With time, understanding and interpretation of religions can go much astray from their original essence. It needs the very wise ones to reinterpret them for contemporaries. Acharn Buddhadasa belongs to this group of very rare individuals with extraordinary intelligence. His voluminous teachings and styles have profound effect on the vision of a great number of people.

(Preface by Prawase Wasi)

Translated from the Thai by Donald K. Swearer (chief translator and editor). Published by the Thai Inter-Religious Commisssion for Development, Bangkok, 1993 (2nd edition). PDF file made available with the kind permission of International Network of Engaged Buddhists.