{"product_id":"9781614293750","title":"The Buddha's Dream of Liberation: Freedom, Emptiness, and Awakened Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore the three great teachings of the Buddha with this plain-English primer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eThe First Turning of the Wheel\u003c\/b\u003e: Insight into the nature of suffering—and the way out of it—from the four noble truths and the eightfold path\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003eThe Second Turning of the Wheel\u003c\/b\u003e: Teachings on emptiness from the \u003ci\u003eHeart Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDiamond Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e • \u003cb\u003eThe Third Turning of the Wheel\u003c\/b\u003e: Guidance for practitioners and teachings on awakened Buddha nature\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In clear language, James William Coleman, professor of sociology at the California Polytechnic State University, guides us through the ancient sutras that preserve the Buddha’s message, illuminating their meaning for today’s world and tying the Buddha’s wisdom together for us. The book concludes with chapters from two great teachers, Reb Anderson from the Zen tradition and Lama Palden\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efrom the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, on how to use meditation to bring the Buddha’s wisdom into our daily lives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Wheel of Dharma\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: The Three Turnings of the Wheel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. The First Turning of the Wheel: The Four Noble Truths and the Pali Canon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Second Turning of the Wheel: Emptiness and the Perfection of Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Third Turning of the Wheel: Untying the Knot of the \u003ci\u003eSutra of the Explanation of the Profound Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Turning the Wheel in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Practicing the Dream\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Tasting the Truth of the Buddha’s Words: A Zen Perspective            \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e             by Reb Anderson Roshi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Envisioning Tara: A Vajrayana Perspective\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e             by Lama Palden Drolma\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Buddha’s Dream","brand":"Wisdom Publications MA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148392022256,"sku":"9781614293750","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614293750_p0.jpg?v=1763849701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614293750","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}