The Wisdom in Directing One's Dharma Practice (Volume 1)

The Meaning of Life To be good at applying and in handling this life's resources so as to enrich this life, to advance the evolutionary process of life, and finally to put an end to all of life's constraints and bondages, to confront with death itself, and even to use death in speeding up the evolutionary process of one's spiritual life, so that one would not fail to live up to this life's possession and existence , as well as not being unworthy of future life expectations. This is, indeed, the real meaning of life. The ancient Chinese sage Zhuang Zhou had mentioned that if one can manage one's life well, then it would be possible for one to manage one's death well. If one can actively face the reality of life, realize it, learn how to manage it, and eventually to master life skillfully and light-heartedly, without further entanglements and endless cycles of reincarnations, then this kind of managing one's life well is exactly the meaning of the truth of life: that is, knowing life as well as knowing death. The so-called Dharma practice is the one true practice of learning how to handle life to the point that one will eventually be able to master life lightheartedly. This book has made a layer by layer, and yet profound, analysis of the wisdom within. Its viewpoint is not only practical, but also up to the point and innovative. It can be applied in our daily life and can also assist our Dharma practice. Yet, flexibility and profundity have all been melted and integrated together. The real cases that are listed in the book are most inspiring. Even for ordinary people, if one wants not to fail to live up to this life, to make accomplishment, and to avoid wasting time and run into snags and be foiled everywhere, this book is the first choice, and it definitely would not let you down.