibbāna-dhātu, presenting liberation as a true departure from the world into the Deathless Realm.
The forgotten Solar meaning of the svastika — the ancient emblem of light, order, and ascent carried across Eurasia by the early Aryan migrations. It reveals how this universal symbol reaches its final fulfillment in the awakening of Gautama Buddha, restoring the Middle Exit and the Solar Law of Sīla–Samādhi–Paññā for our age.
As artificial worlds reshape perception, identity, and consciousness, we are living in an age where technology curates our reality and fragment our identity, this book shows how Gautama Buddha’s Path offers the only stable refuge: the restoration of the inner self and the true freedom. It is a manual for remaining human — truly human — in a synthetic world.
A sweeping historical and doctrinal journey revealing how Gautama Buddha’s original Path of Liberation flowed through the Therapeutae, Essenes, and Desert Fathers to become the contemplative heart of Christian monasticism — one continuous Healing Stream guiding humanity toward the Deathless.
How humanity’s ancient quest for immortality through ladders of ascent — from Ṛṣis, Siddhas, and Pharaohs etc. — finds its true fulfillment only in Gautama Buddha’s discovery of the Middle Exit, beyond the universe into the Deathless.
Revealing how the Buddha’s path of insight and the Messiah’s path of grace are two converging currents of one eternal way, guiding humanity beyond suffering and death into the deathless.
It unveils how the Buddha reopened the lawful gate beyond the universe, calling the manussa lineage to purify the citta, extinguish defilements, and step into the deathless realm of Nibbāna-dhātu.
Pāli is the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism. The Pali Canon is a record of the Gautama Buddha’s teachings. Chanting the Pāli suttas is still as close as we can get to hearing the Buddha’s original voice. Pali chanting offers a multitude of benefits that extend to physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
This concise and comprehensive guide serves as a valuable resource for Theravada monks, offering a collection of commonly utilized Vinaya rules for reference in daily conduct. It provides a convenient tool for monks seeking guidance in their spiritual practices.
Offers a rigorous scholarly investigation into the doctrinal foundations and practical applications of early Buddhism … the Buddha’s renunciation… his path to liberation and culminating in a nuanced examination of the concept of Nibbāna and its associated realm, Nibbāna-Dhātu.
The Sīmā is a legally and ritually essential space for the Sangha activities. This book is a comprehensive guide to the intricate process of establishing and consecrating such a sacred space in accordance with the Theravada Vinaya.
