I wish to remind the readers that the original Thai version of this work was transcribed from the sermons given on several occasions. The style is definitely personal and oral. You will find a large number of repetitions and flashbacks, which serve to emphasize points of significance. Words thus resound like echoes, stressing and lingering dramatically.

Phra Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu has an exceptional power in projecting his thoughts through his speech. His words and outline are crystallized from the heart and mind firm with the knowledge of the Noble Truths.

I hope you will try to meditate on the words and feel the sense of calm assurance which is the personality of this great scholar of Buddhism. You might be woven into oneness with the message, thus leading you to sink deep in silence and wisdom.

(The Translator’s Note)

This is the fourth Saturday lecture session in commemoration of the Māgha Pujā season. I will speak on the subject of Samatha-Vipassanā Meditation. This is actually the third lecture, since I skipped one last Saturday. So, even though this is the fourth Saturday, my lecture today will count as the third in the series of “Samatha-Vipassanā Meditation of the Nuclear Age.”

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