I picked this book up expecting it to be lecturey, but I was surprised to find it an engaging and delightful read. I read it quickly, and expect to pick it up again some day. Batchelor begins his story, which is part memoir and part religious history, at the point in his life where he was most commi...
I picked this book up expecting it to be lecturey, but I was surprised to find it an engaging and delightful read. I read it quickly, and expect to pick it up again some day.Batchelor begins his story, which is part memoir and part religious history, at the point in his life where he was most commit...
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Batchelor's autobiography, which greatly enriches my reading of Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening. Here and there he goes on at more length than seems necessary, but overall this was well-written and very absorbing.
Honest and interesting chronicle of spiritual and scholarly journey.