Sangharakshita Classics
2 primary works • 3 total works
Book 1
In this collection of four essays, Sangharakshita - a Buddhist teacher and poet - discusses how art, like religion, can challenge our perceptions, awareness and experience of truth. Recounting his own experiences as a young monk and poet, he urges the reader to apply a similar kind of awareness in looking at art to that developed in meditation. In so doing he shows how both have the power to transform the way we see ourselves and the world.
Book 2
The act of committing one's life to Buddhism and its three central tenets, the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha is known as many traditions as 'going for refuge'. Tracing his own path of discovery, Sangharakshita shows the importance of commitment to these three spiritual ideals and how this commitment provides a basis of unity among all Buddhists. In so doing he also tells the story of the founding of the Triratna Buddhist Community, an international Buddhist movement. Featuring a additional foreword by Maitreyi, The History of My Going for Refuge makes essential reading for anyone interested in the history and development of Buddhism in the West.
The Ten Pillars of Buddhism are ten ethical precepts - such as generosity, truthfulness, or compassion - that together provide a comprehensive moral guide. These deceptively simple teachings are the source of Buddhist ethics, their surprising depth revealed here as Sangharakshita considers them first collectively, then individually. Featuring a new additional foreword by Vajrasakhi, The Ten Pillars of Buddhism provides a fascinating insight for anyone interested in leading an ethical or Buddhist life.