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Buddhism Plain and Simple

by Steve Hagen

ISBN13: 9780767903325
ISBN10: 0767903323
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"Buddhism Plain and Simple" offers a clear, straightforward treatise on Buddhism in general and on awareness in particular. Steve Hagan presents the Buddha's uncluttered, original teachings in everyday, accessible language unencumbered by religious ritual.

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A Zen priest strips Buddhist teachings of the embellishments they have accumulated over the centuries and presents the original way of the Buddha in everyday, accessible language. Line drawings.

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: russ, October 25, 2009 (view all comments by russ)
I am a Soto Zen priest, a meditator for 20+ years, and a long-time teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (the Jon Kabat-Zinn model for bringing mindfulness to everyday life). When new people come to Desert Mirror Zendo or ask me to suggest a beginning Buddhism book, I just hand them a copy of Buddhism Plain & Simple. (I buy it in bulk and always keep multiple copies on hand.) For anyone looking to begin a new Buddhist practice, or for Buddhist teachers who want to brush up on teaching the basics, this book lays it all out in simple, accessible language, with no jargon or unnecessary cultural trappings. That's my idea of skillful means.
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ISBN:: 9780767903325
Author:: Hagen, Steve
Publisher:: Broadway Books
Location:: New York :
Subject:: Buddhism
Subject:: Zen
Subject:: Doctrines
Subject:: Buddhism -- Doctrines.
Subject:: Buddhism - General
Subject:: Eastern - Zen
Subject:: Eastern
Subject:: Religion Eastern-Buddhism
Edition Description:: 1st Broadway Books trade paperback ed.
Publication Date:: 19981231
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 176
Dimensions:: 8.05x5.31x.51 in. .33 lbs.

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