Buddhism for Beginners

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She is also a California native who taught in the Los Angeles school system before she began her Buddhist practice. If you want to dive right into the Buddha’s teachings and read the actual sutras (discourses) that the Buddha taught to his followers, then you will probably enjoy this book.

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The Middle Way is also an important volume on our shelves, as is the Lotus Sutra and Women’s Buddhism, Buddhism’s Women.Alternatively, you can also use it to dip your fingers in the water and see whether or not Buddhism is for you.

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There are books I keep going back to, and I’m very dedicated to my tradition, but reading and reflecting on other people’s perspectives and traditions helps me see things in my own tradition that I hadn’t noticed or realized before. Sri Lankan monk and scholar Walpola Rahula provides a well-rounded tour of the Pali canon, the early collection of Buddha’s teachings that is central to the Theravada tradition. To start learning about Buddhism and meditation, watch some of my videos here or read my blog posts here. If I were teaching a college-level "introduction to Buddhism" class, this would be required reading. In What the Buddha Taught, the professor explains the basic teachings of the historical Buddha, as recorded in the earliest Buddhist scriptures.Most of the great religions of the world have a basic canon of scripture -- a Bible, if you will -- that everyone in that tradition accepts as authoritative. With any religion, knowing the founder or central figure is important, and that goes for Buddhism as well.

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The best time to approach them is when you feel you have a more solid understanding of the basics but still have some lingering questions. It describes the most important Buddhist concepts, namely the Four Noble Truths, the Buddhist mind, the Noble Eightfold Path, meditation and more. The title comes from a meditation practice Sumedho developed on his own over forty years of practice, one not found in the Pali canon. The information contained is provided on an as-is basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness, or timeliness, and without any warranties of any kind whatsoever, express or implied.It is an excellent introductory book for Zen Buddhism, and is friendly to Western preferences given how the author himself was from the west. In the Majjhima, the Buddha interacts with people from all walks of ancient Indian society: princes, kings, peasants, philosophers. He makes meditation seem like magic and then succeeds in convincing us that we’re all capable of wizardry. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time, including opting out of optional cookies, by using the links below.

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Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom edited by Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Anapanasati itself is divided into 16 stages, and in each stage the meditator achieves a higher form of self-awareness and control. Now my practice follows a Kagyu lineage, but I’ve read books from many other schools and they’ve all taught me a great deal.A non-profit association since 2007, Buddha Weekly published many feature articles, videos, and, podcasts. Another resource is the Buddha Educational Foundation which has many publications online, and that can also be sent to you. Meditation is an important practice for Buddhists because it strengthens and calms one’s mind, but also helps the Buddhist in their path towards enlightenment and Nirvana. Thich Nhat Hanh works to give a modern version of the Heart Sutra along with commentary and is recommended. An American nun in the Tibetan tradition, Pema Chödrön takes subtle Tibetan teachings and translates them into straight talk.