Travel to Worlds Beyond
Travel to Worlds Beyond
Amazing Accounts of Spiritual Journeys
By Living Buddha Lian Sheng Shen-yen Lu
Translated by
Synopsis
Travel to Worlds Beyond: Amazing Accounts of Spiritual Journeys, the 166th book written by Living Buddha Lian-sheng, records the experiences during his six year retreat. This book is a unique personal testimony about overcoming illness, accepting impermanence, and the inevitability of death from a Buddhist perspective.
Contrary to general books on Buddhism, Living Buddha Lian-sheng informs the reader about Buddhist cosmology through a brilliant and vibrant re-telling of his spiritual journeys. From a unique first-hand perspective, Living Buddha Lian-sheng’s work reveals the Buddhist worldview about the six realms of existence, the process of birth and death, and rebirth in the pure land among other themes.
Travel to Worlds Beyond is also a personal story about overcoming the challenges and obstacles on the Buddhist path of cultivation and it inspires Buddhist practitioners to have faith and perseverance in the face of adversity. However, this book is not only about sharing personal experiences but each account contains a special lesson. Each chapter is interwoven with fundamental Buddhist teachings about purifying one’s greed, hatred, and ignorance, transcending one’s desire, and leading one to ultimately attain enlightenment.
“Grandmaster Lu, like the founders of many other religious traditions, has had a rich spiritual life, and has cultivated many profound mystical experiences. This volume is the record of some of these experiences.”
Amazing Accounts of Spiritual Journeys
By Living Buddha Lian Sheng Shen-yen Lu
Translated by
Synopsis
Travel to Worlds Beyond: Amazing Accounts of Spiritual Journeys, the 166th book written by Living Buddha Lian-sheng, records the experiences during his six year retreat. This book is a unique personal testimony about overcoming illness, accepting impermanence, and the inevitability of death from a Buddhist perspective.
Contrary to general books on Buddhism, Living Buddha Lian-sheng informs the reader about Buddhist cosmology through a brilliant and vibrant re-telling of his spiritual journeys. From a unique first-hand perspective, Living Buddha Lian-sheng’s work reveals the Buddhist worldview about the six realms of existence, the process of birth and death, and rebirth in the pure land among other themes.
Travel to Worlds Beyond is also a personal story about overcoming the challenges and obstacles on the Buddhist path of cultivation and it inspires Buddhist practitioners to have faith and perseverance in the face of adversity. However, this book is not only about sharing personal experiences but each account contains a special lesson. Each chapter is interwoven with fundamental Buddhist teachings about purifying one’s greed, hatred, and ignorance, transcending one’s desire, and leading one to ultimately attain enlightenment.
“Grandmaster Lu, like the founders of many other religious traditions, has had a rich spiritual life, and has cultivated many profound mystical experiences. This volume is the record of some of these experiences.”
- David B. Gray, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University, U.S.A.