{"product_id":"4415","title":"The Healing of the Bull - Audiobook","description":"\u003cp\u003e This is an audiobook of Bodhi Leaves No. 140 \"The Healing of the Bull\" by Suvimalee Karunaratna,  found in the Pariyatti Edition of \u003ca href=\"\/collected-bodhi-leaves-vol-5\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003eCollected Bodhi Leaves Vol. V\u003c\/a\u003e as well as at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=bl140\" target=\"_blank\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003eBPS as a free eBook download\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eHealing the Bull is part of the Bodhi Leaves series, published by the Buddhist Publication Society in Sri Lanka. These are very small booklets on a wide range of topics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is a short story of an abused bull, who tells his story to a wise elephant and gets advice on the nature of his problems, and the way out of them from a turtle. The story is about letting go of hatred and aversion and the clinging to security, which allows one to be peaceful.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the story: \"One day, into the temple premises where Kapuri the she-elephant, the wise tortoise, and the peacock lived, there arrived a work-worn bull. Kapuri saw him seated in the middle of the temple grounds behind the monks' quarters, looking as though he were weighed down by a world of sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Kapuri's mahout tied her to the accustomed jak tree after her day's work and went away leaving a heap of kitul palms for her to munch on, Kapuri cast several thoughtful glances in the direction of the bull. He was seated close by, looking like a dejected sack of bones that had been carelessly deposited on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Friend, from what part of the country have you come? Are you staying here long?\" Kapuri asked him...\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"iframe-container\"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/548453507?quality=1080p\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center\"\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cinput type=\"button\" onclick=\"window.location='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/uc?export=download\u0026amp;id=16ub_qt5BoQfL1nZ3JM6Xmh9IljFaXfW3';_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Downloads', 'audiobooks_audio', 'Healing of the Bull_SingleMP3']);\" name=\"Add\" value=\"Download Single File (23MB)\" class=\"btn\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cinput type=\"button\" onclick=\"window.location='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/uc?export=download\u0026amp;id=1OPBeEDbOsxAYsAO6ePbu4uWDvP3MxryZ';_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Downloads', 'audiobooks_audio', 'Healing of the Bull_chaptersMP3']);\" name=\"Add\" value=\"Download Chapters (23MB)\" class=\"btn\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/unT4TxotpVM\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"youtube_link\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView on YouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/Audiobooks_c_40.html\"\u003eCheck out our complete audiobook catalog.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWe are grateful to the volunteers who offered their time and skills creating this product so that we can offer it freely. If you wish to help us record more audiobooks, please email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:volunteer@pariyatti.org\"\u003evolunteer@pariyatti.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Karunaratna, Suvimalee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101567029342,"sku":"706388","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/healing-bull_9a48faf3-4938-480d-95ae-7515aed22b27.jpg?v=1760548313","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/4415","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}