Hi Everybody,
Just about to escape to Antibes in the south of France with Sarah for a couple of weeks of sun and sea and windsurfing, but I thought it would be good to get in an episode before I go. So here goes.
The Case for Buddhism page 9.
'...without wishing to push the analogy too far Buddhism might be said to provide a significant bridge between s living spiritual philosophy and the ever-increasing lines of books in the self-help section of your local bookshop, with their various forms of instant advice on how we might get better at the game of life, because Buddhism in a sense has a foot in both camps. It has the bedrock of a profound and all-embracing philosophy that touches upon every aspect of human life, and which has truly stood the test of time. But it is also just as genuinely about self-help and about self-belief. The very heart of Buddhism is about our learning how to handle the daily business of living more confidently and more bouyantly.
As Daisaku Ikeda, one of the greatest living authorities on Buddhism has expressed it, ' Buddhism is a movement emphasising self-education.'
That is to say Buddhism is about learning how to accept total responsibility for all the determinations and all the causes that we make as we go about our daily lives. '
Best wishes.
Hopefully see you next time.
William
PS The Case for Buddhism is available as a paperback from Amazon and as a download from Kindle.
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