Buddhism for Busy People

By: David Michie

Narrated by: Nicholas Bell

Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

The best-selling introduction to Buddhism. Every once in a while you come across an extraordinary book with the power to change your life. Buddhism For Busy People is one such book.

What does it take to be happy? We've all asked ourselves this question at some point, but few of us have found the path to lasting fulfillment.

David Michie thought he had achieved his life's goals - the high level job, the expensive city apartment, the luxury car, great holidays...but a small voice was telling him he wasn't really happy. A chance remark from a naturopath sent him to his local Buddhist centre. There, he began the most important journey of his life.

In this simple, beautifully written book, David Michie opens the door to the core teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. With wry, self-deprecating humour, he shows us how he began to incorporate Buddhist practices into his daily life. He explains how he came to understand the difference between the temporary pleasures of ordinary life, and the profound sense of well-being and heart-felt serenity that comes from connecting with our inner nature.

Please note: new audio was uploaded for this product on June 4th 2019 - additional meditations are now included at the end of the audiobook.

©2008 David Michie (P)2008 Bolinda Publishing

Very well written.

L have listened to this book over and over. It has a great perspective for someone just learning about Buddhism.
The meditation techniques are easy to follow.

A wonderful start to Buddhism

I listen to a lot of Dr. Wayne Dyer and this book speaks to me a lot of what Dyer says. After at lot self meditation it might be time I found a teacher.

Excellent. Concise. Worthwhile and worthy.

Would you listen to Buddhism for Busy People again? Why?

I will listen to this several times. The layers keep revealing more content on listening again.

Any additional comments?

Excellent and easy explanation of the philosophy. Easy to understand and integrate into your usual faith and philosophy. Encourage you to listen to it.

Effectuve review

Enjoyed using this as a review and possibly a book to recommend to others wanting to investigate Buddhism teachings.

This is my first audio book to return

The author is not knowledgable of practices has mentions and attempts to guide listeners through. The meditation tonglen is done quite the opposite way than what this author says. I've head this meditation instruction given by many authorized teachers and in the book it is just done incorrectly. Since this is done incorrectly it gave me trouble listening to anything else he had to teach. There are better books out there.

Thinking seem to be the problem

I keep looking for a way to think my way into a higher consciousness. I love the basic premise of Buddhist thought but stilling the mind through meditation still just escapes me.

Decent enough book, just not for me.

Great Listen.

Enlightening....worth several listens to. :-)

A little Buddist philosophy-lot of Dave's life

Would you try another book from David Michie and/or Nicholas Bell?

no

Has Buddhism for Busy People turned you off from other books in this genre?

no

Would you listen to another book narrated by Nicholas Bell?

yes

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

yes. it gave the basics on meditating

Any additional comments?

thought it would have more about Buddist philosophy and less of author's life

Mostly crap

Very disappointed in this. The first couple of chapters were promising. Then, he fell straight into the normal pattern of the Tony Robbins PD crap, where anything bad that happens to you (including breast cancer, apparently) is your fault (due to your karma), that there's no such thing as objective reality, and you can accomplish anything if you'd just change your lousy attitude and build good karma. He then has the nerve to point out that a large majority of the world lives in squalor compared with us. Which, according to his own philosophy, would lead to some rather unflattering conclusions about those societies and their culture if everything is due to individuals' karma. Skip this and find something more compassionate - since that's the actual Buddhist tradition, not this garbage.

Embarrassing Ego Trip

The author is far more focused on boasting about his success in PR and marketing than he is on providing insights into Buddhism (which here is really just a Western take on Tibetan Buddhism.) He repeatedly describes his guru's eyes as "twinkling" and his smile as "mischievous". This kind of cliched drivel belongs on no one's bookshelf or ipod. Don't waste the credit or time.