Conversations with Buddha, Joan Duncan Oliver
Conversations with Buddha, Joan Duncan Oliver
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Conversations with Buddha
A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts

Author: Joan Duncan Oliver

Narrator: Pamela Almand, Manish Dongardive, Toni Frutin

Unabridged: 2 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Vibrance Press

Published: 11/12/2019


Synopsis

Imagined by one of the world's leading experts on Buddhism, this fictionalised conversation presents the essential biography of its famously wise founder.

A relaxed chat with the Buddha tells us what he thought about impermanence, karma, mindfulness, compassion, love, and everything else that leads us toward a true understanding of ourselves and the cosmos.

We know him as the Buddha, the "Awakened One". Born Siddhartha Gautama 2,500 years ago in northern India, he became one of the world's greatest spiritual leaders. He suffered as we do, then by his own efforts found the key to liberation from the bonds of desire, hatred and ignorance. As Westerners living in relative prosperity, we can identify with this man who had it all - love, success, money, talent, privilege - but set these things aside to search for something deeper and more enduring. This book presents an account of the Buddha's life followed by a series of plausible and illuminating but imagined conversations, which probe all aspects of his philosophy for living. The insights he conveys here offer us practical wisdom for a better life.

About Joan Duncan Oliver

JOAN DUNCAN OLIVER is a contributing editor at Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, O: the Oprah Magazine, Health, Shambhala Sun, and The Best Buddhist Writing 2005. Her books include Happiness, Good Karma, Coffee with the Buddha, The Meaning of Nice, and Commit to Sit, an anthology of articles from Tricycle. A Buddhist practitioner for 40 years, she has studied with teachers from the Zen, Vipassana, and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, and from Bön, the indigenous religion of Tibet.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nawrin on September 10, 2020

I used to be the person who goes into a bookshop, picks up a book and finishes reading it there. But somehow I didn't do it after shifting to Europe. Finally I'm back on track of doing so. Went to Passa Porta (Brussels), and finished this book there. I actually know quite a bit about Buddha's life, s......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra on October 20, 2019

A different way to get information about the Buddha - in an interview format. There is some biography information at the beginning then goes into an interview. Really nice way to get information if not wanting to go into the nonfiction books out there. Nice series.......more

Goodreads review by Arun on September 25, 2020

The Great novelty of this book is that Buddha speaks back to the author and answers seemingly interesting questions like, "Why do you profess celibacy?", "Why did you abandon your family?" Or "How can you advise married people when you abandoned your family?" Most of them are common sense answers if......more

Goodreads review by Putu on April 24, 2023

Buddha once said “He who sees me sees the Dharma, and whoever sees the Dharma sees me” I’ve always been drawn to Buddha’s enlightenment journey. An abridged version of Buddha’s biography and Buddhism. A good start if you want to go deeper.......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on January 30, 2022

Interesting book if you wish to learn about the like and philosophy of Buddha. I was glad I read it and learned much.......more