Pali Buddhism

This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into 10 thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha's discourses, from family life and marriage to renunciation and the path of insight.

Nick Pappas has spent his unremarkable life inventing inconsequential things. That changed when he learned about artificial intelligence and then designed and built the most remarkable teaching tool since the beginning of time. His neighbor and friend, April Falk, disbelieves what she sees. It's too far-fetched, but with each new day, she realizes this technology can help her stop a terrorist conspiracy that is the focus of her F.B.I. task force.

The MSAC Philosophy Group is pleased to announce a new edition of that timeless classic in spiritual literature, The Dhammapada. Attributed to Buddha, this early text in Buddhism sheds a clear light on the teachings of the four noble truths and the eightfold path. This translation is from Max Mueller, the famous 19th century Indologist.