Pure Inspiration

Table of Contents
Preface .................................................................................................................. i
The Life of Ñāṇavimala Thera ......................................................................... 1
23 rd November 1911 – 10 th October 2005 ...........................................................1
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi & Ven. Bhikkhu Ñāṇatusita ..................................................1
Inspiring Virtues ................................................................................................ 9
Ven. K. Pemasiri .......................................................................................................9
Slowly-Carefully-Mindfully ............................................................................ 15
Ven. K. Ñāṇananda ................................................................................................ 15
My Spiritual Father ......................................................................................... 23
Ayoma Wickramsinghe .......................................................................................... 23
A Mahākassapa for Our Time ........................................................................ 33
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi ............................................................................................... 33
Spending Time with Venerable Ñāṇavimala ................................................ 45
Ven. Hiriko ............................................................................................................. 45
The Best Dhamma Talk I Ever Heard ........................................................... 55
Ven. Ajahn Brahmavaṁso ..................................................................................... 55
Recollections of Venerable Ñāṇavimala ....................................................... 59
Ven. Bhikkhu Guttasīla .......................................................................................... 59
Glimpses of Ven. Ñāṇavimala ......................................................................... 71
Ven. Ñāṇadīpa Thera ............................................................................................. 71
Finding the Path ............................................................................................... 79
As told by Ishanka to Amal Randhir Karunaratna ............................................... 79
Bhante’s Advice ................................................................................................ 99
Chittapala ................................................................................................................ 99
Unforgettable Experience of Attending on Venerable Ñāṇavimala ....... 113
Ven. Pannipitiye Upasama and Nimal Sonnadara .............................................. 113
Postscript: Most Venerable Ñāṇavimala Mahā Thera.............................. 127
Ven. Ñāṇavimala’s Suggested Readings ...................................................... 131
About the Contributors ................................................................................. 135