| | |  | Work at Home | Home » » The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity: At Home, At Work, In the World | | | | | | | Description: | | For those of us unable to devote hours to meditation and study, the long journey to enlightenment can be difficult to integrate with our daily lives. We may have access to Buddhist teachings, but specific guidance on how to conduct ourselves in the work-a-day world may be missing. This remarkable guide fills that gap, and directs "laypeople" toward a fuller, more spiritual life, by suggesting ways to bring skillful, spiritual practice to everyday responsibilities and concerns. From money to romantic relationships, office conflict-management to wise parenting practices, this book helps readers negotiate both the road to the Buddha's wisdom and the many daily distractions that threaten to test one's resolve along the way. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Bhikkhu Rahula | | Paperback:
| 200 pages | | Publisher:
| Wisdom Publications | | Publication Date:
| April 28, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0861715470 | | Product Length:
| 8.89 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.11 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.61 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Excellent bookNov 13, 2008
By Bodhisatva
This little book is one of the most important English-language books on the teachings of the Buddha. The author has chosen a unique topic, focusing on the moral and ethical foundations of Buddhism as applied in our daily lives. There is actually very little on the philosophical principles of Buddhism, which are covered at length in other books from Theravada scholars, of which I would recommend "What the Buddha Taught".
However, it is one of the most approachable books ever written by a Sri Lanka monk; written in clear English and very easy to read. I've found over the years that many of the books I study from are difficult even more experienced students of Buddhism. This book, however, is the one book that I can recommend wholeheartedly, above all others, to any of my American friends who are interested in learning about Buddhism.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Book Highlighting the Buddha's Advice to the Lay PeopleFeb 28, 2009
By Frederick E. Watt IV
"Mr. Papisito"
The vast majority of the books on the market talk about the coret soteriological teachings on the Four Noble Truths, the three characteristics of existence and so on.
With such an overwhelming amount of books on these topics (which was primarily taught to the monks) the teachings of the Buddha to the lay people on work, relationships, finances and so on get easily relegated to the point of almost nonexistence.
This book does a great job through erudite scholarship of combating this trend. Through a total of fourteen chapters, the author lays out from suttas in the Pali Canon what the Buddha had to say on important things we encounter in our everyday life: how to make sensible decisions, how best to make a living, how we should ideally deal with money, the qualities of good friends and so on.
This very down to earth book is a pleasure to read and conveys eloquently an ancient voice that thousands of years later still resonates with us today.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Some editing problemsSep 27, 2009
By Anagarika Dipa
I finished the library book last night. I ordered the new edition from Amazon via the used book dealer Owlsbooks. I see this book as a helpful one for lay people. I think that it is definitely worth buying at the cheaper price. One does need to use some caution though when reading this book. I found one of the author's translations of an excerpt from MN 58 Abhayarajakumara Sutta to be misleading due to leaving out a key word. I compared the two translations with each other. Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi has: "Such speech as the Tathagata knows to be true and correct but unbeneficial, and which is also unwelcome and disagreeable to others: such speech the Tathagata does not utter." Ven Bhikkhu Rahula's translation leaves out the word unbeneficial. I hope that this is just a mistake and not an intended omission of the word unbeneficial because leaving out this word changes the meaning of the sentence in a significant way.
Also, I was not able to find a couple of references that he listed. He listed AN Sona Vagga: Subhasitavaca. I find no Sona Vagga in AN. There is a Sona Vagga in Ud, but no Suhasitavaca sutta.
He uses his own translations throughout some of which are quite different from previous translations. Since he doesn't document which line he is translating it makes finding a parallel translation difficult at times.
He leaves out the category of bhikkhuni when translating an excerpt from DN 29 Pasadika in which naming all the categories of disciples of the Buddha was what the excerpt was about. So, it is a strange omission. I checked the Pali version and bhikkhuni is listed in the quote. Bhikkhuni means female monastic, so it is a significant omission.
So, all in all it is a helpful resource, but I wouldn't rely on his translation alone for understanding the discourses mentioned. I will look and see if these mistakes
are corrected in the Wisdom Publications edition. I would think that a publisher like Wisdom would not let these sorts of things slip through the editing process. I hope so at least.
I have since received the Wisdom Publications edition and the same mistakes are in it as well.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
The Buddha's Teachings on Prosperity: At Home, At Work, In the WorldJan 19, 2009
By Indy Reader
Excellent book. I have read it twice, and have given several copies to family members and friends. There is something in the book for everyone. It is not trying to convert people to Buddhism, so just read it with an open mind and appreciate the wisdom.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
practical dhamma for laypersonsJun 18, 2010
By Upsaka Jc
Finally a book about the Buddha's teaching for laypersons that relies on the more than just one Sutta in the Pali Canon. easy to read, accessible and practical. I cant recommend this enough.
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