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 Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:29 am
sex.drugs.and.rock But think if it were just an overview of each sect. It doesn't have to include all the literature, just a description of what makes it different from the other sects.
Sure, it'd still be a hefty book, but very useful to beginning Buddhists. For sure. 3nodding It definitely wouldn't be 'literature you read on the bus' though, unless you like carrying tomes to work. biggrin
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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:47 pm
Byaggha I agree on some of the Dalai Lama's work; you will need to skim the books first though, because some are pretty advanced stuff. I made the mistake of buying one too advanced when I was just getting started, and I don't think I honestly made it through the thing. A sad waste on my part, and one that wouldn't have happened if I'd bothered to read a bit. biggrin Not just lamas either - they're only really representative of one sect. For a full picture, you've got to drag in monks from other sects as well. Bhante G does some great introductory stuff like Mindfulness in Plain English for the Theravada lot, and I like Thich Nhat Hanh for Mahayana - he's pretty poetic, but he's got some good stories/methods of teaching concepts. Yeah... I must admit that I am kind of biased towards Mahayana Buddhism for their inclusiveness... and I love their descriptions of the various Devas and Asuras... even if I dont take them literally.
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Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:40 pm
Byaggha sex.drugs.and.rock But think if it were just an overview of each sect. It doesn't have to include all the literature, just a description of what makes it different from the other sects.
Sure, it'd still be a hefty book, but very useful to beginning Buddhists. For sure. 3nodding It definitely wouldn't be 'literature you read on the bus' though, unless you like carrying tomes to work. biggrin
rolleyes
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:53 pm
Has anyone read Siddhartha by Herman Hesse?
I finished reading it a week or so ago, but it was a very good book considering the way I believe in.
It's not a book teaching Buddhism, but rather a short story about the journey of a young man named Siddhartha (No relation to Gautama) who goes on a journey for enlightenment, or what would make him feel fulfilled in his life.
I thought it might be a relevant suggestion, given the values taught.
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