The Essence of the Buddha offers a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Buddhist teachings, The Path to Knowledge - written by a well-known Buddhist master.
In this book, Ryuho Okawa conveys the basic teachings of the Buddhist understanding of life, such as the Eightfold Path and the law of causality, karma, to the reader in a modern and understandable language. He shows how we can apply the Buddhist teachings concretely to our lives and frees them from their old guise in order to make them available to modern Western people.
Okawa proves that insight is an achievement within the reach of any sensitive person. Thus, the path to satisfaction is open to everyone – and to a better world.