This Being, That Becomes: The Buddha's Teaching on Conditionality. This item is unavailable.This Being, That Becomes: The Buddha's Teaching on Conditionality

This being, that becomes; from the arising of this, that arises'. This succinct formula, recorded in texts and carved in inscriptions throughout the Buddhist world, is said to summarise the whole of the Dharma, the teaching of the Buddha. But how can such a simple summary be the conceptual formulation that characterises the experience of a Buddha, an Awakened One , a state beyond all words and concepts? Dhivan Thomas Jones tells us how, and takes us into the heart of the Buddha's insight that everything arises in dependence on conditions. With the aid of lucid reflections and exercises he prompts us to explore how conditionality works in our own lives, and provides a sure guide to the most essential teaching of Buddhism.

Thomas Jones was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2004, receiving the name Dhivan, meaning 'thoughtful' or 'intelligent'. At Lancaster University he obtained a BA in Religious Studies and a PhD in the Philosophy of Love. He also has a degree in Sanskrit and Pali from the University of Cambridge and teaches courses in the arts for the Open University.