Buddhism path to Nirvana

Back of the Book

Better than offering thousands of sacrifices, Month after month for a hundred years, Is one moment spent honouring one, Who has perfected himself.

Better than the life of a hundred years, Spend without perceiving the excellent Truth, Is a single day spent, Perceiving the sublime Dharma.

Refraining from all evil, Cultivating what is good, And purifying one’s mind, This is the teaching of the Buddhas.



Foreword

Buddhism: Path to Nirvana explores the teachings of Buddhism from the perspective of a perennial philosophy that links all yearning for truth through a common foundation. The author, Professor K. N. Upadhyaya, has studied the ancient languages of Sanskrit and Pali and his field of specialization has been the philosophies of India. He has also been associated for many years with a lineage of adept teachers of surat shabd yoga (the yoga of uniting the soul with the sound current). For this book, he has brought his scholarship and personal understanding of the philosophy of the eternal way to his exploration of Buddhism and the earliest Buddhist texts in their original.

If we look to the heart of any of the world’s great religions, we see how much they have in common. They all say that there is a beginningless beginning, a reality beyond time and matter. Thus, Truth remains eternal — the same for all groups and for all time. This supreme reality is also presented by every scripture and by every account of the personal quest for understanding as ineffable and beyond the reach of words and mind.