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Title: The Faith to Doubt: Glimpses of Buddhist Uncertainty by Stephen Batchelor ISBN: 0-938077-22-8 Publisher: Parallax Pr Pub. Date: March, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Reflections for the lone traveler
Comment: Its title alone is a deep meditation. For me, the central significance of this book is that it tries to show how easily the path can lead into the trap of dogma. It also brings us to consider how culture and language obscure that which is already known to all of us. Stephen Batchelor has endeavoured to show that teachings are at their very best only a rough guide to enlightenment, and that we have to avoid using them as a specific map. As soon as we think a certain teaching or method is 'the right way', we limit our chances of awakening. We have to anticipate awakening without the limitations of knowledge and expectation, even without anticipation!
If you are a struggling on your own, then you should read this book. But it is also a challenge for established paths.
Rating: 5
Summary: Reflections for the lone awakener
Comment: Its title alone is a deep meditation. For me, the central significance of this book is that it tries to show how easily the path can lead into the trap of dogma. It also brings us to consider how culture and language obscure that which is already known to all of us. Stephen Batchelor has endeavoured to show that teachings are at their very best only a rough guide to enlightenment, and that we have to avoid using them as a specific map. As soon as we think a certain teaching or method is 'the right way', we limit our chances of awakening. We have to anticipate awakening without the limitations of knowledge and expectation, even without anticipation!
If you are a lone struggler, then you should read this book. But it is also a challenge for established paths.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent, thoughtful treatment of buddhist meditation
Comment: While my reviews almost never make it on to amazon.com (I don't know why, to my knowledge I've never used an obscenity in one!)I suppose hope springs eternal and I will try again.
This is a wonderful book. Mr. Batchelor is a seriously good writer on the psychological and spiritual aspects of buddhist practice, and this book is no exception. One story in this collection is particularly riveting - "Light in Your Eyes" is the story of Batchelor's experience in a Korean monastery concurrent with the death of its most influential monk. Extremely evocative and well done. Highly recommended!
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Title: Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor ISBN: 1573226564 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: March, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Alone With Others: An Existential Approach to Buddhism by Stephen Batchelor, John Eaton Calthorpe Blofeld ISBN: 0802151272 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: December, 1983 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: Meditation for Life by Martine Batchelor, Stephen Batchelor ISBN: 0861713028 Publisher: Wisdom Publications Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Verses from the Center: A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime by Nagarjuna, Stephen Batchelor ISBN: 1573228761 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Living With the Devil: A Buddhist Meditation on Good and Evil by Stephen Batchelor ISBN: 1573222763 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 03 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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