In my research, I learned about "The Book of Eights" how it is one of oldest Buddhist texts known to exist. Immediately, I knew I had found something profound which very few people even know about.
In order to share the wisdom of this unknown sutra with the world, I coined the term “Hacking the Buddha Code” in hopes that it would appeal to the Western mind. This phrase has a double meaning.
First, it is an invitation to hear the primitive teachings of the Buddha found in this ancient manuscript and to learn the pure and unrefined wisdom of the Awakened One before his teaching became crystallized in the various religious forms we see today.
Second, this phrase also engenders a theme for this book based on the modern intrigue of hacking and computer programming. I find this analogy to be quite useful when addressing the issue of human behavior because what we do is the consequence of what we believe, and what we believe is directly related to how we have been programmed
The maverick teaching of the Buddha found in "The Book of Eights" predate the Four Nobel Truths, or so is the radical claim by the author of this book. --- INTRODUCTION: "Not only was the Buddha a hacker of the psyche, he also advocated that the core human software (or operating system) remain Open Source. Making no proprietary claims about his teaching, Buddha explained that he only rediscovered what was an ancient path—-one that had been lost. Thanks to his efforts, this path to peace and liberty is well preserved and remains Open Source to this day. What this hacker from the ancient world gave us was not a religious truth to believe in, but rather a practical guide of instruction to follow."
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NOTE: This eBook only contains "The Tao of the Sage" (which is chapter one of this book).
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