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Leigh Brasington

Books, conversations, and ways to practice with Leigh Brasington.

A student of Ayya Khema who began teaching retreats in 1997, Leigh Brasington teaches jhāna alongside insight practices. His books explore concentration, dependent origination, the gradual training, and the brahmavihāras. Official biography ↗

Selected books

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Book cover for Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhānas
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Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhānas

Leigh Brasington

Listed English edition · 2015

Settling attention, cultivating joy and navigating the jhānas. The author’s site provides excerpts, not the complete commercial book.

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Book cover for Dependent Origination and Emptiness: Streams Of Dependently Arising Processes Interacting, 2nd Edition
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Dependent Origination and Emptiness: Streams Of Dependently Arising Processes Interacting, 2nd Edition

Leigh Brasington

Second edition · 2024

A practitioner’s reading of dependent arising and emptiness. Includes both early Buddhist material and later perspectives; the author’s interpretation is explicit.

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Book cover for The Gradual Training: The Buddha’s Step-by-Step Guide for Awakening
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The Gradual Training: The Buddha’s Step-by-Step Guide for Awakening

Leigh Brasington

Listed English edition · 2024

A step-by-step presentation of the gradual training drawing on the early discourses, with practice commentary.

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Book cover for On The Way To The Far Shore: Q&A with The Buddha on the Way to Awakening
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On The Way To The Far Shore: Q&A with The Buddha on the Way to Awakening

Leigh Brasington

Listed English edition · 2025

Read the early verse dialogues alongside Brasington’s explanation of their implications for awakening.

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Book cover for Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity: The Brahma Viharas – Suttas, Stories, Practices, Hidden Gems
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Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity: The Brahma Viharas – Suttas, Stories, Practices, Hidden Gems

Leigh Brasington

Listed English edition · 2026

Love, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity in meditation and ordinary life. Includes connections between these practices and concentration.

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Practice & community

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