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	Patipada - Venerable Acariya Mun�s Path of Practice -
	The Companion Volume to Acariya Mun's Biography

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	Title Page
	Chapter 1
	Chapter 2
	Chapter 3
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 5
	Chapter 6
	Chapter 7
	Chapter 8
	Chapter 9
	Chapter 10
	Chapter 11
	Chapter 12
	Chapter 13
	Chapter 14
	Chapter 15
	Chapter 16
	Chapter 17
	Chapter 18
	Chapter 19
	Chapter 20
	Appendix
	Glossary


	CONTENTS:

	Title Page
		Translator�s Introduction I
	1. Kammatthana 1
	2. Training the Mind 29
	3. The Story of the White-robed Upasaka 51
	4. More About Training & Venerable Ajaan Mun�s Talk 65
		Behaviour & Practice in a Forest Monastery 83
		More About Training & Discipline 90
	5. Stories of Bhikkhus Who Practice 103
		A First Encounter With a Tiger 106
	6. The Ascetic Practices (Dhutangas) 113
	7. The Story of Venerable Ajaan Chob 129
		The Devatas Visit Him to Hear Dhamma 133
		An Arahant Comes to Reveal Dhamma 136
		An Encounter With a Poisonous Snake 154
		Encounters With Various Tigers 161
		The Way Devatas Liked Hearing Dhamma 175
	8. Bhikkhus of the �Modern Kind� 195
	9. About Beings in the Realm of Ghosts 201
	10. The Practice of the Dhutangas 223
		The Forest University 225
		The Purpose & Places of Practice 235
		The Hardship of the Kammatthana Bhikkhu 246
		Sitting in Samadhi for Many Hours 252
	11. The Nature of Greed & Fighting Pain and Kilesas 266
		The Baneful Nature of Greed 266
		The Way to Fight Against Pain & the Kilesas 271
	12. A Short Biography of Venerable Ajaan Khao 283
		A Large Elephant Pays Him a Visit 288
		His Way of Practice 292
		Fighting the Kilesas 296
		The Elimination of Avijja 313
		More About His Way of Practice 325
	13. Methods of Bhavana 357
		The Method of Walking Cankama 357
		The Method of Sitting in Samadhi Bhavana 373
	14. The Importance of Mindfulness 395
		Listening to Dhamma Talks From the Teacher 402
	15. The Kammatthana Bhikkhus� Ways of Behaviour 413
		Behaving in Economic Ways 413
		The Size of the Almsbowl 441
		How �Modern Bhikkhus� Want to Change the Rules 442
		How �Modern Bhikkhus� Sell Their Acariya 452
		Ways and Manners of Eating 466
	16. The Customs of Kammatthana Bhikkhus 469
		The Tradition of Respect & Reverence for Their Teachers & for Each Other 469
		The Routine of Chanting 483
		Various Customs and Ceremonies 484
		Discussions of Dhamma 492
	17. How Questions Differ in Samadhi & Panna 501
		The Story of Khun Mair Kaew 504
		The Problems That Arise with Wisdom 520
	18. More on Behaviour & Dhamma Discussions 525
	19. The Story of Venerable Ajaan Brom 539
		His Bones Turned into Relics in a Very Short Time 543
		Gaining Freedom From Dukkha 543
	20. Venerable Ajaan Mun�s Practice & His Methods of Teaching 553
		His Contemplation of the Paccayakara 558
		A Brief Summary of His Kammatthana Practice 564
		Conclusion 567
	Appendix 569
	Glossary 574

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