Buddhism: An Introduction to the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Practices (The Essential Wisdom Library) Audiobook (Free)

The program includes an introduction read by the author.

A modern guide to the teachings of Buddhism.

Buddhism: An Intro towards the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Procedures is an indispensable instruction to a 2,600-year-old wisdom tradition that has transformed the lives of thousands across decades and around the world. Readers will understand how Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, one of the most influential spiritual leaders ever, and discover the way they as well can follow his groundbreaking about Buddhism: An Introduction towards the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Practices (The Essential Wisdom Library) solutions to attain pleasure and inner freedom. Along with available overviews of central teachings-the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Route, karma, core virtues like kindness and compassion, and more-Buddhism addresses such essentials as:

– the three main Buddhist traditions-Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana-historically and theirrelevance today

– the part of meditation and mindfulness in Buddhist practice

– step-by-step instructions in key Buddhist practices

Writing within an participating, approachable style, writer Joan Duncan Oliver outlines the fundamentals of Buddhism for every listener, exposing its timeless truths and their relevance for acquiring serenity in uncertain instances. A practitioner of Buddhist yoga for forty years, Oliver offers written extensively on Buddhist wisdom and its application to lifestyle. Her practical strategy makes Buddhism an important contemporary guidebook to a historical tradition.