| think of Buddhism as the right way to escape from a | | | | This escape take you through permanent pain, |
| make-believe state of mind. The Buddhism is based on | | | | suffering and anguish. It takes you through the painful, |
| the interpretation and study of the collection of | | | | continuous cycle of rebirth, decay, dying, death. Plus |
| communications of Buddha Dharma. These | | | | escape takes you through the painful things in |
| communications are all translated into English by the | | | | between: struggle, anguish, peril along the way, etc. So |
| Pali Text Society, the contents of which are extracted | | | | you must follow the exit sign, which turns out to be |
| from around 5,000 pages within 16 volumes of | | | | Buddhism, with a sign of its own saying, “This |
| translated communications that are part of the Pali | | | | way to leave anguish behind; this way to |
| Canon Collection (Tipitaka), boasting a total of 12,800 | | | | safety.” The decision about when to go, when |
| pages. | | | | to escape the pain, is up to each person. |
| Regarding the right way to escape, Buddhism | | | | You can get your own copies or the Pali Canon |
| references this as escape from the satisfaction and | | | | English translations. Simply write to: |
| the peril of the senses (self-indulgence). An excellent | | | | PALI TEXT SOCIETY |
| analogy presented by their teaching of this concept is | | | | 73 Lime Walk |
| like when a person attends a movie theater today to | | | | Headington, Oxford 0X3 7AD, ENGLAND |
| watch a fictional or make-believe movie with a fake | | | | You can also get Pali Text English translations via their |
| reality. Once inside, the theater presents itself as | | | | USA Distributor in care of: |
| ancient, on fire and falling a part, a painful source for | | | | Pariyatti Book Service |
| you. As you look to the left, right, up or back, you spot | | | | P.O. Box 15926 |
| Dharma of Buddhism, the exit sign: escape. | | | | 7557 Lake City Way, N.E. |