Pariyatti Presents… An interview with Bill Crecelius about A Meditator’s Handbook

Bill Crecelius wrote the straightforward, practical guide A Meditator’s Handbook, for those who seek to establish themselves in Vipassana meditation. As a Vipassana Teacher—and one of S.N. Goenka’s earliest Western students, the author drew on his own long experience in the practice, which resulted in a book full of encouragement and useful examples.

The author meets up with Assistant Teacher of Vipassana Meditation Marta van Patten, to talk about the handbook and the topic of daily practice. A talk relevant to any (Vipassana) meditator and especially for those who have just started practicing.

The interview will take about an hour, and is followed by a 30-minute Q&A session, in which the author will answer selected questions from the audience.

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A Meditor’s Handbook is available in 12 languages (Free PDFs available), and as a (free) audiobook, narrated by the author.

 

Excerpt from the book:
I have learned how to keep my practice together and make it grow. I would like to share this with you. First as a single man living in an area with no other meditators, then living in an area with many other Vipassana meditator friends and finally as a married man with a Dhamma partner, I adapted my life to one of living in the Dhamma.
The path of the monk is high and lofty. It is said that the path for the monk is clear and smooth and easy to walk on. It is high above the muck and mire. There are no stones, pebbles, sharp rocks or thorns. Unfortunately for us poor householders this is not the case. Our lives are bound up in worldly responsibilities, jobs, family ties, and mortgage payments. Unlike the monks, our path is full of worldly impediments and distractions. It is for this reason that I think A Meditator s Handbook might help Vipassana students on their walk along this path of purification.

 

Author bio:
Bill Crecelius (1943, New Jersey) is a Vipassana Meditation Teacher, Center Teacher (Dhamma Korea), and Coordinating Area Teacher for South Korea. He is also area Teacher for Hawaii. In 1974 he and another old student started the Vipassana Newsletter and he was editor and publisher until it moved to Dhamma Dhara in 1983. He has served in many roles over the years from Trust member to building grunt.

Bill came into contact with Vipassana in 1971 in Alindi, India, near Pune. He immediately became attracted to it and then went to his second course in Bodh Gaya. And on it went year after year and course after course. Bill is married to Anne who has partnered with him in his role as a Teacher over these many years.  He lives in Little River, CA and has a son.

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