What makes you not a Buddhist
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: December 5, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781590304068
Subjects: Buddhism; Religion; Religion - World Religions; Buddhism - General; Religion / Buddhism; Doctrines
Description: Moving away from conventional presentations of Buddhist teachings, Khyentse challenges readers to make sure they know what they're talking about before they claim to be Buddhist. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism--beyond a romance with beads, incense, and exotic people in robes--straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught. In essence, this book explains what a Buddhist really is, namely, someone who deeply understands the truth of impermanence and how our emotions can trap us in cycles of suffering. Khyentse presents the fundamental tenets of Buddhism in simple language, using examples we can all relate to.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; label: 1
title: Fabrication and Impermanence; label: 2
title: Emotion and Pain; label: 3
title: Everything Is Emptiness; label: 4
title: Nirvana Is Beyond Concepts; title: Conclusion; title: Postscript on the Translation of Terms; title: Acknowledgments