by Chade-Meng Tan | Mar 29, 2014
In his first sermon after his enlightenment, the Buddha identified the cause of suffering as tanha, which literally means “thirst” but is often inadequately translated as “craving” **. Specifically, the Buddha identified 3 forms of tanha: the...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 26, 2014
As of January 2014, Search Inside Yourself is published in English and 12 other languages. Here is the entire set, including the 5 English-language editions (the US hardcover edition, 2 UK editions and 2 international editions). Collect the whole set! Update...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Jan 5, 2014
I love going on cruises. You visit exotic places, you get to eat like a pig, and occasionally, you run into one of your heroes. I was on a holiday cruise in December 2013. On day 10 of the 15 days cruise, I saw Stan Lee in the dining room just a few feet away from...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 15, 2013
Last year (2012), Search Inside Yourself was named by San Francisco Magazine as one of the Best Bay Area Books of 2012 (link). This year (2013), Search Inside Yourself was named by Bloomberg as one of the Best Books of 2013 (link). I don’t really know what to...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 31, 2013
I have just been informed that the Traditional Chinese edition of Search Inside Yourself was the #1 bestseller in Taiwan! (It was #1 back in August, but I just found out today.) I am really grateful to my Taiwanese editor Juliette Ting (丁慧瑋). I know she worked...
