
The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism
A Short Course on This Powerful Eastern Philosophy
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Narrated by:
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Jack Kornfield
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By:
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Jack Kornfield
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.
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I really enjoyed (and continue to enjoy) this, a shorter but very informative and comforting, book.
This book begins with a good bit of the history of Buddhism, from its inception in India with Sidhartha Guatama, to it's spread to South East Asia and the rest of the world. I always like to be reminded of the different sects, and Kormfield clearly helps provide understanding of the differences and locations of Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism (under which large umbrella falls Zen) and Vajrayahana Buddhism (Tibetan).
He then provides guided meditations, which are very peaceful and help guide the mind toward serenity (perhaps eventually to enlightenment??).
He has anecdotes and reflections, and reminders on how we cause ourselves suffering, trying to hold onto our bodies and not wanting them to age, grasping for things or ideas...
Really - I won't just keep telling you what he says - I enjoy this book and have listened to it fully twice and continue to "skim" through it while resting quietly or walking.
(PS - not much of a story to this book, but Audible wouldn't let me write a review unless I rated the story!)
Overview of and Introduction to Buddhism
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A good place to start
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Great book for beginners
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
I would review each principle clear and simply. For someone raised as a Christian I needed time to consider some principles. I found before I could absorb a principle the narrator was on to the next.How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Maybe add real life experiences of the principles discussed.What aspect of Jack Kornfield’s performance would you have changed?
it is fineDid The Beginner's Guide to Buddhism inspire you to do anything?
I want to listen to it again and I would like to learn more of BuddismWorth another listen
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Super Awesome for Beggenars
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Powerful!
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Beginner's Guide ot Buddhism
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