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Author : Stephen Batchelor
Release Date : 01 March 1998
Publisher : Penguin
Genre : Religion
Pages : 144
ISBN 13 : 9781101663073

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Book Description: A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic who claimed privileged, esoteric knowledge of the universe, but a man who challenged us to understand the nature of anguish, let go of its origins, and bring into being a way of life that is available to us all. The concepts and practices of Buddhism, says Batchelor, are not something to believe in but something to do—and as he explains clearly and compellingly, it is a practice that we can engage in, regardless of our background or beliefs, as we live every day on the path to spiritual enlightenment.

Buddhism without Beliefs

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Penguin
Genre : Religion
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A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic who claimed privileged, esoteric knowledge of the universe, but a man who challenged us to understand the nature of anguish, ...

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Random House
Genre : Religion
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Does Buddhism require faith? Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha’s teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? This is one man’s confession. In his classic Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen Batchelor offered a profound, secular approach to the teachings of the Buddha that struck an emotional ...

Secular Buddhism

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Yale University Press
Genre : Philosophy
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An essential collection of Stephen Batchelor's most probing and important work on secular Buddhism As the practice of mindfulness permeates mainstream Western culture, more and more people are engaging in a traditional form of Buddhist meditation. However, many of these people have little interest in the religious aspects of Buddhism, ...

After Buddhism

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Yale University Press
Genre : Religion
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Some twenty-five centuries after the Buddha started teaching, his message continues to inspire people across the globe, including those living in predominantly secular societies. What does it mean to adapt religious practices to secular contexts? Stephen Batchelor, an internationally known author and teacher, is committed to a secularized version of ...

Living with the Devil

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Penguin
Genre : Religion
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Stephen Batchelor's seminal work on humanity's struggle between good and evil In the national bestseller Living with the Devil, Batchelor traces the trajectory from the words of the Buddha and Christ, through the writings of Shantideva, Milton, and Pascal, to the poetry of Baudelaire, the fiction of Kafka, and the ...

The Art of Solitude

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Yale University Press
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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"Elegant and formally ingenious."--Geoff Wisner, Wall Street JournalIn a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to ...

The Faith to Doubt

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Catapult
Genre : Religion
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Kierkegaard said that faith without doubt is simply credulity, the will to believe too readily, especially without adequate evidence, and that "in Doubt can Faith begin." All people involved in spiritual practice, of whatever persuasion, must confront doubt at one time or another, and find a way beyond it to ...

Buddhism Plain and Simple

Author : Steve Hagen
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Genre : Religion
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Buddhism Plain and Simple offers a clear, straightforward treatise on Buddhism in general and on awareness in particular. When Buddha was asked to sum up his teaching in a single world, he said, "Awareness." The Buddha taught how to see directly into the nature of experience. His observations and insights ...

Alone with Others

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Grove Press
Genre : History
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This uniquely contemporary guide to understanding the timeless message of Buddhism, and in particular its relevance in actual human relations, was inspired by Shantideva's 'Guide To The Bodhisattva's Way Of Life', which the author translated into English, the oral instructions of living Buddhist masters, Heidegger's classic 'Being and Time', and ...

Verses from the Center

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Penguin
Genre : Religion
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The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen Batchelor explores the history of this ...

Let Go

Author : Martine Batchelor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Counsels readers on how to break negative habits and addictions through an application of Buddhist principles, introducing the author's philosophies about "creative engagement" in order to promote productive changes while ending cycles of abuse and negativity. Original....

The Awakening of the West

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media
Genre : Religion
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"The Awakening of the West" is an insightful and elegantly written history chronicling the developing relationship between Buddhism and Western culture. As anyone familiar with the work of Stephen Batchelor (best-selling author of Buddhism Without Beliefs) would expect, "The Awakening of the West" is presented in a fresh and lively ...

Secularizing Buddhism

Author : Richard K. Payne
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Genre : Religion
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A timely essay collection on the development and influence of secular expressions of Buddhism in the West and beyond. How do secular values impact Buddhism in the modern world? What versions of Buddhism are being transmitted to the West? Is it possible to know whether an interpretation of the Buddha’...

Secular Buddhism

Author : Noah Rasheta
Publisher : Blurb
Genre : Religion
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In this simple yet important book, Noah Rasheta takes profound Buddhist concepts and makes them easy to understand for anyone trying to become a better whatever-they-already-are....

Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart

Author : Mark Epstein, M.D.
Publisher : Harmony
Genre : Religion
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An intimate guide to self-acceptance and discovery that offers a Buddhist perspective on wholeness within the framework of a Western understanding of self. For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced ...