Paul R Fleischman Cultivating Inner Peace

[Page 2] This eBook is offered freely. If you wish, you may donate and help us continue offering our services. May you be happy! To make a donation, please visit: www.pariyatti.org PARIYATTI 867 Larmon Road Onalaska, Washington 98570 USA 360.978.4998 www.pariyatti.org Pariyatti is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the world by: v Disseminating the words of the Buddha v Providing sustenance for the seeker’s journey v Illuminating the meditator’s path [Page 3] Cultivating Inner Peace [Page 4] For S.N.G. with lifetimes of gratitude [Page 5] C ULTIVATING I NNER P EACE Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. with a Foreword by William Radice, D.Phil. Pariyatti Press • Seattle EXPLORING THE PSYCHOLOGY , WISDOM , AND POETRY OF G ANDHI , T HOREAU , THE B UDDHA , AND OTHERS [Page 6] Pariyatti Press ( an imprint of Pariyatti Publishing ) 867 Larmon Road Onalaska, WA 98570, USA www.pariyatti.org c 1997, 2003 Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. First Edition, 1997 Second edition, 2004 Reprint: 2010 All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without prior written permission of Pariyatti Press, except in the case of brief quota- tions embodied in critical articles and reviews. ISBN: 978-1-928706-25-0 Print 978-1-928706-66-3 Ebook (PDF) Library of Congress Control Number: 2003112385 Cover photograph and cover design by Julie Schaeffer [Page 7] Permissions Excerpts from Living the Good Life by Helen and Scott Near- ing, Copyright c 1954, copyright ren