This engaging introduction to Buddhism explains the Buddha's earliest teachings, and is a practical guide for how to live fully in today's stressful world. The Feeling Buddha is a lucid account of how the Buddha's path of wisdom and loving kindness grew out of the challenges he encountered in life. Brazier explains the concepts of enlightenment, nirvana and the four Noble Truths, free from mystification. Buddha emerges as a very human figure whose success lay not in his perfection, but in how he positively utilized the energy which was generated through his suffering. This rare...
This engaging introduction to Buddhism explains the Buddha's earliest teachings, and is a practical guide for how to live fully in today's stressfu...
This is a manifesto for a more active, compassionate, and socially engaged Buddhism--one grounded in the Buddha's original intention. The New Buddhism asserts that Buddha was a radical critic of society, and that his vision of a new social order transcended racial and economic divisions. Brazier takes a new look at many aspects of Buddhism and reinterprets them in light of the Buddha's social aims. Western and Eastern visions of enlightenment are juxtaposed, and the author draws a line between 'extinction Buddhism' and 'liberation Buddhism'--the former seeks to release the...
This is a manifesto for a more active, compassionate, and socially engaged Buddhism--one grounded in the Buddha's original intention. The New Bu...
"A potent source of inspiration for anyone interested in the therapeutic potential of Buddhism. David Brazier writes with clarity and authority about the Zen way."--Mark Epstein, M.D. author of Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective.
"Comprehensive and readable . . . should appeal to anyone broadly interested in Buddhism."--Helen Sieroda psychosynthesis psychotherapist.
In this book, psychotherapist David Brazier offers readers in the West a fresh perspective on Buddhist psychology and demonstrates how Zen Buddhist techniques are integrated into...
"A potent source of inspiration for anyone interested in the therapeutic potential of Buddhism. David Brazier writes with clarity and authority about ...
Two and a half thousand years ago the Buddha taught by answering the questions of his followers and disciples. In this way he set out his complete philosophy and his guide to the spiritual path.
Here David Brazier responds to questions from his own students. The answers are crafted with care and each illuminates a different aspect of the Buddha’s teaching.
This book will speak to people at the start of their spiritual journeys, and those with decades of experience. Covering themes such as human nature, meditation, faith and ethics, there is something here for...
Two and a half thousand years ago the Buddha taught by answering the questions of his followers and disciples. In this way he set out his complete ...
