Product Description

This inspiring book boils down the recipe for a spiritually rich and satisfied life to six simple rules. They can help anyone, of any faith, find deep joy and peace of mind. Based on an authentic and ancient Buddhist teaching called the 'Six Perfections', the rules have updated and explained for today. Following these guidelines, you'll learn to be more generous to yourself and others, to honuor your commitments and act with compassion, to control your anger and banish self-hate, to approach tasks with enthusiasm and perseverance, to focus with clarity on whatever you're doing, and to understand that the life's dreamlike nature opens new horizons of possibility. Entertaining and profound, this little book can be a wise bedside companion, a perfect resource for your home meditation space and a practical training manual for living a happier and more fulfilling life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #738627 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Madonna Gauding is a designer editor, and writer. A student of Tibetan Buddhism for twelve years, she has also studied and practiced the martial arts of Seido Karate and Kajukenbo and has studied Chinese and Japanese medicine, including Ohashiatsu. Madonna has designed book covers and designed and typeset interiors for a number of spiritual publishers, including Quest Books, Inner Ocean, and Sheed & Ward. She is author of The Meditation Bible and The Art of Living (forthcoming)

Customer Reviews

Beautifully Illustrated
This is a beautifully illustrated book covering the Six Mahayana Perfections in informal, contemporary language. It is an easy read with lots of meditations, journal exercises and 'things to do.' The author makes the point that one need not be a Buddhist to benefit from the teachings the text emphasises this drawing slightly upon other traditions. The last chapter, covering the sixth 'Key' of Get Real (Wisdom) is the only one I had difficulty with as it's the most philosophical. However, the concepts are described clearly and the author says right at the start that each Key builds on those that come before so perhaps if I worked through them in order the sixth would be clearer to me. This is certainly a very good introduction to Buddhist Living given in an easily digested form.