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31-12-2016, 08:59 PM
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Experiencer
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Originally Posted by Dudewheresmycrystal
Hiya all.
Wondering if anybody could suggest a good book on Buddhism that is fairly easy going to read!!! I am not the most academic type of person so I'm looking for something thorough, just written in layman terms if that makes sense.
Thank you :)
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The Mind illuminated by John Yates Ph.D
this book cuts most of the religeuos jargon out and gives detailed account of how meditation practice progresses. |
01-01-2017, 07:02 AM
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Guide
Join Date: Nov 2016
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"The Supreme Doctrine" by Hubert Benoit. He is a French psychiatrist who was paralyzed for some time and used this period to examine Buddhism from within a Western mind set. This gives a unique perspective on Buddhism and especially Zen, and the reasons as to how and why it is the supreme doctrine.
Reprints of the book were also published under different titles.
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01-01-2017, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by markings
"The Supreme Doctrine" by Hubert Benoit. He is a French psychiatrist who was paralyzed for some time and used this period to examine Buddhism from within a Western mind set. This gives a unique perspective on Buddhism and especially Zen, and the reasons as to how and why it is the supreme doctrine.
Reprints of the book were also published under different titles.
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Thanks Markings
I will be adding that to my pdf library.  |
02-01-2017, 02:43 PM
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Ascender
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Thank you so much markings and redstone. And Jeremy. So many wonderful suggestions I will get round to trying them all. Was only looking into them and ended up falling in love with samana's PDF... so guess that's where I am starting lol. not quite what I was after but exactly what I needed!! Thank you all :)
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02-01-2017, 11:30 PM
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Knower
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: France
Posts: 138
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http://ahandfulofleaves.com/
Early Buddhist Metaphysics: The Making of a Philosophical Tradition, by Noa Ronkin
Metta.
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The future which looks so much full of promise, is nonetheless always a stone's throw from despair. - Robert Oppenheimer
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03-01-2017, 02:31 PM
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Ascender
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: U.K.
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Thank you kindly cathutch
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14-01-2017, 10:05 AM
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Seeker
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 31
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Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das. It's sort of for beginners but it's a great read. I enjoyed it a lot during difficult times.
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14-01-2017, 11:11 AM
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Ascender
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Location: U.K.
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Thanks Smewii :) just read a sample and he seems fun so I'm defo getting that one, thank you
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18-01-2017, 11:57 PM
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Experiencer
Join Date: May 2015
Location: New Hampshire
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I would say that books by the Dalai Lama and Thich Naht Han are the best beginning books that are easy to read.
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19-01-2017, 05:04 AM
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Newbie ;)
Join Date: Jan 2017
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12 Buddhist Books To Read On Your Path To Enlightenment
The Heart Of The Buddha's Teaching'
Real Happiness'
On The Path To Enlightenment'
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind'
When Things Fall Apart' etc
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