The Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path

by Sangharakshita

Overview

The Noble Eightfold Path—the Buddha’s first teaching—is a timeless truth. One starts with a vision, a moment of insight, then transformation of thoughts, and follows in the light of that truth.

This teaching is explored in relation to every aspect of life and is a treasury of wisdom and practical guidance. The reader is taken deeper than in most introductions, while always remaining practical, inspiring, and accessible. This is the first in a new series, Buddhist Wisdom for Today.

Sangharakshita is a leading Western Buddhist teacher and a popular author of more than thirty books on Buddhism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781899579815
Publisher:	Windhorse Publications
Publication date:	09/01/2007
Series:	Buddhist Wisdom for Today
Edition description:	2 Revised edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying BUddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he returned to England and set up the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order which has over 65 centres worldwide, including the USA.

Table of Contents

About the author     vii
Publisher's preface     xi
Perfect Vision: The nature of existence     1
Perfect Emotion: Reason and emotion in the spiritual life     19
Perfect Speech: The ideal of human communication     44
Perfect Action: The principles of ethics     61
Perfect Livelihood: The ideal society     75
Perfect Effort: The conscious evolution of man     92
Perfect Awareness: The levels of awareness     111
Perfect Samadhi: The higher consciousness     125
Index     141