Information, Contacts, and Publications
This website is being prepared by a number of friends in order to make Godwin's teaching available to a wider audience. The webmaster on the site is Anandajoti Bhikkhu (), who made some of the earliest recordings of dialogues with Godwin; if you have any questions or remarks about the presentation of the site please write to Anandajoti.
The main editor on the site is Ms. Jeanne Mynett (jeannemynett@yahoo.co.uk), one of Godwin's long-term students, who has been resident at the Nilambe Meditation Centre for most of the time since 1990. If you have any questions about the content please write to Jeanne.
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Godwin had two centres in Sri Lanka, the main centre is located at Nilambe, in the mid-Hills above Kandy. The centre has a number of resident teachers, and a well balanced schedule, including meditation, yoga, and discussions in the evenings. For more information about the centre, see www.nilambe.org.
Godwin also had a centre in the suburbs of Kandy, which offers accomodation and teaching in meditation and yoga. For information about this centre see Lewella Bhavana.
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The document and recording of Meditation as a Source of Joy is copyrighted by the Buddhist Society, London, who have given permission for the publication - print-outs of the document can be made for personal study only.
The original transcriptions of The Gentle Way and Living Meditation are copyrighted by The Association of Spiritual Friends of Godwin in Hong Kong. The revised editions are copyrighted by the editor, Ms. Jeanne Mynett.
All other documents are also copyrighted by the editor. They may be reformatted and published on other websites, providing the source is acknowledged and a link is written to this website.
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There are now a number of publications available in various languages containing Godwin's talks:
English:
Talks on Buddhist Meditation, by Godwin Samararatne (BPS Wheel No 448-449, 2001). Visit www.bps.lk for ordering information; or write to B.P.S., P.O. Box 61, 54 Sangharaja Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Meditation for Everyday Life, retreat talks given by Godwin Samararatne at the Waldhaus, Germany in 1998, edited by Jeanne Mynett (Buddhist Cultural Centre, 2006). Visit Buddhist Cultural Centre for on-line ordering information; or write to Buddhist Cultural Centre, 125, Anderson Rd., Nedimala, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka.
The Gentle Way of Buddhist Meditation new, a re-presentation of Godwin's Retreat Talks in Hong Kong, 1997, by Jeanne Mynett (Inward Journey Books, Penang, Malaysia, 2007). Visit the Inward Path website; or write to House of Inward Journey, 35 Lebuh Batu Maung 8, Iping Garden, 11960 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.
"Watching thoughts and emotions", in The Meditative Way: Readings in the theory and practice of Buddhist meditation, edited by Rod Bucknell and Chris Kang (Curzon Press, 1997; pp 136-145). Visit www.routledgecurzon.com for ordering information; or write to RoutledgeCurzon, 29 West 35th Street, New York NY, USA.
"Seeing Emptiness", in Buddhist Studies in Honour of Venerable Kirindigalle Dhammaratana, edited by Sumana Ratnayaka (The Felicitation Committee, Vidumina Pirivena, Pujapitiya, Sri Lanka, 2006; pp 191-198).
A volume of essays in honor of Godwin Samaratne: Approaching the Dhamma: Buddhist Texts and Practices in South and South-East Asia, by Anne Blackburn and Jeffrey Samuels (BPS Pariyatti Editions). See www.pariyatti.com; or write to BPS Pariyatti Editions, P.O. Box 15926. Seattle WA 98115, U.S.A.
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The whole website was also published on a CD entitled Sharing the Dhamma in memory of Godwin's 7th Anniversary meeting at Nilambe in March 2007. (Inward Journey Books, Penang, Malaysia, 2007). Visit the Inward Path website; or write to House of Inward Journey, 35 Lebuh Batu Maung 8, Iping Garden, 11960 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.
German:
Godwin Samararatne: Lebendig Durch Achtsamkeit. Anleitungen zur Meditationspraxis (Waldhaus-Verlag, 2005). Contact Heimschule 1, D-55645 Nickerich, Deutschland; or visit www.buddhismus-im-westen.de.
Chinese:
Godwin Samararatne: Life is our Best Teacher (translation of Godwin's 1998 Hong Kong talks). Visit www.godwin.org.hk for details.
Reincarnation Studies:
Emily Williams Cook, Satwant Pasricha, Godwin Samararatne, U Win Maung, Ian Stevenson: "Review and analysis of "unsolved" cases of the reincarnation type. I. Introduction and illustrative case reports." Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research. 77 (1983), pp. 45-62.
Emily Williams Cook, Satwant Pasricha, Godwin Samararatne, U Win Maung, Ian Stevenson: "Review and analysis of "unsolved" cases of the reincarnation type. II. Comparison of features of solved and unsolved cases." Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research. 77 (1983) pp. 115-135.
Ian Stevenson, Godwin Samararatne: "Three new cases of the reincarnation type in Sri Lanka with written records made before verification." Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 176 (1988).
Ian Stevenson, Godwin Samararatne. "Three new cases of the reincarnation type in Sri Lanka with written records made before verification." Journal of Scientific Exploration. 2 (1988) (Abstract, Portuguese translation), pp. 217-238
Ian Stevenson, Satwant Pasricha, Godwin Samararatne: "Deception and self-deception in cases of the reincarnation type. Seven illustrative cases in Asia." Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research. 82 (1988), pp. 1-31.
Erlendur Haraldsson, Godwin Samararatne: "Children who speak of memories of a previous life as a Buddhist monk. Three new cases." Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. 63 (1999), pp. 268-291.
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There is still some material that needs re-editing, and the intention is to prepare and publish it in future editions of this website.
Anyone wishing to help with the translation work should contact us first so that efforts in this regard are co-ordinated. For similar reasons anyone wishing to make a hard-copy publication should also contact us first.
We would welcome any further tapes, transcripts, articles, letters, or photographs which people might have to add to this website.