Ajahn Amaro: «In the Buddhist tradition you are not completely sane until you are fully enlightened»

Last Updated on August 30, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

Amaro has authored or co-authored about 30 books, all for free distribution. The quote in the title of Ajahn Amaro can be found in the book:

The Mind’s Own Physician: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama on the Healing Power of Meditation:

published in 2011,editors are Jon Kabat-Zinn & Richard Davidson, The quote of Ajahn Amaro can be found on page 33, second paragraph of the page:

https://www.google.ch/books/edition/The_Mind_s_Own_Physician/Ehd383QzCcsC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Ajahn+Amaro+meditation&pg=PA26&printsec=frontcover

and comes from the Buddhist tradition. We found different satements about a similar topic as for instance:

As Buddha said: «Happiness comes from taming the Mind»

in: dilgo kihenze rinpoche profound advice

on YouTube

Matthieu Ricard: «Happiness can be trained»

Matthieu Ricard: the habits of Happiness

on YouTube

Richard Davidson: «well being is a skill we can each learn»

on YouTube

Richard Davidson: «Learning to be happy is no different than learning the violin»

on https://centerhealthyminds.org/

Ajahn Amaro: «In the Buddhist tradition, you are not completely sane until you are fully enlightened»

In The Mind’s Own Physician:

A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama on the Healing Power of Meditation

The Dalai Lama the 14. asked scientists as Richard Davidson to investigate topics like these scientifically, to bring it on a secular basis and if it is effective to spread it widely. But do we have a scientific proof of all of these statements? A scientific method which can be taught? A method how mental health can be trained? And a method which can also be prescribed by medical doctors? There are a view, put much more could be done to investigate topics like these scientifically, to find methods which are scientific and to spread those widely.

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