Title: The Noble Eightfold Path: Practicing from the Heart
Product review: There are teachings that stimulate the mind and teachings that motivate the heart. MPH states on page 28: "The Middle Way is the path of sincerity, in which the heart and the mind together struggle to build the character." The language of this book gentles the mind so it can become part of heart's expanse, thus to absorb the spirit and truth of the teachings, not just their words. For how many words are needed to explain the basic tenets of Buddhism? But if those words are written with care, they can be as the breath breathing and that which they carry, life giving. As an example, I quote from page 26: "Right aspiration is the pursuit of truth above all things, of which virtue is first; of self-control above all things, of which compassion is first."Pointed -- expansive -- breathing.Perhaps this is not a good book for the Buddhist scholar, but for the initiate trying to perfect himself, it can be a blessing.
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