For those who are serious about mapping out the path to enlightenment, one cannot forgo the Abhidhamma. Because it is so huge, one could really use a concise review: "Abhidhammattha Sangaha, a Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma" edited by Bhikku Bodhi.
This is about the apperceptive elements of consciousness leading from the basic physical elements, the body-mind construct to ultimate reality.
In terms of breaking things down into their component parts no one does it better than the Buddha. And no one in history has truly understood the lines of convergence between the physical world, the mind and ethics as well as the Buddha.
The Abhidhamma stands out in the history of world literature as the unsurpassed exposition of the summit of human endeavor. The Buddha accomplished with exceptional clarity and acumen what Aristotle failed to complete. And modern philosophers, physicists and ethicists are barely catching on to these points today.
Get a head start on what the New Age will be about and master your Abhidhamma.
Abhidhammattha Sangaha
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 11:20:54 AM
