I'm looking for some information on Buddhism. I think I'm going to practice and study it for a while, just for the sake of understanding.
2007-01-25 13:38:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Go to beliefnet, all the stuff you will ever need you will find there or a way to find it
2007-01-25 13:45:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I recommend you read the Dhammapada, it's believed to be exactly what Buddha himself said, it gives you a great understanding hearing exactly what he wanted you to know.
Free download:
http://www.textlibrary.com/download/dhammapa.txt
Also the book 'Introduction to Buddhism: an Explaination of the Buddhist Way of Life' by Geshe Kelsang Gyatsu should give you a good understanding.
As previously mentioned, HH the Dalai Lama is the worlds current authority on tibetan buddhism, so his books provide everything you need to know in a relative, modern way.
There's more than enough for you to read on this site to give you a good understanding into the worlds first philosophy of mind:
http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma5/ebooks.html
Metta!
2007-01-25 13:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to practice meditation, go to this website http://www.dhamma.org , They have meditation centers all over US and the world. They'll teach you how to practice. This is only for serious spiritual seeker. I went to their centers a few times. Their teaching to me is very good compared to other centers.
Good buddhism books are hard to find. This website has good buddhism books. http://www.pariyatti.com , I used to order a lot of books from this on-line bookstore. Though they are not cheap, you can't find these kind of books in regular stores.
I actually still have a lot of the books and tapes that I've bought from this on-line store many years ago. I was a very serious Buddhist. But now I just consider myself a spiritual person with no religion. I can sell them to you on Ebay for a cheaper price than on that bookstore. If you are interested, e-mail to me at EENERH2012@yahoo.com
2007-01-25 14:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by Renee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after a recent family suicide, the best and most comforting answers came from a practicing Buddhist
people say I have buddhist inclinations...and some say it's not a religion but a way of life following own path
all are to be part of the religion of ONE, self cannot ever exactly believe what others do
2007-01-25 13:47:45 · answer #4 · answered by voice_of_reason 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three books I can recommend
Buddhism without Belief, by Stephen Batchelor
Wherever you go, There you are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Buddha, by Karen Armstrong
Also books by Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk.
2007-01-25 14:00:48 · answer #5 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend anything by Ajahn Chah. He focuses on the practice and not the intricacies of obtaining knowledge.
Here's a link to get you started.
2007-01-25 14:41:53 · answer #6 · answered by TomParrish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddism is approximately being in solidarity if I keep in mind. don't get it blended up with Hinduism, even however they are comparable. Buddism believes what you do in this existence, impacts what your existence would be interior the subsequent one...that's the karma. they truthfully have a appropriate state of being referred to as nirvana
2016-12-16 13:46:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site is about Theravada Buddhism.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/
A good place to start.
2007-01-28 15:50:16 · answer #8 · answered by phalastinaa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recomend any book by the Dalai Lama.
also:
http://www.buddhanet.net/
2007-01-25 13:45:51 · answer #9 · answered by saopaco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋