Buddhism Plain and Simple
This book offers a clear, straightforward approach to Buddhism in general and awareness in particular. It is about being awake and in touch with what is going on here and now. When the Buddha was asked to sum up his teaching in a single word, he said, "Awareness." The Buddha taught how to see directly into the nature of experience. His observations and insights are plain, practical, and down-to-earth, and they deal exclusively with the present. In Buddhism Plain and Simple, Steve Hagen...
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This book offers a clear, straightforward approach to Buddhism in general and awareness in particular. It is about being awake and in touch with what is going on here and now. When the Buddha was asked to sum up his teaching in a single word, he said, "Awareness." The Buddha taught how to see directly into the nature of experience. His observations and insights are plain, practical, and down-to-earth, and they deal exclusively with the present. In Buddhism Plain and Simple, Steve Hagen presents these uncluttered, original teachings in everyday, accessible language unencumbered by religious ritual, tradition, or belief. Tricycle Magazine It doesn't get any plainer or simpler than this. Zen priest Steve Hagen explains it all for you, so you can be a candle unto yourself.
Introduction1The Journey Into Now6Pt. 1The Perennial Problem13Ch. 1The Human Situation15Ch. 2A Wheel Out of Kilter25Ch. 3Coming33Ch. 4Going44Ch. 5The Art of Seeing53Pt. 2The Way to Wake Up61Ch. 6Wisdom63Ch. 7Morality77Ch. 8Practice95Ch. 9Freedom110Pt. 3Free Mind117Ch. 10The Way We Are119Ch. 11Can't Pin "Me" Down133Ch. 12Interdependence139Epilogue: Be a Light Unto Yourself151AppendixDependent Arising153Two Ways to View the Twelvefold Chain161About the Author163
\ Tricycle MagazineIt doesn't get any plainer or simpler than this. Zen priest Steve Hagen explains it all for you, so you can be a candle unto yourself.\ \
