Guy E. Dubois (1947) has translated various parts of the early Buddhist texts into Dutch, provided them with commentary and makes them available for free on SuttaCentral. He is also the author of several works on the teachings of the Buddha. These can be read online, for those who prefer to hold a real book in their hands, they can be ordered at bol.com.
The author himself wants to remain true to his initial objective: he does not wish to earn anything from Dhamma. Guy: “Whenever any ‘profit’ is generated it will go to dana.” As a yogi, he is completely unbound with respect to any Buddhist tradition. Thus, he interprets the Dhamma in a free-spirited manner. As such, he is – in the literal sense of the word – a “homeless person,” a bhikkhu, a mendicant, who gives his dhutanga (practice) substance in a very personal way. In his books he combines a virulently liberal attitude to life with a great affection for the deep insights of the Buddha.
Buddha’s wisdom
Guy E. DuboisThe Buddhasāsana deals with “seeing”. With “looking.” With ‘seeing’ and ‘knowing’ (janami passami). Not with the ordinary, everyday, sensory gaze of a…
Dhamma is Spontaneous
Guy E. DuboisSpontaneous is the antonym of ingrained. The opposite of conditioned. Of manipulated. Spontaneous leaves nothing standing of what the dhammanuvatti [1]…
Free Inquiry
Guy E. DuboisRegardless of his past, the dhammanuvatti remains personally responsible for his liberation. The Buddha encourages each practitioner to examine the object of…
On Perception and Reality
Guy E. DuboisThe life of the Buddha has been described extensively and with a great deal of devotion in the suttas. Siddhartha’s odyssey comes down to this: he was born in…
On Words, Concepts and Insight
Guy E. DuboisThe essence of our practice must be founded in understanding the Dhamma. In understanding the teaching. By gaining – with clear understanding – deep insight…
Regard All Experiences with Equanimity
Guy E. DuboisEquanimity is the apotheosis of the brahmavihāra’s. It is the nec plus ultra among the ‘Four Divine Abodes’. The first three ‘Immeasurables’ all still show a…
The Buddha on Wisdom and Consciousness
Guy E. DuboisA kalyānamitta (a good companion, a spiritual friend) recently asked me how many people manage to experience insight into reality as it really is (yathā bhūta…
The Khandha’s: The Five Processes of Which We are Composed
Guy E. DuboisKhandha literally means: heap, stack. A synonym for the term khandha in the Dhamma context is: pañcupādānakkhandhā → pañca + upādāna + khandha: pañca = five…
Udayabbaya – the Experience of Arising and Decay
Guy E. DuboisIn deep concentration we experience that the phenomena arise and decay so quickly that we cannot grasp them. That they completely escape our mind. That we can’t…
Verify for Yourself
Guy E. Dubois“Verify for yourself,” the Buddha said to his followers, “whether what I teach corresponds with the truth.” He condensed this into one word: Ehipassiko – ‘Come…
Vipassana: The Developement of Insight
Guy E. DuboisVipassanā literally means: ‘seeing things as they really are’. This ‘seeing’ requires clear understanding of the three characteristics (tilakkhaṇa) of all…