Modern authors
Nina van Gorkom
Books, letters and essays on vipassanā, mindfulness and the understanding of mental and physical realities.
Selected writings
Vipassanā & satipaṭṭhāna
Letters on Vipassanā
Letters on mindfulness, non-self and understanding the mental and physical realities that appear naturally in daily life.
An introduction to realities
Understanding Reality
A brief introduction to mental and physical realities, showing how understanding them differs from thinking about people and things.
Understanding what appears now
The Present Moment
Reflections on Dhamma discussions, exploring the difference between concepts and realities and the understanding of what appears now.
Listening & considering
Listening to the Dhamma
Dhamma discussions on listening, satipaṭṭhāna, the stages of insight and the gradual eradication of defilements.
Satipaṭṭhāna in daily life
Alone with Dhamma
Reflections from a pilgrimage in India on experience through the six doorways, impermanence and the understanding of non-self.
The development of understanding
The Buddha’s Path
An introduction to suffering, non-self, kamma, wholesome conduct and the Eightfold Path, related to ordinary life.
Understanding life in the present moment
Buddhism: Learning to Understand Life
An introduction to life as momentary realities, explaining suffering, processes of citta and the development of understanding in daily life.