Essence of Buddha : The Path to Enlightenment by Ryuho Okawa

The Essence of Buddha by Ryuho Okawa presents his contemporary interpretation of the path to enlightenment. The book discusses the eightfold path, the six paramitas, causality, karma and self-reflection in accessible language.

Okawa connects these teachings with meaning, purpose and a love that gives rather than only expecting love in return. Readers encounter the author’s particular spiritual interpretation, not a statement that every Buddhist school teaches these subjects identically.