Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties

By Ajahn Brahm

The 108 pieces in the international bestseller Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? offer thoughtful commentary on everything from love and commitment to fear and pain. Drawing from his own life experience, as well as traditional Buddhist folk tales, author Ajahn Brahm uses over thirty years of spiritual growth as a monk to spin delightful tales that can be enjoyed in silence or read aloud to friends and family.

Featuring titles such as "The Two-Finger Smile" and "The Worm and His Lovely Pile of Dung," these wry and witty stories provide playful, pithy takes on the basic building blocks of everyday life. Suitable for children, adults, and anyone in between, this eloquent volume wraps insight and inspiration inside of a good old yarn.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Release date: Sep 10, 2005
• ISBN: 9780861719273

Reviews for Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?

[nmele_4 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

These 100 plus teaching stories make for great reflections, whether or not you are a Buddhist (I am not). Humorous, realistic and very concrete and earthy, Ajahn Brahm is teaching everyone who reads this collection or views some of his Youtube talks how to be mindful, compassionate, and perhaps even holy.

[woolenough · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One does not have to be a Buddhist -- or even have any interest in Buddhism -- to appreciate the 108 stories in this book. Grouped under headings like "Perfection and Guilt," "Love and Commitment," "Creating Happiness," and "The Mind and Reality," each little story, taken either from Buddhist tradition or the author's personal experience, provides both education and laughter. Especially the laughter. Who knew death could be funny? Ajahn Brahm, a former Londoner and graduate of Cambridge, has been a monk for over 30 years and currently serves as abbot for an Australian monastery. His skill in translating an Eastern philosophy into terms that a Westerner can understand is what makes this book work. It is delightful.