Bøker av Alan E Clements

A Meditator's Refuge A Vipassana Insight Reference Guide To Awaken Consciousness and Exit Samsara artfully combines personal reflections and traditional teachings, guiding readers through the complexities of consciousness and existence. Alan Clements, a former Buddhist monk and seasoned practitioner in Myanmar's Mahasi mindfulness tradition, intertwines decades of personal journey with essence dhamma. This anthology, born from years of meticulous note-taking and long term practice, illuminates the wisdom of insight meditation, as rooted in the Buddha's teachings on liberation through the Four Noble Truths. In the midst of Burma's historical turbulence, Clements, fellow yogis and mentors navigated upheavals to embrace meditation as fundamental to life. However, transient stability often yielded to periodic disruptions, endangering the continuity of rich Dhamma traditions and the sanctity of refuge. This anthology reflects on impermanence and the invaluable legacy left by departed teachers. Clements' writings and that of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Pandita preserve crucial teachings, offering insights into consciousness, ultimate realities, and concentrative meditations, culminating in a comprehensive blueprint for Satipatthana Vipassana practice and classical insight stages. Thus offering invaluable guidance and encouragement for aspiring meditators and long-term practitioners, particularly those embarking on intensive practice. A Meditator's Refuge stands as a timeless compendium, serving as a guide for truth-seekers dedicated to freedom and compassion. It represents Clements' steadfast commitment to preserving classical dhamma and providing a roadmap for liberation, especially during times of displacement or personal turmoil. This sacred text embodies a profound dedication to passing on priceless teachings to future generations, especially those seeking enlightenment. Alan Clements, one of the first Western monks in Burma, spent nearly four years practicing meditation under Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Pandita. Expelled from the country in 1984, by the regime, he returned to the West and became a world speaker, journalist, performing artist, and human rights activist, advocating for Burma's struggle for freedom and political prisoners globally.Clements co-authored "The Voice of Hope" with Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi (presently imprisoned by the dictatorship). He also co-wrote with Fergus Harlow "Burma's Voices of Freedom," and "Aung San Suu Kyi From Prison - A Letter To A Dictator." ​Other works include "Instinct for Freedom," "A Future To Believe," "Wisdom for the World: Requisites of Reconciliation," "A Deva Appeared Tonight, An Angel of Love," "Facing Death," "Burma: The Next Killing Fields" and ​"Revolution of the Spirit," endorsed by the Dalai Lama and eight Nobel Peace Laureates, including President Jimmy Carter. ​Clements has been featured in international media and presented at Gorbachev's State of The World Forum and United Nations Association. He received the Visionaries Award in 2022 for his exceptional dedication to humanity.​ AlanClements.comWorld Dharma Publications operates under the Buddha Sasana Foundation, a US registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3)

'Tonight I Met a Deva, an Angel of Love' tells a timeless and inspiring story delivered by a Deva, an Angel of love from Tusita, the celestial realm from the Buddhist tradition, the heaven where Maitreya, Buddha-to-be, resides. Through flowing, rhyming verses the Deva has a heartfelt conversation with a child, revealing the simple essence of Buddha's Teachings: The Four Noble Truths. In few words, she reveals the true nature of life, the causes of strife, the freedom from it, and the path of living with ethical and mindful intelligence, in the language of children. This simple, yet captivating story, written for ages 7 to 12 years old, and older, is to soften the spirit, open the heart, and create an atmosphere of joy, rest and wonderment. It is designed to nurture seeds of hope and wisdom, and to evoke an intimate discussion between parent and child on the ever-evolving meaning and significance of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths, over years to come. Drawing from classical Buddhism, the story is universal in meaning, as the author, a former Buddhist monk, encourages young people, each in their own way, to discover truth, love and freedom, each and every day.This book provides a colorful beacon of light to the young, in a world of challenges.REVIEW OF THE BOOK, by Tilly Campbell-Allen"Tonight I Mеt A Dеva, An Angel Of Love" is a beautiful new book by Alan Clements with a foreword by H.H.14th Dalai Lama."This book by Alan Clements inspires people, young and old. He addresses that the reality of life can be fraught with difficulties and yet full of joy. If you have the compassion and wisdom, it's always possible to overcome whatever challenges you face. I admire Alan's determination to pass this important message onto the next generation - keeping his daughter especially in mind." With my prayersThe Dalai Lama In Alan Clements' literary gem of mystical realism, Buddhism's essential teachings - The Four Noble Truths - unfold during an enchanted encounter, though the wisdom transcends any one religion. This precious book is a road map for a profoundly healthy way of living, spoken with a poetic voice soft enough to warmly wrap around the shoulders of a sleepy young child. While Buddhist terms dance effortlessly with contemporary rhymes on pages brimming with luminous imagery set to inspire both wonder and reflection at any age. Gone are the pages of heady academic review, instead we are encouraged to slip into the magic of our heart. We are gently reminded of the nature of things and how to swim mindfully through this space called life.The Four Noble Truths were noble over 2500 years ago yet never do they feel more relevant and imperative. As adults, we have a remarkable responsibility to our children to help them know the majesty of this precious life and precious planet. Read this compelling book for yourself and read it to your young ones, and ready yourself for the blossoming, and a true transformation. The illustrations for this book have been generously donated by a small collection of Artists at Dakini As Art."Alan Clements' lovely book is pure and straight from the heart. I recommend it to every living child, to give them a true appreciation of what real life can be if the search for purity and meaning prevails." Helen Caldicott, pediatrician, founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility -1985 Nobel Peace Prize

Through a series of intimate, feature-length conversations with Alan Clements, Burma's Voices of Freedom brings together dozens of the country's most respected and well-known politicians, pro-democracy activists, artists and religious leaders to provide one of the most detailed accounts of Burma's decades long struggle for freedom ever compiled. Together, these voices describe the courage and conviction required to nonviolently confront injustice anywhere, whether on a stage, in a demonstration, or in solitary confinement.Combined with extensive archival material spanning 30 years, and drawing upon Clements' lifetime of connections within Burma, these four volumes provide an inside account of the ongoing struggle for democracy as it has evolved from the time of Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest in 2010, through the National League for Democracy election victory in 2015, and on to the upcoming national elections in late 2020, detailing their implications on the very future of freedom itself.Volume 1: Key excerpts from decades of interviews, speeches and presentations by Aung San Suu Kyi, followed by expansive conversations with three of her longest and closest colleagues, U Tin Oo, U Win Tin and U Win Htein (542 pages). Volume 2: Interviews with key National League for Democracy party members, prominent Buddhist, Muslim and Catholic leaders, and veteran activists such as Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, both of whom served nearly two decades in prison (416 pages). Volume 3: Includes interviews with a broader range of spoken-word activist comedians, musicians, award-winning artists, journalists, and renowned politicians (466 pages). Volume 4: Finishes the series with a set of scholarly appendices, including historical speeches and articles and a lengthy detailed chronology and analysis of key political events over the last 30 years (570 pages). ALAN CLEMENTS, author of The Voice of Hope: Conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi (1996) and one of the first Americans to ordain and live as a Buddhist monk in Burma, is the founder of World Dharma and the Burma Project USA and a veteran activist, author, artist, and speaker whose previous books have been met with critical acclaim.FERGUS HARLOW has been Alan Clements' assistant and co-author since late 2012, and an unaffiliated student of the Dhamma since 2004.World Dharma Publicationswww.WorldDharma.com/Books