In A Guide to the Buddhist Path, Sangharakshita sorts out fact from myth and theory from practice to reveal the principal ideals and teachings of Buddhism.
This book, originally compiled as a study manual for those wishing to join the Order, is essentially an anthology of edited excerpts from some of Sangharakshita's most popular lectures between the years of 1965 and 1987. It is accessible, comprehensive, and clear - an ideal introductory book for those wishing to know what Buddhism is.
A commentary based on a question-and-answer session given on a men’s ordination retreat in Tuscany, Italy, in 1986. Study groups on the retreat had been studying Dr Ambedkar’s article and were ‘finding their bearings in the Indian world’, as one of the participants explained. In the commentary, Dr Ambedkar’s article is quoted section by section, followed by Sangharakshita’s comments and reflections in answer to the seminar participants’ questions.
The Dhammapada is one of the most popular and influential of Buddhist scriptures, containing the essential teachings of the Buddha. This translation by Sangharakshita is presented as a beautiful pocket-sized edition.
Experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind and produced by mind. If one speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows even as the cart-wheel follows the hoof of the ox drawing the cart.
Experiences are preceded by mind, led by mind and produced by mind. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow that never departs.
In Who is the Buddha? Sangharakshita puts forward an image of the Buddha as a historical figure, as the pinnacle of human perfection and as an archetype in the context of both time and eternity.