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My sprituality is my own - this is mainly about mindful meditation. This is a great intro on mindfulness and mediation practice. If you are an atheist or agnostic this book removes the metaphysical and lays down his (buddhas) teaching.
Buddhism without beliefs outlines six stages of the way a person interacts with faith. The book alsooutlines how each person uniquely views the universe and its meaning.
Cons
This book represents the author's own hypocrisy, and clearly shows that he, himself, does not act on the four noble truths. This book merely repeats proposals that have been tried out decades ago in christianity.
Most are stranded on this side of the river. Some people prefer to believe that it is just nonsense. Referring to it as simply `buddhism' and presenting it as having anything to do with traditional or historic buddhism, is quite foolish and erroneous.... Read More
Right speech dictates that you only speak the truth, and never falsehoods. Right speech also says that you should only speak that which lifts up, never that which tears down. It's wordy but doesn't really say anything if that makes sense.
The four parajika are * *, theft, * and falsely claiming to have psychic powers. The buddhist's religion dies when it turns into an ism.
It is entirely possible that batchelor's response to their perceived shortcomings may be similarly flawed by incomplete understanding and/or conveniently tailored to suit the presumed preferences of lay western audiences. He actually starts to make a ... Read More
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By focusing on each detail of experience with the same scrutiny awareness discloses how i too am a part of this
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Well written and full of concepts that are very relevant to a western dharma practioner
A great meditative discussion of buddhism in the modern world
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Im about halfway through this book and every page is marked up
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The idea of reincarnation was an impediment to me embracing buddhism and this book written by a former monk articulates what i am feeling
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If you wish to embark upon buddhism then this is the book for you
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If you are a agnostic or atheist buddhist this book is for you
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For this reason rather than use the term buddhism he prefers dharma practice to refer to those who act on the teachings of the buddha
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He argues that such classic buddhist concepts dont need to have a place in modern dharma practice
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A few of the topics got a little esoteric to me especially in the middle of the book e
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At the same time i walked away from this book with a better understanding of the concept of no self than i had previously
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