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Being Good. Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life

Categorie	Filosofie
Boeknummer	#228002
Titel	Being Good. Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life
Auteur	Yun, Master Hsing
Boektype	Paperback
Druk	3e druk
Uitgeverij	New York/Tokyo, Weatherhill
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	0834804581
ISBN13	9780834804586
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	The aim of this book is simple: to invite readers to consider what it means to lead a good life, and to offer practical advice, based on the Buddhist teachings, as to how this can be accomplished. In each of more than thirty brief essays, Master Hsing Yun treats a specific moral or ethical issue, using quotations from the rich treasury of the Buddhist scriptures as a point of departure for his discussion. Among the topics he considers are control of the body and of speech, overcoming greed, ending anger, patience under insult, how to manage wealth, how to get along with others, what it means to practice Buddhism, and the blessings and joys of that practice. The Buddhist precepts are introduced as guideposts along this path of liberation, and friendship, gratitude, and service to others a... (Lees verder)re presented as essential elements of a common quest to discover and to embody our innate goodness and humanity.
Pagina's	164
Conditie	Redelijk — First free endpaper removed.
Prijs	€ 8,00

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