Can anyone please recommend one or more good "beginner" books about Buddhism? I'm looking for as much practical information as possible, in a very "user friendly" format.
Thanks!
2006-12-29 13:30:51 · 11 answers · asked by Kellenor 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks for the response, royce r, but that's a tad general. I'm asking for specific recommendations precisely because there ARE so many books / e-books to choose from.
2006-12-29 13:36:19 · update #1
All the Dali Lamas books are good.
Love and blessings Don
2006-12-29 13:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a short list to get you started:
What the Buddha Taught / Walpola Rahula
The Buddhist Handbook / John Snelling
Mindfulness in Plain English / Ven. Henepola Gunaratana
Sitting: A Guide to Buddhist Meditation / Diana St Ruth
2006-12-30 07:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by funkypup 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buddha in Your Backpack by Franz Metcalf.
great book that's easy to get into/understand, very interesting even though written for a teenage audience.
2006-12-29 21:36:48 · answer #3 · answered by lfortier1000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Understand that there are many different religions using the Buddah name. just as there are many christion groups and there is a lot of differences in them.
Many of the
Buddah groups are more hindu than Buddah such as the religion practiced in Thailand.
Like all faiths a person can do what ever he or she wants and find a way to justify it.
2006-12-29 21:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Here are some links for good books.(one is a link to a PDF version you can download it freely.)
1.http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=9102689&wauth=Ananda%20Maitreya&matches=8&qsort=r&cm_re=works*listing*title
2.http://arfalpha.com/SelfDiscipline/SelfDiscipline.PDF
2006-12-30 10:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by Shehan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many good ones on the net just look under Buddhism
2006-12-29 21:32:52 · answer #6 · answered by royce r 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My two favorites:
"Dancing as the Infinite," by Prasad
"Radical Happiness," by Gina Lake
Enjoy...
2006-12-29 21:39:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance.
2006-12-29 21:35:20 · answer #8 · answered by N/A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
check out some of these articles!
http://www.dzogchen.org/surya/
these books are a sure thing!!!! simplicity and clarity and spirituality to grow on... lemme know how it works out larrys5@comcast.net
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http://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Buddha-Within-Tibetan-Western/dp/0767901576/sr=1-1/qid=1167446164/ref=sr_1_1/103-2135577-8259042?ie=UTF8&s=books
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http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Spiritual-Laws-Success-Fulfillment/dp/1878424114
2006-12-29 21:37:53 · answer #9 · answered by larrydoyle52 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about 'Buddhism For Dummies,' or 'Zen For Dummies'?
2006-12-29 21:42:55 · answer #10 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋