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The search for knowledge, for a comprehensive understanding of reality, has a long tradition in all cultures and is nevertheless still ongoing today. Especially in our modern age with its numerous offers, it is often not easy to find the right path for oneself. The book offers a view of reality from a Buddhist perspective based on philosophical analysis and symbolic representation, using concrete, practical examples. It is sees itself as a guide in the search for knowledge, just as it is required in all Buddhist traditions - but also in Western philosophy and modern science - namely, to examine all arguments for oneself and test them in practice before they can be classified as 'correct' or consistent with reality.In the first part of the book, you will find a detailed and clear insight into the fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Starting from Western models and their historical backgrounds, the various aspects of perceived reality are analysed and their underlying reality explored. Through concrete analysis and numerous examples, we gradually approach the Buddhist view. The second part takes readers to comparatively higher levels, the path of seeing or insight. It points out the possibilities that open up with increasing clarity of mind. Both parts use traditional European as well as Buddhist symbols.The unusual combination of precise analysis and creative approach through symbolic representations facilitates the understanding of complex interrelationships. The Buddhist path shows us a new, clear view of reality. It is a unifying, not a divisive path and could help us to get closer again despite our different positions. The goal of the Buddhist path, supreme enlightenment, brings us not only wisdom and compassion, but also supreme joy. Two selected quotes from the book: - Every phenomenon is illusory and resembles images in a dream. - There is nothing more beneficial than loving compassion, and no greater wisdom than to practice it.
About the author
Hannelore Röggla, geb. 1954 in Amstetten, studierte Physik und Medizin. Sie arbeitete als Ärztin und Psychotherapeutin in Wien und ist seit einigen Jahren in Pension. Sie ist Buddhistin und Leiterin eines kleinen Meditationszentrum in Wien.
Sie lebt in Wien und im südlichen Niederösterreich. Sie ist ambitionierte Hobby-Gärtnerin, reist und wandert gerne, liebt Musik und alles Kreative.
Sie veröffentlichte diverse wissenschaftliche Texte und 2005 ein Sachbuch im Kreuz Verlag (dzt. vergriffen). Seit 2002 schreibt sie Gedichte und nahm an diversen Dichterlesungen in Wien und NÖ teil, u.a. im Literaturhaus in Wien. "Laßt uns schauen das Licht der Sonne" ist ihre zweite lyrische Veröffentlichung.
