- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Constable (17 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0094762902
- ISBN-13: 978-0094762909
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 895,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'This admirably clear and perceptive book has much to offer, particulrly for those with some experience of the Buddhist practice' - Library Journal; 'David Brazier writes with clarity and authority about the zen way' - Mark Epstein MD author of Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective"
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An account of how the Buddha's path of wisdom and loving kindness grew out of the challenges he encountered in life and how his 'middle way' restores the element of character missing from modern psychologies.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was a refreshing read,a book on Buddhism that didn't leave me feeling an unenlightened being! I may be of course, but I was encouraged by David Brazier addressing the reality of suffering in our everyday existence and the unlikelyhood of our being able to eliminate this. Rather by considering the four noble truths and the eight fold path he challenges us to convert this energy into passion and positive action. This easy yet challenging read focuses on our lives as they are lived and not on the more esoteric aspects of the Buddhist outlook. I borrowed the book but am now ordering my own copy!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Since first encountering The Feeling Buddha, I have constantly returned to it's exposition and commentary of the Four Noble Truths. Brazier's interpretation is a move towards a truer account of the Buddha's first sermon which is supported both by linguistic and logical evidence - and supported by my experience of applying this teaching, in the way Brazier presents to my own life, and the liberation I felt.
His description of how to live a noble life is at the same time completely human and profoundly spiritual - it is by accepting the nature of Dukkha, that we can begin to move away from ignorance and hurtful actions and towards a more compassionate way of life.
Presenting the teachings in this way opens a path which is accessible to all people, and not just the spiritual elite, or enlightened.
The Feeling Buddha is the perfect introduction to Buddhism, presenting teachings that can be immediately engaged with and applied to life. To anyone that is faced with struggle in life, this provides gateway to a noble life.
His description of how to live a noble life is at the same time completely human and profoundly spiritual - it is by accepting the nature of Dukkha, that we can begin to move away from ignorance and hurtful actions and towards a more compassionate way of life.
Presenting the teachings in this way opens a path which is accessible to all people, and not just the spiritual elite, or enlightened.
The Feeling Buddha is the perfect introduction to Buddhism, presenting teachings that can be immediately engaged with and applied to life. To anyone that is faced with struggle in life, this provides gateway to a noble life.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am grateful to David Brazier for restating things which I knew but had forgotten, and for expressing them in such a moving and utterly human way. As a teacher of children with particularly difficult lives, I have derived personal encouragement from the author's words and have also been able to offer their wisdom and comfort to my students. We particularly like the phrase 'the undefeated life', which brings a sense of achievement to the process of dealing with existence.
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The Feeling Buddha - David Brazier
This is an extremely well written, and easy to understand book. The subject of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths has been reappraised, in a way that is both relevant and meaningful to... Read more
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This book has been written in everyday language and with an approach which appealed to my needs to have certain aspects of the life of the Buddha explained in a modern day context. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by PM Grace
Enlightening
I was already seeking the final pieces of the jigsaw and the Buddha's words at the back of this book delivered them. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2004 by Jake Brumby
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