Part of the popular "Thousand Paths" format from Robert Allen, taking inspiration from Buddhist texts to present 365 individual nuggets of joy and wisdom.

This terrific little motivational handbook is the closest most of us will get to having Buddha as a personal life-coach! Each carefully thought out "pep talk" delivers a daily dose of inspirational Buddhist wisdom, answering questions about Buddhism and offering suggestions on dealing with problems big and small. As well as anecdotes, stories and excerpts from Buddhist writings, this eclectic book includes quotations from Zen masters such as Huang Po, Krishnamurti and Dhamapada, along with words of wisdom from diverse writers and thinkers, including Aldous Huxley, Karl Marx, Noam Chomsky and Henry Ford. There is a short, inspirational lesson for every day of the year in this vibrant little volume. The text is interwoven with stories drawn from the author's own experience, which illuminate points of Buddhist philosophy with a totally modern perspective. Upbeat, vibrant, and life-affirming, this is a thoroughly contemporary take on Buddhist philosophy, and is filled with essential life-lessons in compassion, understanding and tolerance.