Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Stephen Batchelor ebook
Page: 421
Format: pdf
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
ISBN: 0385527063, 9780385527064

To set it up, he was a hippie in the early 70′s, traveling through the Middle East, and found himself becoming a Buddhist monk for a time. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. Excerpt from the book by Stephen Batchelor. At eighteen, this drop-out joined the Dalai Lama. I do not believe that humans are supernaturally elect beings, that some god with special plans for us endowed us with unparalleled consciousness. Stephen Batchelor, a former Zen monk, has written a number of great books, including Buddhism Without Beliefs, Living with the Devil, and Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist. Best Memoir: Witness by Curtis Smith. I have been reading an article in The Guardian, The new Buddhist atheism, by Mark Vernon, discussing the publication of a new book, Confession of a Buddhist atheist, by Buddhist practitioner and scholar Stephen Batchelor. Strolling by Lake Washington @ first day of spring · hmmm, pancakes Confession of a Buddhist Atheist · chillin' @ crib · *bleh*. Stephen Batchelor, a self-proclaimed Buddhist atheist, has written a couple of books on reconciling these two Weltanshauungs: Buddhism Without Beliefs available at Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening and Confession of a Buddhist Atheist available at Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. (I highly recommend his “Confession of a Buddhist Atheist”.) I do find value in the de-mythologized Buddhism of Batchelor, and I think he argues convincingly Siddhatta Gottama himself. Honorable mention: Caged by Cameron Conaway, reviewed here. Stephen Batchelor's "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist": Book Review. 09 Jun 2010 | Posted by Lama Surya Das | 0 Comment. Best Buddhist Book: Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor. Book batchelor Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor. Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? There are plenty of western Buddhist who embrace various superstitions, but I am certainly not alone as a secular Buddhist.