The Buddha's Dream of Liberation: Freedom, Emptiness, and Awakened Nature

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In clear language, James William Coleman guides us through the ancient sutras that preserve the Buddha’s message, illuminating their meaning for today’s world and tying the Buddha’s wisdom together for us. The book concludes with chapters from two great teachers, Reb Anderson from the Zen tradition and Lama Palden from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, on how to use meditation to bring the Buddha’s wisdom into our daily lives. (Source: Wisdom Publications)

Citation Coleman, James William. The Buddha's Dream of Liberation: Freedom, Emptiness, and Awakened Nature. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2017.


  • Prefaceix
  • Introduction: The Wheel of Dharma1
  • Part I: The Three Turnings of the Wheel
    • 1. The First Turning of the Wheel: Freedom and the Four Noble Truths13
    • 2. The Second Turning of the Wheel: Emptiness33
    • 3. The Third Turning of the Wheel: Awakened Nature and Everyday
          Consciousness
      59
  • Part II: Turning the Wheel in the Twenty-First Century
    • 4. Living Dharma83
    • 5. Tasting the Truth of the Buddha's Words: A Zen Perspective by Reb
          Anderson Roshi
      103
    • 6. Envisioning Tara: A Vajrayana Perspective by Lama Palden Drolma117
    • 7. The Buddha's Dream135
  • Notes141
  • Bibliography149
  • Index153
  • About the Contributors163