This engaging introduction to Buddhism explains the Buddhas earliestteachings and is a practical guide for how to live fully in todays stressfulworld. <strong>T... » 

This engaging introduction to Buddhism explains the Buddhas earliestteachings and is a practical guide for how to live fully in todays stressfulworld. The Feeling Buddha is a lucid account of how the Buddhas path ofwisdom and loving kindness grew out of the challenges he encountered in life.Brazier explains the concepts of enlightenment nirvana and the four NobleTruths free from mystification. Buddha emerges as a very human figure whosesuccess lay not in his perfection but in how he positively utilized the energywhich was generated through his suffering. This rare guide illustrates howBuddhas philosophy of the middle way can lead to a balanced harmonious andserene existence in the 21st century. «