The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism: A Short Course on This Powerful Eastern Philosophy
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3.3 • 15 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
With a rich history stretching back over 2,500 years, Buddhism has been described both as a system of psychology and a philosophy for living. Yet most of us think of it as a religion. What is Buddhism? How is it practiced? Can it help you today?
In The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism, author and teacher Jack Kornfield immerses you in this time-honored approach to living fully and compassionately in the present moment. Join him as he illuminates Buddhism's most essential teachings, and how they make it possible to overcome the mental states that challenge us every day, such as fear, selfishness, confusion, and anger. Complete with authentic meditations to get you started.
Highlights include the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, Dharma, "the laws of life," Buddhist meditation practices, mindfulness teachings, and much more.
Customer Reviews
Good pamphlet
Excellently organized, high level overview of a) the different kinds of Buddhism and their general differences, and b) the core tenets of Buddhism. All very general stuff so this should be immediately followed by some more substantiative material. Try to get past the stereotypically ephereal narration (the guy, while sincere and knowledgeable, sounds like a sideshow hypnotist making it hard, at first, for the average American to listen openly)
The Beginner's Guiode to Buddhism, Jack Kornfield
I am not a Buddhist, but throughly enjoyed listening to Jack Kornfield explainning the philosophy of Buddhism. He gives a good overview on this topic. He keeps it simple, but provides enough information that you get a true grasp on Buddhism.
If you are interesting in learning about Buddhism... I highly recommend his teachings.
VERY GOOD BUT...
The content of this audio book is very good but I found the reader's (the author's) voice to be a little irritating after a while. The style seemed fake and overplayed and took away from an otherwise good book.