- Paperback: 278 pages
- Publisher: HarperOne; Reprint edition (Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060878819
- ISBN-13: 978-0060878818
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.8 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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' ... sewn together through the use of incident and event [this book] illuminates the iconic figure whose name is synonymous with enlightenment.' (Times Literary Supplement )
'Fast and easy-to-read ... teaches without being didactic. Chopra scores a fiction winner.' (Publisher's Weekly )
'So fresh and unpretentious... Bravo Deepak!' (James O'Dea, President, Institute of Noetic Sciences )
'**** This is a very clever, very readable book.' (Prediction Magazine )
'An astonishing narrative, a veritable literary feast...' (Brian Grazer, Emmy-award winning producer of A Beautiful Mind )
'Outstanding!' (Arvind Sharma, Professor of Comparative Religion, McGill University ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
'Fast and easy-to-read ... teaches without being didactic. Chopra scores a fiction winner.' (Publisher's Weekly )
'So fresh and unpretentious... Bravo Deepak!' (James O'Dea, President, Institute of Noetic Sciences )
'**** This is a very clever, very readable book.' (Prediction Magazine )
'An astonishing narrative, a veritable literary feast...' (Brian Grazer, Emmy-award winning producer of A Beautiful Mind )
'Outstanding!' (Arvind Sharma, Professor of Comparative Religion, McGill University ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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Buddha is synonymous with the term 'enlightenment'. Although we see him as a calm, benevolent figure, the actual life story of Buddha was tumultuous and dramatic. No other human being has lived such a life.
What better way to grip the reader than to tell Buddha's story from the inside?
Chopra carries the reader from Buddha's birth to the time of enlightenment - how he experienced such depths of despair and heights of ecstasy, renounced love in favour of spiritual perfection, and contained in one body enough wisdom to change the world. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Deepak is best known for presenting Eastern ideas to a Western audience with a clear vision and penetrating insight. When I saw this book at a local store, I just had to buy it, since I wanted to read how Deepak would convey his ideas in fiction - in retelling the tale of Buddha's journey to enlightenment. I found this book to be mesmerizing almost as if I was right there with the Buddha experiencing everything.
Buddhism has always interested me with its ethic of compassion, mindfulness and emphasis on meditation. So to understand the Buddha's journey in a contemporary tale has been most spell-binding. My own understanding of the Buddha started with Siddhartha a classic by Herman Hesse and I also loved a unique spiritual novel on compassion called Nexus: A Neo Novel.
Buddhism has always interested me with its ethic of compassion, mindfulness and emphasis on meditation. So to understand the Buddha's journey in a contemporary tale has been most spell-binding. My own understanding of the Buddha started with Siddhartha a classic by Herman Hesse and I also loved a unique spiritual novel on compassion called Nexus: A Neo Novel.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having long been drawn towards the peaceful ideology and practical approaches to living that buddhism offers (and having read the Hesse book) I wasn't sure about a fictionalised version of Buddha's life, but it works really well.
Chopra writes superbly, showing skill and sensitivity in putting across the ideas, especially in giving one a chance to understand what achieving enlightenment might actually mean.
I particularly liked his Epilogue where he speaks to the reader about the process of writing the book, and the short Practical Guide to Buddhism. I learned more from these 13 pages than from many hours of previous study and meditation with my buddhist friends!
Chopra writes superbly, showing skill and sensitivity in putting across the ideas, especially in giving one a chance to understand what achieving enlightenment might actually mean.
I particularly liked his Epilogue where he speaks to the reader about the process of writing the book, and the short Practical Guide to Buddhism. I learned more from these 13 pages than from many hours of previous study and meditation with my buddhist friends!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A thought provoking read that presents the background to a spiritual approach to life in line with the modern day growth in popularity of yoga and medition.
The way the book discusses spiritual concepts in the format of a story, makes it easy for readers of all backgrounds to open their mind to the content discuss and perhaps even see the benefits of adopting some of the approaches to life into their own.
Particularly interesting to me as a yoga and meditation enthusiast to understand the Buddhist background to this practice and way of life.
The way the book discusses spiritual concepts in the format of a story, makes it easy for readers of all backgrounds to open their mind to the content discuss and perhaps even see the benefits of adopting some of the approaches to life into their own.
Particularly interesting to me as a yoga and meditation enthusiast to understand the Buddhist background to this practice and way of life.
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great
brillianT loved reading this book, i now have an insight into buddhas life story in easy to read book by Deepak Chopra
Published 1 month ago by jenny
BUDDHA
JUST STARTING ON MY JOURNEY INTO BUDDHISM, SO FOR A FIRST BOOK IT IS A NICE GENTLE INTRODUCTION, BUT I SUSPECT PARTS ONLY MADE SENSE BECAUSE SOME HAD ALREADY BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME. Read more
Published 7 months ago by ANGIE
excellent good read
I have read many Deepak Chopra books now and this was different but still very good. Looking to get my hands on another Deepak gem.
Published 7 months ago by lindad
Very well written
A great book on enlightment. Very well written. I read it in one go over two weeks. This books makes you think into concept of life and why you are born. Very intriguing
Published 7 months ago by Vivek Marwah
Deepak Chopra inspires us once more.
If you have ever enjoyed reading Deepak's wise words, then this book is a must have. Ever since I read 'Way of the Wizard' years ago, I have been recommending Chopra's books. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dino
Invaluable for the insights, and reads like a classic biography
I'd been on a tour of the main religious sites of Sri Lanka a few years ago, and as I was brought up as a Catholic I had very limited understanding of what I was looking at - I... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Maurice V
A Story of Enlightenment
I thought that deepak Chopra put across the story of 'Buddha' fantastically!!!!!
Very interesting, moving, and a reminder that we all have within us an 'inner peace' that we... Read more
Very interesting, moving, and a reminder that we all have within us an 'inner peace' that we... Read more
Published 19 months ago by W. Aisthorpe
Amazing
This book was easy to read and tell the storey extreamly well, I couldn't put this book down as it keeps you gripped at every step. A must read book.
Published on 26 July 2009 by Mr. Clayton L. Hill
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