Gil Fronsdal Bücher

Richte nicht über die Menschen, mutmaße nicht über andere; ein Mensch schadet sich selbst, wenn er über andere urteilt. Dieses Brevier versammelt die Essenz buddhistischer Weisheit. Der renommierte buddhistische Lehrer und Bestsellerautor Jack Kornfield hat die Texte so zusammengestellt, dass sie den Geist des Buddhismus leicht zugänglich machen.

"This fresh new translation of the most widely read Buddhist scripture includes extensive explanatory notes and combines Gil Fronsdal's personal knowledge of the Buddhist path with his rigorous attention to detail in bringing forth the original text."-- Back cover

This easy-to-understand translation of one of the earliest surviving Buddhist texts offers a pathway to awakening that is simple, straightforward, and free of religious doctrine One of the earliest of all Buddhist texts, the Atthakavagga, or “Book of Eights,” is a remarkable document, not only because it comes from the earliest strain of the literature—before the Buddha, as the title suggests, came to be thought of as a “Buddhist”—but also because its approach to awakening is so simple and free of adherence to any kind of ideology. Instead the Atthakavagga points to a direct and simple approach for attaining peace without requiring the adherence to doctrine. The value of the teachings it contains is not in the profundity of their philosophy or in their authority as scripture; rather, the value is found in the results they bring to those who live by them. Instead of doctrines to be believed, the “Book of Eights” describes means or practices for realizing peace. Gil Fronsdal’s rigorous translation with commentary reveals the text to be of interest not only to Buddhists, but also to the ever-growing demographic of spiritual-but-not-religious, who seek a spiritual life outside the structures of religion.