Stephen Batchelor

A comprehensive, straightforward introduction to Buddhism simply explains how its practices can enrich lives, regardless of one's religious background. Reprint.

A Contemporary Guide to Awakening

Buddhism Without Beliefs

A revisionist assessment of the life of the historical Buddha argues for a restoration of original Buddhist practices, drawing on the ancient text of the Pali Canon while tracing the author's personal spiritual journey. By the author of Buddhism Without Beliefs.

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

"Elegant and formally ingenious."--Geoff Wisner, Wall Street JournalIn a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth. This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor's ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude's devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, from Vermeer to Agnes Martin. In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.

The Art of Solitude

A personal meditation by the best-selling Buddhist philosopher and author of Buddhism Without Beliefs considers the existence of evil in the world, drawing on western and Buddhist literature to profile the devil as a deceptive or distracting obstacle to true goodness and humility. Reprint.

A Meditation on Good and Evil

Living with the Devil

A renowned Buddhist teacher's magnum opus, based on his fresh reading of the tradition's earliest texts Some twenty-five 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 long 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.

Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age

After Buddhism

"Inspired by Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattava's way of life, the oral instructions of living Buddhist masters, Martin Heidegger's classic Being and time, and the writings of the Christian theologians Paul Tillich and John MacQuarrie," this is a "contemporary guide to understanding the timeless message of Buddhism, and in particular its relevance in actual human relations."--Cover.

An Existential Approach to Buddhism

Alone with Others

From Greek kings to nineteenth-century adventurers, from missionaries to monks, the encounter of Buddhism and the West is filled with intriguing personalities in "Awaking of the West.

The Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture

The Awakening of the West

Confissões de Um Ateu Budista

Confesión de un ateo budista

Nāgārjuna

A new translation of the verses written by the legendary monk, mediator, and philosopher offers insight into the Buddhist vision of the exalted.

A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime

Verses from the Center

Various

Hellmuth Hecker

Eugene Watson Burlingame

S. Bodhesako

M. O’C. Walshe

N.K.G. Mendis

Tan Acharn Kor Khao-Suan-Luang

This book contains sixteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 312: Angulimala—Hellmuth Hecker 313–15: Beginnings: The Pali Suttas—Samanera Bodhesako 316–17: Flight—Stephen Batchelor 318–21: Samyutta Nikaya An Anthology Part III—M. O’C. Walshe 322–23: The Abhidhamma in Practice—N.K.G. Mendis 324–25: Buddhist Stories II—Eugene Watson Burlingame 326–28: Directing to Self-Penetration—Tan Acharn Kor Khao-Suan-Luang

Numbers 312–328

Collected Wheel Publications Volume XXI

Charlotte Booth

Guy de la Bedoyere

Your one-stop resource for key ancient history facts Want to know more about ancient cultures, civilizations, and customs? Then look no further! This indispensible box set covers three of the most important-and fascinating-periods in ancient history. Drawing from The Romans For Dummies, The Ancient Greeks For Dummies, and The Ancient Egyptians For Dummies, this value priced set includes essential facts, figures, and trivia from each nation, giving a rollercoaster account of what happened, when, and who did what. These lively guides are packed with need-to-know information and fun facts on the cultures, pastimes, heroes, and legacies of the ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks. You'll discover how these ancient civilizations came to be; how the people lived; the amazing events during their time; and why their influence can still be felt around the world today. This Ancient History Box Set For Dummies offers price-conscious readers three bestselling history topics in one value set! Provides a comprehensive overview of some of the most intriguing periods in ancient history-ancient Rome, Greece, and Egypt Guy de la Bedoyere is a well-known historian and archaeologist; Charlotte Booth is an Egyptologist who is the founder of her own Egyptology Society; Stephen Batchelor has written reviews for History Today and Current Archaeology The perfect one-stop library, Ancient History Box Set For Dummies is a must for all budding historians!

Ancient History Box Set For Dummies

Living with the Devil is Stephen Batchelor's work on humankind's greatest struggle - to become good. Batchelor traces the trajectory - from the words of the Buddha and Christ, through the writings at Shantideva, Milton, and Pascal, to the poetry of Baudelaire and the fiction of Kafka - of impediments that keep us from doing what's in our own and others' best interests. He shows us the myriad forms those obstacles take: a wandering farmer, a caring friend, a devout religious believer, a powerful king, even a frustrated old man who doodles in the sand when he cannot snare the Buddha. The devil need not appear with horns and a forked tail: he stands for everything that paralyzes our innate wisdom, freedom, and empathy, thus blocking our paths in life. In a world of black and white, Batchelor paints in shades of gray, illustrating what it means to live in an ambiguous and precarious environment that continually tempts us from what we hold to be good. Drawing on classic religious texts from East and West, as well as the findings of modern physics and evolutionary biology, Batchelor asks us to examine who we really are, and to rest in the uncertainty that we may never know. Living with the Devil tells a tale that weaves its way among philosophy, religion, and science, and psychology, history, and myth. This is a book that will challenge your attitudes, your beliefs, the very way you live your life.

Die Kunst, mit sich allein zu sein

In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor “Whatever a soul is, the author goes a long way toward soothing it. A very welcome instance of philosophy that can help readers live a good life.”—Kirkus Reviews “Elegant and formally ingenious.”—Geoff Wisner, Wall Street Journal When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth. This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor’s ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude’s devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, from Vermeer to Agnes Martin. In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.

The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen Batchelor explores the history of this concept and provides readers with translations of the most important poems ever written on the subject, the poems of 2nd century philosopher Nagarjuna.

The Tibet Guide

An essential collection of Stephen Batchelor's most probing and important work on secular Buddhism As the practice of mindfulness permeates mainstream Western culture, more and more people are engaging in a traditional form of Buddhist meditation. However, many of these people have little interest in the religious aspects of Buddhism, and the practice occurs within secular contexts such as hospitals, schools, and the workplace. Is it possible to recover from the Buddhist teachings a vision of human flourishing that is secular rather than religious without compromising the integrity of the tradition? Is there an ethical framework that can underpin and contextualize these practices in a rapidly changing world? In this collected volume of Stephen Batchelor's writings on these themes, the author explores the complex implications of Buddhism's secularization. Ranging widely--from reincarnation, religious belief, and agnosticism to the role of the arts in Buddhist practice--he offers a detailed picture of contemporary Buddhism and its attempt to find a voice in the modern world.

Imagining the Dharma in an Uncertain World

Secular Buddhism

En este sencillo aunque importante volumen, Stephen Batchelor nos recuerda que Buda no fue un místico que afirmaba tener conocimientos privilegiados y esotéricos del universo, sino que era un hombre que nos retó a comprender la naturaleza de la angustia, a deshacernos de sus orígenes y a llevar un tipo de vida que está disponible para todos nosotros. Lo que enseñó Buda, nos dice Batchelor, no es algo en lo que creer, sino algo que hacer. Y tal como expone clara y convincentemente, es una práctica que, independientemente de nuestra educación o creencias, podemos adoptar día a día en el camino hacia el despertar. STEPHEN BATCHELOR Nació en Escocia y se educó en monasterios budistas de India, Suiza y Corea. Ha traducido y escrito varios libros sobre budismo, incluidos A Guide to the Bodhisattva ́s Way of Life [«Guía al estilo de vida del bodhisattva»], Alone With Others [«Solo con los demás»], The Faith to Doubt [«La fe para duda»], The Tibet Guide [«Guía del Tibet»] (ganador del Thomas Cook Award 1988) y The Awakening of the West [«El despertar de Occidente»] (co-ganador del Tricycle Award 1994). Da conferencias y dirige retiros de meditación por todo el mundo, es editor y colaborador de Tricycle y también jefe de estudios del Sharpham Collage for Buddhist Studies and Contemporary Enquiry, en Devon (Inglaterra). "Batchelor... sugiere que el budismo deseche la reencarnación y el karma, posibilitando así lo que denomina un «agnosticismo existencias, terapéutico y liberador»". TIME "De claridad radiante, Budismo sin creencias nos recuerda no sólo la verdadera naturaleza del budismo, sino también la nuestra. Liberándonos de la idea del budismo como religión, Stephen Batchelor nos muestra la necesidad de las enseñanzas de Buda en el mundo de hoy. Puede que no fuera lo que se proponía, pero me ha convertido en un creyente." MARK EPSTEIN, Doctor en Medicina, autor de Abiertos al deseo "Budismo sin creencias es el tipo de texto elegantemente escrito acerca de los preceptos del budismo que incluso un pagano como yo puede apreciar y comprender. Será muy útil para el no budista, o para el aspirante a budista. Lleno de compasión, lúcidamente escrito, éste es un libro que explica muchas cosas sobre una filosofía antigua, siempre viva, que tiene mucho que ofrecer a los anonadados buscadores de la verdad en nuestra caótica era de la modernidad." ÓSCAR HIJUELOS, autor de "Las navidades del Señor Ives" y "Los reyes del mambo tocan canciones de amor". Conciso [...] Batchelor hace varias observaciones controvertidas, pero sopesadamente argumentadas, centrales para su interpretación "existencias, terapéutica" y agnóstica del budismo: que el budismo no es estrictamente una religión, ya que no se ciñe en una creencia en Dios; que Buda no se consideró a sí mismo un místico o un salvador, sino alguien que curaba; y que el budismo, más que un sistema de creencias, es un "curso de acción" personal que instila de manera natural en quien lo practica moralidad, compasión y paz interior. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY La claridad y belleza de su planteamiento convierte al libro de Batchelor en un recurso para personas en cualquier estadio de la vida espiritual. Obviamente, este libro es es fruto de un empeño riguroso y ardiente por hacer factibles las verdades del budismo. Batchelor, y Buda, te ayudarán a desempolvar el diamante de tu propia mente.«» KATE WHEELER, autora de Not Where I Started From [«No donde empecé»]

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