{"product_id":"5109","title":"Life's Highest Blessings (Pariyatti Edition)","description":"\u003c!-- GOOGLE PREVIEW BUTTON --\u003e \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Google Preview button to look inside the book.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/previewlib.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003eGBS_setLanguage('en');GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781681721088');\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Life's Highest Blessings\" is a study of the \u003cem\u003eMaha  Mangala Sutta\u003c\/em\u003e, an important discourse of the Buddha on the thirty-eight true blessings or true lucky signs (mangala).  It contains universal, timeless teachings that lead to material, as well as spiritual, well-being and is very popular in Buddhist countries. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cblockquote style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 1rem\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Buddha was moved by great compassion at the sight of the pitiable condition of humanity drowning in its own blind beliefs. He sounded the clarion call of freedom and showed the right way of breaking through the self-made crust of superstitions smothering individual initiative, confidence and courage. His Maha Mangala Sutta is a masterly antidote to all blind beliefs and superstitions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen approached to declare the  mangalani  or  auspicious signs,  he enumerated instead the  acts of blessedness,  thus bringing about a psychological revolution in the beliefs of many people.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the eleven stanzas of the Sutta is given counsel which can make anyone an ideal citizen. There are instructions which prepare people excellently well for a fruitful journey through life. Further counsel progressively matures the individual till he successfully passes from the worldly state to the sphere of higher virtues and certain spiritual experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align: right\"\u003e—Dr. R.L. Soni\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Soni, Dr. R.L.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42743223615582,"sku":"AMZNKDP778719","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/778719.jpg?v=1778159369","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/5109","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}