Living Skillfully Buddhist Philosophy of Life from the Vimalakirti Sutra

"Wright presents Buddhism as flexible and inclusive living teaching, being malleable in time and space. His particular interpretation of the Vimalak=irtinirde'sa as a manual for a practical philosophy of life gives us a fresh reading of this ancient classic text." -- Hua»³nh Cao Nha»±t Quang, Religious Studies Review "Living Skillfully is clearly and cogently written, deeply informed by knowledge of Buddhist thought and practice, and animated by sincere commitment to the value of these. In a variety of ways, he shows us the importance of the VS for the contemporary world." -- Christopher W. Gowans, Fordham University, Journal of Buddhist Ethics "Dale Wright' Living Skillfully is a bright gem, totally on its own, with lots of eloquent and practical advice on how to live wellDLbetter than well, winning both spiritual and practical success. It is even more enjoyable with the astonishing bonus that it bounces with great insight and commitment off one of the world's great manuals on how to live skillfully, the Teaching of Vimalak' "Readers will genuinely enjoy and greatly benefit from the accessible yet penetrating and ever thought-provoking style of the current book, which will be useful for many courses on Buddhist or comparative philosophy of religion and also appeal to readers interested in the moral implications and contemporary significance of traditional mystical thought East and West." -- Journal of Religion "Readers will genuinely enjoy and greatly benefit from the accessible yet penetrating and ever thought-provoking style of the current book, which will be useful for many courses on Buddhist or comparative philosophy of religion and also appeal to readers interested in the moral implications and contemporary significance of traditional mystical thought East and West." -- Steven Heine, The Journal of Religion