In this audio tape version, each chapter is read by the author and followed by a story told by S.N. Goenka himself, taken directly from the talks he gives during a Vipassana course.

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The Buddha's life story is told in translated text and beautiful double-page color images reproduced from treasured Burmese manuscripts.

Greed, hatred, and delusion—these are the three bad roots, the conditions for suffering and trouble, in us. Conversely the good roots, the conditions for true happiness and joy, are non-greed (i.e generosity), non-hatred (loving-kindness), and non-delusion (wisdom). All our troubles and suffering stem essentially from the bad roots while our joy and happiness comes from the good ones. It is important to know and understand these roots if we are going to make an end of suffering and attain true peace and happiness. This book explains in a penetrative way the nature of these six roots. It contains discourses of the Buddha on the subject together with traditional commentarial explanations.