Table of Contents

The Nature of Existence - Perfect Vision Reason and Emotion in the spiritual life - Perfect Emotion The Ideal of Human Communication - Perfect Speech The Principles of Ethics - Perfect Action The Ideal Society - Perfect Livelihood The Conscious Evolution of Man - Perfect Effort Levels of Awareness - Perfect Awareness The Higher Consciousness - Perfect Samadhi

About the Author

sangharakshita was born Denis Lingwood in South London in 1925.After twenty years as a Buddhist monk in India, he returned to England to establish the Western Buddhist Order in 1967. A translator between East and West, the traditional world and the modern, principles and practice, Sangharakshita's clear thinking have been appreciated throughout the world. He now lives in Birmingham , where he focuses on his writing.