Reflections on Dependent Origination. Conversations on Meditation

This book is dedicated to discussing various aspects of the teaching on dependent origination. It is composed based on the conversations of the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw with students who are intensively practicing meditation at his meditation center in Rangoon. The teaching given by Mahasi Sayadaw is oriented towards practical application and is not intended for purely academic study.
The doctrine of dependent origination expresses the very essence of the Buddhist view - impermanence, unsatisfactoriness of existence, and the absence of self. Understanding this teaching during the insight meditation leads to a break in the chain of conditionality and the attainment of nibbana. In his talks, Mahasi Sayadaw thoroughly and deeply describes both all the links of dependent origination and the various aspects of insight meditation for their understanding.