With beauty and grace, this book creates images of the life of
Buddha so that when reading it, one experiences his life as if in
living pictures. The story unfolds naturally and is easy and
compelling to read. Buddha's relationship to God is clearly defined,
and it reveals both the events of his outward life and his inner
spiritual development.
The reader sees how Buddha was helped by the events in his life,
many of which seemed on the surface to be great misfortune. However,
it was through overcoming suffering that Buddha came to the
recognition of his life's purpose. His misfortune turned into his
greatest help. As a sage of the Word of Truth, he worked in the midst
of his people, whom he wished to lead away from a life that submitted
indolently to fate, to one activated by conviction.
"A colorful and comprehensive chronicle of Siddhartha's
life in India, this book documents the travels and experiences that
led to the enlightenment of the young Buddha. It is filled with
images of rural India--its animals, wilderness, people, and legends.
The narrative has a sweetly formal simplicity, although it also
possesses the ease and conversational quality of more modern styles.
Rather than calling this book a channeled or written work, the
publishers describe it as "received" knowledge. It was conceived by
associates of Abd-ru-shin
(Oskar Ernst Bernhardt, 1875-1941). This is a charming and devout
recitation of the life of Buddha."
