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Summary: Great Guide!!
Review: A Bread-and-Buddha book, a MUST, for any visitor to New York City or State.
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Summary: All the Buddhist resources in NY, NJ, and CT in one book.
Review: Hello, and thanks for reading my comments. I wrote this book for three reasons: 1) I wanted to help all those New Yorkers out there interested in Buddhism find a good place to practice, 2) to help tri-state Buddhists find all the great resources at their disposal, and 3) to help the hundreds of local Buddhist groups learn about each other in order to foster greater communication and cooperation.Writing this book was like going on a spiritual pilgrimmage for many months. I visited Buddhist temples and teachers from dozens of traditions, and chanted, meditated, bowed, and prayed with people from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds. I met many wonderful, wise monastics and laypeople, and learned a lot about how Buddhism is being practiced in this corner of America. The first part of this book contains information on Buddhism for beginners and tips for how to choose and visit a local temple. The second, longer part has descriptions of hundreds of Buddhist temples, groups, bookstores, merchandisers, art collections, and other resources in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. I hope everyone enjoys this book and finds it useful. If you have any comments, please feel free to e-mail me. May you all achieve peace of mind and freedom from suffering!
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Summary: All This and Nirvana, Too
Review: I bought this book mainly to get a better feel for the various Buddhist sects proliferating today, as the book has a great capsule overview of what the focus of each main group is. However, the book is book insightful and amusing, and will save the novice Buddhist visitor or tourist many a misstep or faus pas, not to mention wasted time. Wilson gives great, easy to follow information and covers not only NYC but I think the whole state. Definitely goes in my bag the next time I take a trip north!
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Summary: The perfect introduction to Buddhism in the tri-state area
Review: I'd read a little about Buddhism but not really gotten around to figuring out how to practice it until I came across this little gem, which erased all my excuses for procrastinating - I don't know where to go, what if they don't speak English, how am I supposed to act? The author lays it all out and, from reading about the different schools of Buddhism and the individual character of temples and practice centers, I was able to identify several places I wanted to try. You will learn so much!
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Summary: Must Have Guide
Review: Jeff Wilson, a Buddhist who practices in the Pure Land tradition, has written an indispensable guide to Buddhist practice in New York City... His book is very reader friendly and gives a tremendous feel for all the various places to practice which are available in the tri-state area...the book is a must have for both the experienced practitioner who wants to have a guide and the new practitioner who is looking for a sangha...
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