Buddhist Wisdom: Daily Reflections

by David Crosweller

Overview

Awaken your heart and engage your mind with Buddhist Wisdom: Daily Reflections, a simple but powerful collection of Buddhist sayings and extracts that offer an easy way to incorporate the Buddha's most significant teachings into your everyday life. Use it daily or at random to find help facing a particular issue or problem.

Illustrated with photographs of traditional Buddhist people, sacred places and monuments, the book provokes contemplation and more profound understanding for all individuals, regardless of religious persuasion. Buddhist Wisdom also offers a brief overview of the life of the Buddha, Buddhist teachings and the spread of Buddhism around the world; includes a Buddhist calendar of celebration days and festivals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804834896
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	05/15/2003
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 4.25(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

David Crosweller is a spiritual seeker who holds all religions in great respect. He co-founded Wherever The Need, a charity that aims to alleviate poverty and ill health, in a manner that empowers individuals and communities without undermining their traditions and culture.

Editorial Reviews

This day-by-day collection of Buddhist wisdom invites readers to explore brief, pithy statements, many of which are drawn from the Dhammapada. Crosweller advises readers to "give [themselves] time to absorb" the short meditations contained here, since at first glance they seem deceptively simple: an aphorism here, a platitude there. The tiny, square paperback format may also lull the unsuspecting into imagining that this is a trite, undemanding introduction to Buddhism. But readers who are willing to dig a little deeper will find that this carefully selected collection has much to offer. In addition to the daily meditations, the book has an unusual appendix of sacred observances and holidays in the Buddhist year, and tools for further exploration in the form of books and organizations. (May) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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