Dhammapada : The Sayings of the Buddha

by BYROM, THOMAS

• ISBN13: 9780609608883
• ISBN10: 0609608886
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-12
• Publisher: Harmony

Summary

The Dhammapada is one of the most popular and accessible books of Buddhist scripture. Undoubtedly one of the greatest teachers in history, the Buddha has had an immeasurable influence on the human race. He taught that our suffering stems from desire and that the only way to remove desire is to purify the heart. Dhamma means law, discipline, justice, virtue, truth -- that which holds things together. Pada means way, path, step, foot. So, The Dhammapada is the path of virtue, or the way of truth. Thomas Byrom's lyrical and aphoristic rendering of the Buddha's teaching reveals its practical and timeless simplicity. Bell Tower's Sacred Teachings series offers essential spiritual classics from all traditions. May each book become a trusted companion on the way of truth, encouraging readers to study the wisdom of the ages and put it into practice each day.

Author Biography

Thomas (Billy) Byrom, Ph.D., was born in England and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and Harvard. He taught history and literature at Harvard and Old and Middle English language and Victorian and modern literature at Oxford, where he was first a fellow of Exeter College and then a fellow in American studies of St. Catherine’s College. His translation of The Ashtavakra Gita was published under the title <b>The Heart of Awareness</b>. In 1976 he moved to Kashi Ashram in Sebastian, Florida, where he served as president of the Kashi Foundation and as a spiritual elder and counselor for the whole community. There he cofounded the Ma Jaya River School, which he directed until his death in 1991.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
A Historical Note	p. 17
Choices	p. 21
Wakefulness	p. 26
Mind	p. 30
Flowers	p. 33
The Fool	p. 37
The Wise Man	p. 41
The Master	p. 45
The Thousands	p. 49
Mischief	p. 52
Violence	p. 55
Old Age	p. 60
Yourself	p. 63
The World	p. 66
The Man Who is Awake	p. 69
Joy	p. 74
Pleasure	p. 77
Anger	p. 79
Impurity	p. 83
The Just	p. 89
The Way	p. 93
Out of the Forest	p. 98
The Dark	p. 102
The Elephant	p. 105
Desire	p. 109
The Seeker	p. 116
The True Master	p. 123
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