Buddhism Without Beliefs

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Summary: my second book in Buddhism
Review: ... then, i started on this, to get even a clearer idea.
i think this book needs constant concentration, you can't leave one paragraph without focus, or you will find yourself at the end without knowing what the book was talking about. But then, Buddhism requires you be here, so you should be.
i was very interested in the 'death' chapter, the philosophy of death in Buddhism is questionable, but worth the thoughts.

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Summary: The cassette is not a verbatim reading of the book.
Review: Loving the book as much as I do I was initially dismayed to find the cassette version was different. However, I came to realize this difference is an addition to, rather than a repitition of, the book. Hence, we get an expansion of Batchelor's ideas. Perhaps the author chose this occasion to add to and expand what he said in print. While the book tops my list of explications of understanable Buddhist thought I find the cassette version to be a different, but contiguous, expression of the same ideas. It is as if Batchelor took this opportunity in making a tape version of the book to add what he left out of the printed version. For those of us who experienced wonder and satisfaction at reading the book and dismay that it had to end I strongly recommend the audio version. Plus, hearing Batchelor's voice, through which his intelligence and commitment come through, lends an added air of familiarity and fulfillment to his insights.