Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra

This text is a readable translation of the classic Buddhist scripture on becoming a fully realized spiritual being in the midst of everyday life. Composed in about the 2nd century, this text tells the story of a laymen named Vimalakirti who lives an ordinary, worldly life while following the path of a bodhisattva - one who forgoes his or her own enlightenment to help others.