The Big Questions: How To Find Your Own Answers To Life's Essential Mysteries
by Lama Surya Das /
2007 / English / EPUB
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The best-selling author of
The best-selling author ofAwakening the Buddha Within
Awakening the Buddha Within
addresses life's most provocative and tantalizing questions simply,
directly, and powerfully.
addresses life's most provocative and tantalizing questions simply,
directly, and powerfully.
Every life is a journey through the unknown. Along the way,
however, we tend to encounter the same perplexing questions again
and again. Some are cosmic enigmas that have always tested the
human mind: What is my purpose in life? What happens after I die?
Others are puzzles presented by daily life in modern society: What,
if anything, justifies assisted suicide? What is my personal
responsibility to the homeless? According to Lama Surya Das, one of
the foremost Western Buddhist scholars and teachers, the more we
seek to resolve these mysteries, the more fully we live.
Every life is a journey through the unknown. Along the way,
however, we tend to encounter the same perplexing questions again
and again. Some are cosmic enigmas that have always tested the
human mind: What is my purpose in life? What happens after I die?
Others are puzzles presented by daily life in modern society: What,
if anything, justifies assisted suicide? What is my personal
responsibility to the homeless? According to Lama Surya Das, one of
the foremost Western Buddhist scholars and teachers, the more we
seek to resolve these mysteries, the more fully we live.
Along with his own personal beliefs, the author presents a variety
of thoughtful points of view representing different schools of
Buddhism, other religions, spirituality in general, and pragmatism.
Along with his own personal beliefs, the author presents a variety
of thoughtful points of view representing different schools of
Buddhism, other religions, spirituality in general, and pragmatism.The Big Questions
The Big Questions challenges readers in the most stimulating
and thoughtful way to formulate individual, authentic responses to
life's big questions.
challenges readers in the most stimulating
and thoughtful way to formulate individual, authentic responses to
life's big questions.