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From: walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (B. Walsh)
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Subject: Re: Buddhist texts
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Chris Isbell apparently has been receiving requests for Buddhist text
references. I'd recommend "The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha"
which is available in paperback. This is better for those who've had
no other introduction to Buddhism, because it contains explanations as
well as the Dhammapada. 

Really, to understand Buddhism, one has to change their way of looking at
things in general, which is very difficult. A good book to read to help
here is "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig.

The eastern religions, Hinduism and its offshoot, Buddhism, start with
a different assumption than what we in the west have been taught:
wisdom or intellectual knowledge is foremost, while Judeo-Christian
religions hold faith and emotion to be highest. This is not meant to
be a judgement on my part, I am not criticizing either. I am just
pointing out the basic underlying differences.

Questions are welcome,

B. Walsh