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.

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