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After Buddhism
- Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
- Narrated by: Stephen Batchelor
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
Some 25 centuries after the Buddha started teaching, his message continues to inspire people across the globe, including those living in predominantly secular societies. What does it mean to adapt religious practices to secular contexts? Stephen Batchelor, an internationally known author and teacher, is committed to a secularized version of the Buddha's teachings. The time has come, he feels, to articulate a coherent, ethical, contemplative, and philosophical vision of Buddhism for our age.
After Buddhism, the culmination of four decades of study and practice in the Tibetan, Zen, and Theravada traditions, is his attempt to set the record straight about who the Buddha was and what he was trying to teach. Combining critical readings of the earliest canonical texts with narrative accounts of five members of the Buddha's inner circle, Batchelor depicts the Buddha as a pragmatic ethicist rather than a dogmatic metaphysician. He envisions Buddhism as a constantly evolving culture of awakening whose perpetual survival is due to its capacity to reinvent itself and interact creatively with each society it encounters. This original and provocative book presents a new framework for understanding the remarkable spread of Buddhism in today's globalized world. It also reminds us of what was so startling about the Buddha's vision of human flourishing.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-16
One of the great thinkers of our time
I am so fortunate to have found this author. The time and scholarship that has gone into such a thoughtful and considered treatment of this large and complex body of literature is astonishing.
Batchelors style is much smoother than in some of the earlier texts. The ideas have matured and blossomed into this fascinating work.
I recommend reading the confessions book first.
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- Paul
- 08-11-22
Excellent
Excellent. I loved the historical analysis, the insights and the stories too. Perhaps it could have been called “Before Buddhism as we know it now”. Highly recommended.
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- Dominic Cappell
- 07-01-19
in depth account
This had a lot more factual inputs and really dissected historical information regarding the topic. Not for a casual read but fascinating for an in depth account of Buddha's life and core teachings.
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- McArtin
- 13-04-16
great insight
a great insight - but I struggled with Stephen's narration - I would have preferred a better reader
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- eggnutter
- 27-12-17
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In parts this book was very interesting. It went into great detail of the Buddha's life. It was rather long and at times I found it a bit dry. I think this book is suited to those who have already studied Buddhism and want to know more about its history. Whilst it did touch on Buddhism in the secular age I felt like the title of the book was a little misleading. I was expecting more examples of the application of Buddhist philosophy and practise in a modern western environment.
I would only recommend this book to serious Buddhist heads
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