Awakening the Buddha Within
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Book by Lama Surya Das introducing Tibetan Buddhist teachings and the Eightfold Path to Western readers.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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alcohol addiction recovery program
David says both share similar moral frameworks. The Eightfold Path mirrors the 12 steps but comes from Buddhist teaching, not recovery.
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David says both share similar moral frameworks. The Eightfold Path mirrors the 12 steps but comes from Buddhist teaching, not recovery.
"I turn this book over and it's called Awakening the Buddha Within. It's got Lama Surya Das. I buy the book. I read it cover to cover on the airplane. I was like, 'Holy cow, the message here with this eightfold path of virtue of Buddha is..."
Compared its teachings to the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and later to Kingdom Principles by Miles Monroe
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"I turn this book over and it's called Awakening the Buddha Within. It's got Lama Surya Das. I buy the book. I read it cover to cover on the airplane. I was like, 'Holy cow, the message here with this eightfold path of virtue of Buddha is very simi..."
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