Kenneth Smith
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Stepping Out of Self-Deception
- The Buddha's Liberating Teaching of No-Self
- By: Rodney Smith
- Narrated by: Tom Pile
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 304
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 301
Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. It's a notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, usually leading to such questions as, "If I don't have a self, who's reading this sentence?" It's not that there's no self there, says Rodney Smith. It's just that the self that is reading this sentence is a configuration of elements that at one time did not exist and that at some point in the future will disperse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By Andrew on 06-01-16
- Stepping Out of Self-Deception
- The Buddha's Liberating Teaching of No-Self
- By: Rodney Smith
- Narrated by: Tom Pile
Unlike any other book
Reviewed: 02-06-23
Rodney Smith is one of those rare people that come along once in a lifetime. His gifts were not immediately apparent to me, but as I have aged and have let go of my eager seeking, his words, in particular this book, shine as insights that can only come from source itself combined with sensitivity and a true gift for communicating. This book is one that I put with “I am that” when it comes to so accurately describing awareness and the separate self. That might sound overstated and I realize that.
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Three Keys
- Front Desk, Book 2
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 224
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Story5 out of 5 stars 174
The story of Mia and her family and friends at the Calivista Motel continues in this powerful, hilarious, and resonant sequel to the award-winning novel Front Desk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What I thought
- By Clayton Bret Rhine on 04-14-21
- Three Keys
- Front Desk, Book 2
- By: Kelly Yang
- Narrated by: Sunny Lu
Critical Race Theory Book
Reviewed: 11-06-21
My kids loved the first book. We listen before bed. I was appalled at this book. Her parents were denied a loan from a bank and concluded it was become of racism. I’m Filipino and business owner. That’s absurd. Everyone knows the banks only make business loans to people who don’t really need it. That happens all day everyday of the week. This whole book is trying to plant the seeds in our kids that America is racist. Outrageous. If you don’t work hard, then you’ll go no where. It’s not because someone didn’t like you because you are Asian American. America gave my immigrant parents the chance at a better life.
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