Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life - Couverture souple

Hsing Yun

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0834804581 ISBN 13 : 9780834804586

Editeur : Weatherhill Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Book by Yun Hsing

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 are presented as essential elements of a common quest to discover and to embody our innate goodness and humanity.

Biographie de l'auteur

Master Hsing Yun is a Chinese Buddhist monk and forty-eighth patriarch of the Linji School of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism. He is founder of Fo Kuang Shan monastery in Taiwan and of the Buddha's Light International Association, which has nearly a million members worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Weatherhill Inc
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0834804581
• ISBN 13: 9780834804586
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 176