Radiant Mind

by Jean Smith

Complete with excerpts from both ancient Buddhist texts and contemporary teachings, a compilation of essential teachings presents both a solid introduction for novices and a "best of" collection for readers more familiar with Buddhist practice. Original.

Genres: Buddhism, Philosophy, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Self Help, Religion

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Tom Wiley · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to study Buddhism in systematic way, this is the perfect place to start. Radiant Mind features translations of important Buddhist texts and short essays from many different authors describing the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism. That this book engages with these ideas from many different perspectives is an immense gift. There are well-known Buddhists authors such as the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh in here but many other great lesser known writers as well.

[Brett W. Copeland · Rating 5 out of 5]

You ever feel like you traveled to another city to walk into a bookstore and pick up a life-changing book you otherwise wouldn’t have looked at? This opened the door to Buddhism and trauma recovery for me.

[Shiwani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Bruce · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites... I read this and the other two Tricycle books early in my Zazen practice and I have read them all repeatedly.

[Vicki Meesseman · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's now a reference book if that says anything for the book. I reread favorite passages.