India, Dec. 19 -- The monk Ajahn Brahm's collection of 108 essays Who Ordered this Truckload of Dung is helping me achieve more happiness, peace and resilience in the worldly path. I recommend it to interested householders, both those who are new to Buddhadhamma and those who've studied the fundamentals.

The language is casual and conversational, tailored for laypersons, eschewing technical terms from the suttas/sutras. And, breaking the stereotype of the sombre Buddhist discourse, the writing is downright hilarious, even entertaining.

As expected, the book is based on teachings from the Pali canon, which examines the nuts and bolts of the human condition: inconstancy and impermanence (anicca), frequent unsatisfactoriness (dukkha) and n...