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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Craig Richards who wrote (25301)	10/10/1998 9:55:00 PM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Craig, are you familiar with a book called "Buddhism Plain and Simple", by Steve Hagen? I thought the little blurb from my book club was pretty interesting: "Twenty-five hundred years ago in India, a man named Gautama experienced such a powerful spiritual liberation that he became known as the Buddha--the 'awakened one.' his philosophy spread from country to country, acquiring along the way a wide variety of cultural trappings: incense, statues, gongs, icons, and symbols. In this essential guide, Steve Hagen, a Zen priest and teacher of Buddhism, strips away all that baggage and reveals the Buddha's simple wisdom. In its pure essence, Buddhism is concerned exclusively with the here and now--with how to experience each moment to the fullest, without regrets for the past or anxieties about the future. Buddha summed up his spiritual philosophy in a single word: 'Awareness.' in 'Buddhism Plain and Simple', Hagen guides us along the path of wisdom laid out by this enlightened teacher so many centuries ago: 'Be a light unto yourself; betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the Truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.'" I really liked the emphasis on experiencing the moment, which is all we have. I read something the other day--I have forgotten where--part of which was the statement that Jesus was not a Christian, and Gautama was not a Buddhist. To me, this idea is the very essence of the difference between the teachings of the prophets, and the religions which spring up around them like mushrooms.