International bestselling mindfulness author and early Google engineer Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) teams up with admired American Buddhist abbot Soryu Forall to bring you this vital guide to Buddhism. Meng and Soryu carefully pored over the entirety of the early Buddhist texts (EBTs) to faithfully deliver their profound wisdom, packaged with Soryu's incisive sagacity and Meng's uncanny ability to explain deep concepts humorously and understandably. This book is personally blessed by the Dalai Lama, and vetted and approved by other highly esteemed Buddhist masters, some of whom praise its daring scope, both in breadth and depth. Within this book are the essentials about Buddhism that everyone needs to know. "Coauthored by a top-of-the-line computer guy (an early Google engineer) with a silly sense of humor and a knack for apt analogy, and a brilliant young Buddhist teacher, Buddhism for All is a wise and thorough discussion of Buddhism's key teachings. Carefully researched, it's a boon for the seasoned Buddhist reader, who can follow the notes (as I did) directly to original sources in translation. At the same time, astonishingly, it's a genial, plainspoken, and persuasive introduction to the how and why of Buddhist practice for the contemporary reader. You'll feel, on every page, Meng and Soryu's enthusiasm for the Dharma, and their deep wish to share it as widely as possible." — Norman Fischer , Zen priest, abbot, and poet; founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation; and author of When You Greet Me I Bow "This book may easily be mistaken for one trying to preach Buddhism as a religion. But Buddhism is not just a religion, it is a philosophy for a way of ethical living, and science of the mind. The presentation Meng and Soryu give in Buddhism for All comes from a philosophical and scientific perspective rather than a religious one. I was born a Buddhist and have been engaged in Buddhist studies for all of my life, and yet the contents presented in this wonderful book helped me in many ways to look at our mind from a different angle. I say this not because I am being a biased Buddhist, but as a human brother who wishes for all sentient beings to achieve their goals in life. The goal of our life is simply called 'Happiness.' Open and read the book and find your happiness from within." — Telo Rinpoche , head lama of Kalmyk Republic and honorary representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Russia, Mongolia, and CIS countries "Meng and Soryu have covered a very wide area not just about Buddhism, but more important, about what it means to be a Buddhist. I find the notion of being a Buddhist without identifying with Buddhism resonating deeply with my own belief of what it means to be a Muslim—being kind and just to all around you." — Yaacob Ibrahim , former Singapore cabinet minister, current academic, and future better person "This is a book for our time, of deep wisdom conveyed with light touches. I have long known that Meng believes in laughter (because life is not all suffering), but here we see the source of this joyfulness as one's personal experience intertwines with sacred texts. Like vintage wine, such teachings reveal more dimensions of truth with every practitioner. Meng's Buddhism is not at all sectarian, but comes through as the answer manifesting not as mere dogma but as what Christ called the Way and the Buddha, the Dhamma: always the same yet changing us. The use of the early texts of Buddhist tradition in the following pages is both enriching and renewing, expressing what we learn as the 'miracle of instruction.' Indeed, a joy-engendering book for our time and for followers of all ways and teachings." — Father Laurence Freeman , OSB, director of the World Community for Christian Meditation "This is an awesome book on Buddhism, a book written with a difference. It is crisp and refreshing like newly mowed grass in the morning. Its presentation is lighthearted and delightful, with fun and good humor. Its language will strike a chord with the computer-savvy and Google-addicted generation. It gives an excellent introduction to Buddhism, while also going in depth into Buddhist ideas and concepts without appearing academic and heavy. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to learn about Buddhism. I would also highly recommend it to people like me who have been practicing and teaching Buddhism for years." — Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee , founding member and former president of Buddhist Gem Fellowship Malaysia (BGF) and honorary secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation "This expertly and compassionately written book is a great guide to Buddhism, even for Buddhists, and even for a lifelong Buddhist like me." — Tshering Tobgay , former prime minister of Bhutan "If you want to know about Buddhist teachings, this book is a wonderful doorway! Easy to understand, heartfelt and wise, brilliant and thorough, inviting you into a path of freedom and joy." — Jack Kornfield , author of