Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times

A renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time

The Buddha's revolutionary teachings transformed Asia, and his contemporary Socrates laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Although they never met, Socrates and the Buddha each addressed in a radically new and surprisingly similar way the core questions of how to lead a good, just, and dignified life amid turbulence and violence. Common to ...