Meaning in Life: a Buddhist view
Meaning in Life: a Buddhist view
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ISBN / SKU
9781899579877
Format
Paperback
Pages
124
Dimensions
184 x 118mm
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Description
How can we bring more sense of significance into our lives? What meaning does life have in the face of suffering or death? Do we have a 'why' to live for?
Sarvananda takes us from the challenge of finding meaning to a need to engage with the wider world, by drawing a parallel with the Buddha's own quest. Using references from the 20th Century, Sarvananda covers many of the ways in which we seek meaning, citing writers & thinkers such as Akira Kurosawa, Wordsworth and Woody Allen. In so doing he moves from individual understanding to the principles of Buddhist teaching & demonstrates in a calm, friendly way how to apply the teachings practically, before finally taking the reader to the deeper reality of clear vision.
A concise, witty exploration of what truly matters.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sarvananda was born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1987, after being ordained as a member of the Western Buddhist Order, he moved to Norwich, England, where over the last 20 years, he has taught classes in Buddhism and meditation. At present he earns a living by writing and has had six plays and a comedy series broadcast on British BBC radio. This is his first book.
Sarvananda takes us from the challenge of finding meaning to a need to engage with the wider world, by drawing a parallel with the Buddha's own quest. Using references from the 20th Century, Sarvananda covers many of the ways in which we seek meaning, citing writers & thinkers such as Akira Kurosawa, Wordsworth and Woody Allen. In so doing he moves from individual understanding to the principles of Buddhist teaching & demonstrates in a calm, friendly way how to apply the teachings practically, before finally taking the reader to the deeper reality of clear vision.
A concise, witty exploration of what truly matters.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sarvananda was born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1987, after being ordained as a member of the Western Buddhist Order, he moved to Norwich, England, where over the last 20 years, he has taught classes in Buddhism and meditation. At present he earns a living by writing and has had six plays and a comedy series broadcast on British BBC radio. This is his first book.
Contents
Introduction: Questions! Questions!
1. Suffering
2. A 'why' to live for
3. Love is the answer
4 .Pauses and empty spaces
5. Emptiness
6. Meaning, mystery, and myth
Conclusion: everything that lives is holy
Bibliography
References
1. Suffering
2. A 'why' to live for
3. Love is the answer
4 .Pauses and empty spaces
5. Emptiness
6. Meaning, mystery, and myth
Conclusion: everything that lives is holy
Bibliography
References
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