{"product_id":"6472","title":"A Simple Guide to Life by Robert Bogoda (MP3 audiobook)","description":"\u003cp\u003e This is an audiobook of Wheel Publications No. 397\/398 \u003ci\u003eA Simple Guide to Life\u003c\/i\u003e by Robert Bogoda, narrated by Jonathan Nelson. \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003eInnumerable books have been written about Buddhism, but most of these are far too exhaustive, too specialised, or too scholarly to be of much practical help to the busy lay Buddhist in search of concise guidance. A short, clear, and simple handbook on how to live a proper Buddhist lay life was therefore a much felt need. The present essay attempts to fill that gap by providing exactly what its title offers: \u003cem\u003eA Simple Guide to Life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor easy reference the essay has been divided into short, convenient sections. The first section is theoretical in emphasis. It attempts to fix in the reader s mind the essential principles of the Buddha s teaching, without complicated and sophisticated explanations. The principles discussed here should serve as a clear-cut philosophy of life, a framework which illuminates the meaning and purpose of the Buddhist life. These principles will enable the lay Buddhist to understand his or her place in the larger scheme of things, to order priorities, and to devise a proper way to achieve them. The lack of a clear philosophy of life, so widespread today, is largely responsible for the steady decline in ethical standards, both individually and socially, in Sri Lanka and in the world as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Wheel is also still available in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/Simple-Guide-to-Life-A_p_1826.html\"\u003eprint\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=wh397\" target=\"_blank\" sl-processed=\"1\"\u003eas eBook, for free from the BPS website\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003chr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNote: Chapter markers are available for wide screens using the Vimeo player above. You may have to turn your phone to landscape to see them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cdiv class=\"iframe-container\"\u003e \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/727976479?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=1zDW75fZlwhUnYMb09P2S3TfDnJ3r7rv4';_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Downloads', 'audiobooks_audio', 'A Simple Guide to Life_SingleMP3']);\" name=\"Add\" value=\"Download Single File (48MB)\" class=\"btn\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cinput type=\"button\" onclick=\"window.location='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/uc?export=download\u0026amp;id=1yt9mTlbOpsc_F5vVwzXLSnOejfa0EqTZ';_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Downloads', 'audiobooks_audio', 'A Simple Guide to Life_multiFileMP3']);\" name=\"Add\" value=\"Download Chapters (48MB)\" class=\"btn\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lguE0dRc-yc\" 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\u003eCheck out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/audiobooks\"\u003eentire 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":"Bogoda, Robert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101598552158,"sku":"703397","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/703397_6bb687c9-4ae3-40c1-a083-1a1064909f7a.jpg?v=1760548821","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/6472","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}