The Feeling Buddha: A Buddhist Psychology of Character, Adversity and Passion - Softcover

Brazier, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880642238 ISBN 13: 9780880642231

Publisher: Fromm Intl, 2000

Synopsis

A practical guide to the Buddha's teachings unlocks the mysteries of Buddhist philosophy and practice, challenging orthodoxy and offering inspiration to readers. Reprint.

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About the Author:

David Brazier is the author of The New Buddhism and Zen Therapy. A registered psychotherapist who lives in London, Brazier is spiritual teacher to the Order of Amida Buddha, a religious community dedicated to socially engaged Buddhism.

From Booklist:

Buddhism does not offer an escape from suffering, writes Zen Buddhist psychotherapist Brazier, but rather teaches us how to live "meaningfully in an afflicted world." Believing that this is but one of many widespread misconceptions regarding core Buddhist teachings, Brazier offers a new and clarifying approach to the Four Noble Truths in this commonsensical and quietly radical treatise. He begins with a fresh definition of the phrase "noble truth" itself. The "truth," he asserts, is not that life is suffering but that "suffering will always be a part of our lives." Pain and pleasure, life and death are inextricably connected, and it is this paradoxical dynamic that makes life rich and compelling. Nobility implies courage and states of mind and actions worthy of respect. What the Buddha understood, Brazier explains, is that "pride and dignity play a central role in human psychology." This helpful elucidation leads to a discussion of the Middle Path, or the Eightfold Way, that will guide Westerners to a genuine understanding of Buddhist precepts and to applying them to everyday life. Donna Seaman

About this edition

• Publisher: Fromm Intl
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0880642238
• ISBN 13: 9780880642231
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208