The Possibility of Amazement: Awakening the Five Spiritual Faculties - Paperback

by Nagapriya (Author)

We are all familiar with the physical senses of hearing, taste, touch, smell and sight and place immense value on these outer senses. Buddhism however also values five inner senses, faculties or powers that awaken new modes of perception: Faith, Wisdom, Energy, Contemplation, Mindfulness

Author Biography

Nagapriya was born in the UK in 1969. While studying for a philosophy degree in Leeds, he began practising with the Triratna Buddhist Community and was ordained as a Dharmachari in 1992. He later studied for a master's in the history of religions at the University of Manchester. In 2013 he moved to Mexico and helped found the Centro Budista de Cuernavaca. He is also co-founder and director of Editorial Dharmamegha, a small publishing venture dedicated to sharing Buddhist teachings in the Spanish-speaking world. In addition, he works as part of a team training men from Latin America for ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order. Since 2019 he has been a member of the College of Public Preceptors.

Nagapriya lives in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he is chair of the Cuernavaca Buddhist Centre.