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We are all looking for greater meaning and wisdom in our lives. The problem is that we search for these things outside ourselves. The most profound teachings of the Buddha say that the wisdom we search for doesn�t come from outside. It is already within us � it is our very nature. The spiritual path is simply a way of helping us uncover and manifest the wisdom we already have. Discovering our innate wisdom means learning to trust and rely not only on our intellect, but also on our intuition. It also means recognizing and letting go of negative thought patterns and emotional hang-ups that keep us confused and unhappy. You Are Buddha offers a practical guide to learning meditation, working with thoughts and emotions, becoming more deeply embodied, understanding the nature of mind, developing ethical conduct, and becoming an authentically mature human being. Through the path of meditation, action and insight taught by the Buddha, we can stop identifying with our false self and re-awaken to the wisdom we were born You Are Buddha: A Guide to Becoming What You Are Dennis Hunter, ONE Human Journey, Paperback, 217 pages, $14.95
The author is Dennis Hunter. I know Dennis through different Buddhist communities that he and I have been part of.
Dennis lived at a Buddhist Monastery, Gampo Abbey, in Nova Scotia for two intense years. He took temporary vows as a monk. I lived at Karme Choling which is a Buddhist Retreat Center in Barnet, Vt. for two years, I know how hard it is to make the kind of commitment that Dennis and I made, so when I heard about his above book coming out, which he wrote a lot of while at Gampo Abbey, I knew I wanted to review it. Incidentally, the amazing Buddhist nun, Pema Chodron, used to be in charge of the Abbey.
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