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- Oct 31, 2023
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That's a very broad topic. But here's some random thoughts.
1) I don't seem to have enough attention to read books so I like books that you can open at a random page and read a part. One of them is Dhammapada. It's a collection of Buddha's quotes.
2) Eastern religions seem to be more syncretic than those in the western world. E.g. Zen/Chan Buddhism was influenced by taoism. So it might be a good idea to wander there as well. The two most popular taoism books, Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi, are also the kind that can be read randomly, for which I like them a lot.
3) In some traditions, Japa Mala (meditation beads) is used. If you want one, don't buy it. Find beads and thread you like and buy those instead. Go to YouTube and learn how to make a mala, then make it. After couple failed attempts and one successful attempt, you'll have a beautiful thing, a new skill, and maybe also a conversation starter. It's very rewarding.
4) Again, I'm unable to read long books. I hate it when a book is unnecessarily verbose. Because of that, I like The Word of the Buddha by Nyanatiloka Mahathera. It's short and terse. You might often need to stop reading to think.
1) I don't seem to have enough attention to read books so I like books that you can open at a random page and read a part. One of them is Dhammapada. It's a collection of Buddha's quotes.
2) Eastern religions seem to be more syncretic than those in the western world. E.g. Zen/Chan Buddhism was influenced by taoism. So it might be a good idea to wander there as well. The two most popular taoism books, Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi, are also the kind that can be read randomly, for which I like them a lot.
3) In some traditions, Japa Mala (meditation beads) is used. If you want one, don't buy it. Find beads and thread you like and buy those instead. Go to YouTube and learn how to make a mala, then make it. After couple failed attempts and one successful attempt, you'll have a beautiful thing, a new skill, and maybe also a conversation starter. It's very rewarding.
4) Again, I'm unable to read long books. I hate it when a book is unnecessarily verbose. Because of that, I like The Word of the Buddha by Nyanatiloka Mahathera. It's short and terse. You might often need to stop reading to think.
Right now I'm just studying basic principles as I'm unsure which type of Buddhism to follow. I was going to buy the Dhammapada and read that. I also started setting alarms to make a set schedule.
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