The Dhammapada for Awakening

A Commentary on Buddha's Practical Wisdom

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Pub Date 04 Dec 2019 | Archive Date 08 Sep 2020

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With a refreshing and timely perspective to ancient wisdom, Abbot George’s unique background shows seekers of inner peace how they can effectively lead a spiritual life in the modern world.

The Dhammapada for Awakening explores the Buddha's answers to the urgent questions, such as “How can I find find lasting peace, happiness and fulfillment that seems so elusive?” and “What can I do to avoid many of the miseries big and small that afflict all of us?”. 

Drawing on the proven wisdom of different ancient traditions, and the contemporary masters of spiritual life, as well as his own studies and first-hand knowledge of the mystical traditions of East and West, to Abbot George illumines the practical wisdom of Buddha in the Dhammapada – and more importantly, and make that makes that teaching relevant to present day spiritual seekers. 

The Dhammapada is the first collection of Gautama Buddha’s practical teachings for those seeking Nirvana, compiled only three months after his passing away by his enlightened disciples, who named it Dhammapada: The Way of Dharma. It is a distillation of forty-five years of the Buddha’s teaching. 

Abbot George says of the Dhammapada, “Over and over in the teachings of Buddha we find that he is giving us only that which can be applied in our daily lives in order to fit ourselves for freedom from all that binds us.” 

In The Dhammapada for Awakening you will learn: 

*  An esoteric understanding of the mind and how to deal with it. 

*  How we create our destinies by our thoughts and actions, and how we can use that knowledge to shape a better present and future for ourselves. 

*  What are the obstacles to reaching our full potential, and how we can avoid those obstacles.

Whether a person is Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, simply spiritual, or merely discontent with the status quo of their lives, the universal spiritual principles in The Dhammapada for Awakening will prove helpful in empowering seekers to tread the path to Freedom, that they may become finders.

With a refreshing and timely perspective to ancient wisdom, Abbot George’s unique background shows seekers of inner peace how they can effectively lead a spiritual life in the modern world.

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Advance Praise

"""In this compelling book, Abbot George Burke brings his considerable knowledge and background in Christian teachings and the Vedic tradition of India to convey a practical understanding of the teachings of the Buddha. ...This is a book you'll want to take your time to read and keep as reference to reread. Highly recommended for earnest spiritual aspirants, especially those who may need a prod to keep them moving forward.""

--Anna Hourihan, author, editor, and publisher at Vedanta Shores Press

""This is a working commentary that often causes moments to pause, ponder, and reflect, inspiring long moments of meditation.""

--Ryan J. Dejonghe, AMAZON TOP 1000 REVIEWER

""The writing is well crafted and stocked with anecdotes, humor, literary references and beautiful quotes from the Buddha. I found it to be entertaining as well as illuminating and have come to consider it a guide to daily living.""

--Rev. Gerry Nangle"

"""In this compelling book, Abbot George Burke brings his considerable knowledge and background in Christian teachings and the Vedic tradition of India to convey a practical understanding of the...


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This book is interesting as it mixes the authors personal experiences and other religions to explain the Bhagavad Gita (referencing and drawing parallels with the Bible). Having read the book I feel it will probably be a book I will dip in and out of again when searching for wisdom.

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This book was incredibly detailed yet really easy to digest.
There was A LOT of information to take in with this book. I'm new to Buddhism - only really been studying and developing my knowledge for 6 months or so. This book is great for newbies to the world of Buddhism and the teachings of the Buddha as it's so brilliantly written. It is one of the best books I have read on the Buddhism way of life.
It is written in a way that is easy to understand, but I did have to read this relatively slowly to take it all in.

I like the way the it was broken down into chapters reflecting different aspects - so I think it would be a good book to dip in and out of and use for reference as and when you need it.
I also like the fact that it has a glossary at the end - a lot of words within Buddhism are traditional sanskrit and so the glossary was very helpful.
The only thing I would have liked to have included was how to pronounce those sanskrit traditional words. Its all well and good to understand what they mean, but it would have been even better if it could have been explained how they are said/pronounced.

Overall I did enjoy this book, there is a lot to take in, and I did have to go through slowly because of that fact. However, it is written in a way that is easy to understand and is incredibly engaging. Perfect for a beginner to the faith like me!

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