buddhism

mini gumby · 19th May 2002, 8:14pm

can anyone tell me where to find good books about buddhism.. it hold a fair bit of interest for me and i wanna find out some more.

Purplerose · 20th May 2002, 12:05am

ask big_bill on the forum he knows bout that

Lowtone · 20th May 2002, 10:09am

Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das

Big_Bill · 20th May 2002, 11:28am

I would reccomend "The Buddha in Daily Life"

Got it as a birthday present from my mate the other week, its excellent.

You can find it on amazon.co.uk

Also, check out http://www.sgi-usa.com and http://www.buddhalife.org

Hope that helps

Neil. · 26th May 2002, 10:11pm

theres a little book shop at the bottom of byeres rd with that sort of stuff , name escapes me

Lowtone · 27th May 2002, 1:17pm

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Originally posted by el gilko
theres a little book shop at the bottom of byeres rd with that sort of stuff , name escapes me

the charity one? Its been replaced by a record charity shop it think. Its round the corner but i havent seen round the corner for months for some reason hehe.

Charlicat · 27th May 2002, 1:40pm

A BOOKSHOP

and ask the booksellers that work there, thats what they are there for. I thought that one was blaringly obvious.

pANDAS Radio · 28th May 2002, 12:17am

A good book to try and find is called The Tao Of Pooh & The Te Of Piglet by Benjamin Howff. It basically uses stories from Winnie The Pooh to explain the basics of Buddhist philosophy. It is a great read and is not just useful for people new to the subject as i know a few buddhists who have had my copy for over a year now and have read it a few times.

Big_Bill · 4th June 2002, 1:38am

Yes but thats Taoism, which is wrong.

Shakyamuni (the wee fat, original Buddha) said so himself

Lowtone · 4th June 2002, 6:55am

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Originally posted by always_drunk
A good book to try and find is called The Tao Of Pooh & The Te Of Piglet by Benjamin Howff. It basically uses stories from Winnie The Pooh to explain the basics of Buddhist philosophy. It is a great read and is not just useful for people new to the subject as i know a few buddhists who have had my copy for over a year now and have read it a few times.

lol, yass, i need to get this book!

Crystal Mighty · 24th July 2002, 12:17pm

i was a buddhist. well, i say was cos i kinda quit but according to everone else, cos i was initiated i always will be and blah.
basically i disagreed with quite a few things especially the Cause and Effect sutra which basically says that the way you live your life is predestined by your past life, eg if in this life you are unable to have children=you killed babies in your last life, if in this life you are deaf and dumb=you told a lot of lies, if in this life you are a pig=you were a thief or something like that.

there's a temple of great western rd if anybody really is interested, they do sermon things in english and give you lunch on sundays.

Big_Bill · 25th July 2002, 3:19am

You show a poor knowledge of Buddhist teachins as what you are refering to is not Cause and Effect but Karma, which is something different entirely.

You obviously arent familiar with the Lotus Sutra and the writings of Nichiren Daishonin which teaches that whilst you may inherit Karma from a previous life, you have the ability, here and now, to change that Karma.

Crystal Mighty · 25th July 2002, 9:23am

no, i know what i'm talking about.
yes i'm sure, are you aware that there are many different types?

Big_Bill · 30th July 2002, 12:36pm

Of course.

Crystal Mighty · 1st August 2002, 1:52pm

in the times today there's an article on a buddhism school.

sounds nice

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