Author: Shelton Ranasinghe

Publisher: Shelton Ranasinghe

Published: 2011-06-11

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 0615274420

The Buddha clearly stated, to subject his teaching to observation and analysis before accepting and living up to it. This is an astonishing invitation in his teachings that is not found in any other religions. Religions provide answers to the questions of mystic nature. How the mystic ideas came into the minds of primitive man and how the religions evolved into present forms, is briefly elaborated in this book. Almost all people stick to the belief systems induced by the parents. Irrespective of ones religion, this is a strange phenomenon of our psyche, which we do not perceive. Some people can be driven to commit suicide in the name of their belief system. This explains how external ideas implanted in us after birth, play a dominant role in our life journey. As to how our brain cells are programmed to accommodate this unique feature of I ness in us is the mystery of all mysteries. The core Buddha teachings address the I ness in a comprehensive manner. The Buddha is reputed as a supreme person of enormous knowledge, specifically in the thinking about thinking. This book explores the core elements of Buddha teachings in a broader manner with a different dimension of logical insight, analysis and rationale. The status of mindfulness, the logic of ending unhappiness, the purpose of meditation, etc., have been extensively exposed from conventional Buddhist realms by correlating these to mind programs. The author has explained, why he postulates self as a mere sub-program in an innate brain program. In his words We have been programmed to presume as we are the program but we are not; the main brain program runs us . This book will be interested to readers, to explore the common Buddhist concepts expressed in a different manner, correlating them to facts of nature, brain functions and common sense. Read this book for details!