Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor

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

Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? Known for his agnostic and secular approach to the Buddhadharma, he has written several books, including the bestselling Buddhism Without Beliefs. I do not believe that humans are supernaturally elect beings, that some god with special plans for us endowed us with unparalleled consciousness. There seems to be a growing demand for books like this, written BY and FOR Western Buddhists. This is a confession of someone trying to find himself and his way in the larger world. I think he was going for something similar to what Stephen Batchelor did in Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. Tami Simon speaks with Stephen Batchelor a former monk in the Tibetan and Koran Zen traditions with a humanistic, non-dogmatic approach to Buddhism. Posted in Uncategorized at 11:51 am. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. The spiritual journey of former Buddhist monk Stephen Batchelor. Review: Confession of a Buddhist atheist. Having seen "The Unwinking Gaze" made me much less enamored of him, when I had already been questioning his "place" now in the Buddhist hierarchy. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Feature. 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. This review owes something to our discussion of Danielou's history of Indian spirituality. I review Batchelor's book: Confession of a Buddhist atheist.