Buddhism Without Beliefs : A Contemporary Guide to Awakening

by Batchelor, Stephen (Author)

• ISBN13: 9781573226561
• ISBN10: 1573226564
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101663073
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade
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Summary

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. What the Buddha taught, says Batchelor, is 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 awakening.

Table of Contents

Preface
Ground	p. 1
Awakening	p. 3
Agnosticism	p. 14
Anguish	p. 21
Death	p. 28
Rebirth	p. 34
Resolve	p. 39
Integrity	p. 45
Friendship	p. 49
Path	p. 55
Awareness	p. 57
Becoming	p. 67
Emptiness	p. 75
Compassion	p. 84
Fruition	p. 91
Freedom	p. 93
Imagination	p. 101
Culture	p. 109
Sources and Notes	p. 117
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