- Paperback: 340 pages
- Publisher: Sounds True (Sep 28 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1591799104
- ISBN-13: 978-1591799108
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 16.6 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 454 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#45,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #54 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism > Rituals & Practice
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4.3 out of 5 stars (27 customer reviews)
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Life changing, Nov 21 2010
By Tim Brownson "Life Coach" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Living as a River: Finding Fearlessness in the Face of Change (Paperback)
This book is like no other book on Buddhism I have ever read before. Maybe that's because it's not really a book on Buddhism, but on life (and death). I actually hate writing reviews for books even for my own blog because when I read a book I just want to enjoy it without trying to remember specific aspects or highlight pages.However, I just wanted to make some comments about Living As A River because it has made me think and made me feel uncomfortable with some of my current beliefs. And that is a good thing because we have to move through a state of uncertainty when changing.
What Bodhipaksa does so wonderfully is weave a mixture of the past and the present. Yes he talks about the life of Buddha as you would expect in such a book, but it is a long way from being a biography or a book full of stories set in the dim and distant past. He also uses cutting edge well researched science to make some of his points about what we really are as human beings and possibly more importantly, what we aren't.
I don't expect to get too many people rushing to say this review was useful to them, but I will say this. I really enjoyed books by the likes of Kabat Zinn, Ram Das, Thich Nhat Han, Pema Chodron and Jack Kornfield, but in my opinion this takes it to the next level and does what those do only in parts, makes the Buddhist philosophy more accessible and understandable to the masses.
It's also a damn fine read and a book I will be recommending to clients.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Review in a Word: Comforting, Dec 18 2010
By Talking Wall "Never trust a man with manicure... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Living as a River: Finding Fearlessness in the Face of Change (Paperback)
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If I could only use one word to write this review I would use "comforting".Bodhpaksa's book is literally the most amazing thing I have ever read, period - and I'm a well read guy, I've studied Carl Jung's writings, dozens of books on spirituality and volumes on Cosmology and Astronomy. I can honestly write that I have never read anything that left me with such a sense of clarity. This work is easy to read and understand and it left me feeling very comfortable with my self (whatever that actually is... maybe it depends on how you define is?) I will recommend this book to family and friends and probably even purchase copies for some. Simply amazing.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Everything You Didn't Want To Know About Your "Self", Nov 6 2010
By Louis N. Gruber "Author of Jay" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Living as a River: Finding Fearlessness in the Face of Change (Paperback)
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Hard enough to realize that everything I have will eventually be taken away, that my body will age and die, that nothing is permanent--but then I always have my self, that immutable, indestructible core of my identity. Right? Wrong. Buddhism teaches that there is no permanent "self" after all, and that clinging to that concept is a cause of great suffering. Such is the major thesis of Bodhipaksa's book, and he fleshes out this teaching in great depth. He also gives a variety of suggestions for assimilating and living this truth, leading to a great sense of liberation.Well, it's a challenge, but the author does a masterful job of explaining his points with great wit and verve and overwhelming scholarship. He uses Buddhist texts and abundant scientific research, in the fields of neurobiology, genetics, psychology and more. Much more. It's a treasure-house of cutting edge information. The book may not get you to enlightenment, but it will get you thinking and reevaluating some of your most cherished understandings.
Bodhipaksa writes in an easy, flowing style, at times a little long-winded, and sometimes repetitious. Still, he has digested so much scientific research and presents it so well, that you have to keep reading. He even tells a little (too little) about himself and his own spiritual search. He includes full citations for the research he uses, and also includes suggestions for the readers' own spiritual practice. If you're interested in what a contemporary spiritual master has to teach, this may be just the book for you. I recommend it. Reviewed by Louis N. Gruber.
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