How to Truly Love
An Ancient Guide to a Life of Kindness
$37.06
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2026
Summary
An engaging new translation of a timeless fifth-century Buddhist meditation guide that teaches practices for becoming happier and freer by learning how to love everyone
Sages and religious teachers the world over have taught us to love one another, extending our love and kindness beyond our immediate family and friends to strangers and even enemies. But such lofty aspirations can seem unrealistic and even perverse given how difficult and annoying other people can be, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691292816 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691292817 |
| Author: | Buddhaghosa, Maria Heim |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 114mm |
| Series: | Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers |
About The Author
Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa was a fifth-century CE scholar and monk who was born in India but spent most of his career in Sri Lanka editing and translating the Pali Buddhist commentaries sacred to the Theravada tradition. His most famous work is The Path of Purification, a meditation manual of morality, contemplation, and insight that aims at bringing about ultimate freedom.
Maria Heim is the George Lyman Crosby 1896 & Stanley Warfield Crosby Professor in Religion at Amherst College. Her books include Words for the Heart: A Treasury of Emotions from Classical India, How to Feel: An Ancient Guide to Minding Our Emotions, and How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go (with Jay L. Garfield and Robert H. Sharf).
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