Books Details
Author : Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Pages : pages Publisher : Audible Studios
Language : eng ISBN-10 : B01E7SME40 ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
Meditation is like walking toward happiness. And Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is like
a tireless bricklayer, constructing a path brick by brick that allows us to make that
walk. Without the path, he says, all the walking in the world won't help. Of course, as
a Buddhist monk, his blueprint was created long ago in the form of the Buddha's so-
called Noble Eightfold Path. In the same clear language that has made his
Mindfulness in Plain English a perennial favorite, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness is
his attempt to explain this timeless path of morality, concentration, and wisdom. The
gist of the book comes down to the use of the word skillful in the heading of each of
the book's chapters. Living well is a skill that takes both practice and understanding.
With stories, bulleted summaries, quotes from the sutras, and, most of all, a knack for
relating to our everyday concerns, Henepola Gunaratana skillfully teaches us how to
refrain from causing others to suffer. This, along with ending
