What Would Buddha Do?: 101
Answers to Lifes Daily Dilemmas by
Franz Aubrey Metcalf
Simple Yet Profound Wisdom
Would Buddha recommend a book called What Would Buddha Do? Since
Buddha favored any effective means to getting a person on the road to
enlightenment, the answer would have to be yes. Franz Metcalf, a long-
time teacher of Buddhism, draws on the vast store of Buddhist literature in
cobbling together a how-to book for living in the modern world. What
would Buddha do when he cant resist having dessert? or when his child
misbehaves? or when faced with close-minded people? The answers are
all here in well-chosen snippets from Scripture, plus Metcalfs own sage
comments. To be sure, Buddha would have edited out some of Metcalfs
informal chatter, but when it comes to boiling down profound notions,
Metcalf is right on the mark. The abiding themes are mindfulness, the
interrelatedness of all things, and compassionate regard for others. What
would Buddha do if he wanted practical advice for questions large and

small? Hed get a small book called What Would Buddha Do?. --Brian
Bruya
Personal Review: What Would Buddha Do?: 101 Answers to
Lifes Daily Dilemmas by Franz Aubrey Metcalf
While this book might not appeal to one looking for a more serious
approach to Buddhism, Mr. Metcalf always conveys the information in a
profound, simple, moving, insightful, witting, and fascinating way. His aim
in writing the book was to enable to reader to discover his or her own inner
Buddha, to get more in touch with it, and to ultimately be guided through
life by it. Essentially, one must become one's own teacher. The questions
range from profound ones such as "What would Buddha do when doubting
his spiritual path?" and "What would Buddha do when doctrine and reason
collide?," to ones everyone has, such as "What would Buddha do about
adultery?" and "What would Buddha do when feeling frustrated?," and to
modern-day issues such as "What would Buddha do if his credit cards are
maxed out?" and "What would Buddha do about road rage?" Whatever
one's problem or question, the answer is sure to be found here, along with
some issues that perhaps one hadn't thought of before. The quotes,
lessons, and stories that start off each of the 101 answers are mostly
drawn from traditional classic Buddhist texts such as the Dhammapada,
the Buddhacharita, and the Sutta Nipata. The advice is short but sweet,
always making it seem relevant for the modern reader instead of very
heavily theological or the product of another time. Along the way the
reader learns some fascinating things about Buddha himself, such as how
he taught that one can completely follow all of his teachings from within
any religion and need not be a Buddhist to do so, that he was a feminist
(long before it had a name), that he was an environmentalist, that he was
anti-war, that he endorsed what we today call interventions for those who
are abusing substances or exhibiting troubling behavior, and that he
attained enlightenment shortly after he stopped his intense fasting and
began to love himself and his body again. Far from coming across like
some serious old man who was a recluse and only thinking of matters
spiritual, he comes across as a vibrant person who'd seem right at home in
the modern era, what with all of his downright liberal beliefs. This is a book
like the Tao Te Ching or the Dhammapada, that doesn't have to be read
cover to cover or all at once. One can go to whatever part of it one needs
when one needs it, or can just open to a random page or pages for
spiritual help with a pressing problem. The publishing company will also
give one a WWBD bracelet if one writes to them and sends a small fee, in
response to the popularity of the WWJD bracelets. How awesome is that?
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