{"product_id":"the-beginners-guide-to-walking-the-buddhas-eightfold-path-paperback","title":"The Beginner's Guide to Walking the Buddha's Eightfold Path - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Writing a 'nuts and bolts' guide that is genuinely wise, charmingly conversational, and a pleasure to read requires a particular talent, and Jean Smith has proved once again that she has it.\"--Sylvia Boorstein, author of \u003cb\u003eDon't Just Do Something, Sit There\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe third of Jean Smith's Beginner's Guides focuses on the Buddha's Eightfold Path--the concepts central to practicing the Buddha's teachings in daily life. The eight steps on the path are: right understanding, thought, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. Smith explains exactly what the Buddha had in mind, using translations of his own words and then elucidating them for us. Throughout the book are wonderful quotes from a broad range of Buddhist teachers, giving a taste of the very best each of them has to offer. \u003cb\u003eThe Beginner's Guide to Walking the Buddha's Eightfold Path\u003c\/b\u003e is a prescription for happiness, not just for overcoming suffering, which is how many people think of Buddhism. Here is a book for Buddhists of every tradition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean Smith is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Beginner's Guide to Zen Buddhism\u003c\/b\u003e, the coauthor of\u003cb\u003e The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation\u003c\/b\u003e, and the editor of four much-admired collections of Buddhist teachings: \u003cb\u003eBreath Sweeps Mind\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Everyday Mind\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRadiant Mind\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e365 Zen\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in Keene, New York, and Taos, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.02 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756776128800,"sku":"9780609808962","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3efd9d63527f9f90ea5ad6c29c87b5de.webp?v=1780086329","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-beginners-guide-to-walking-the-buddhas-eightfold-path-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}