Walking Meditation Cankama

Updated 21 April 2023

Walking Meditation Cankama

BGKT Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) teaches walking meditation cankama in its Open Meetings. BGKT Secretary Jacquetta Gomes taught walking meditation cankama at Retreats at The London Buddhist Vihara.

Suttas

Anguttara Nikaya An 5.29
Cankama Sutta: Walking, translated from the Pali by Aggacitta Bhikkhu & Kumara Bhikkhu
Available on Access to Insight website
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.029.agku.html

Anguttara Nikaya An 5.29
Walking Meditation Cankama Sutta
Bhikkhu Bodhi Translation
https://suttacentral.net/an5.29/en/bodhi?reference=none&highlight=false

Anguttara Nikaya An 5.29
Walking Meditation Cankama Sutta
Bhikkhu SujatoTranslation
https://suttacentral.net/an5.29/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Samyutta Nikaya SN 14.15
Walking Together
Bhikkhu SujatoTranslation
https://suttacentral.net/sn14.15/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Bhante Henepola GunaratanaMaha Thera (1927-)

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana was one of the Founder Spiritual Advisors to BGKT in 1991.
https://www.buddhistgroupofkendal.co.uk/spiritual-advisors-venerable-dr-balangoda-ananda-maitreya-and-venerable-henepola-gunaratana/

Teachings in Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) BGKT’s Open Meetings are based on Mindfulness in Plain English, Loving-Kindness in Plain English, Start Here, Start Now: A Short Guide to Mindfulness Meditation and The In Plain English series by Buddhist Monk Bhante Henepola Gunaratana published by Wisdom Experience. His books include explanations of walking meditation cankamana.

Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Wisdom Publications USA, 2009. (ISBN 9780861715299)
Chapter 4 Why Can’t We Concentrate Strongly Right Now?: Section Sloth and Torpor pages 76-77.
Chapter 9 Access Concentration: Section Choosing a Meditation Subject page 112.
https://wisdomexperience.org/product/mindfulness-plain-english/
Available on Google Books

Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Wisdom Publications USA, 20th anniversary edition 2011. (ISBN 9780861719068)
Chapter 14 Mindfulness versus Concentration: Section Walking Meditation pages159-162
https://wisdomexperience.org/product/mindfulness-plain-english/
Available on Google Books

What, Why, How: Answers to Your Questions about Buddhism, Meditation and Living Mindfully, Bhante Gunaratana, Wisdom Publications, USA, 2019. (ISBN 9781614296164)
Chapter 1 On Meditation Section Other Meditation Postures pages 17-18.
Chapter 11 Concentration and the Jhanas: Section Walking Jhana page 165.
https://wisdomexperience.org/product/what-why-how/

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