false <![CDATA[What Makes You Not a Buddhist]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174508049m/409890.jpg 409890 3 Dzongsar Khyentse is one of the most creative and innovative young Tibetan Buddhist lamas teaching today. The director of two feature films with Buddhist themes (the international sensation The Cup and Travelers and Magicians), this provocative teacher, artist, and poet is widely known and admired by Western Buddhists. Moving away from conventional presentations of Buddhist teachings, Khyentse challenges readers to make sure they know what they&#8217;re talking about before they claim to be Buddhist. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism&#8212;beyond a romance with beads, incense, and exotic people in robes&#8212;straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught. In essence, this book explains what a Buddhist really is, namely, someone who deeply understands the truth of impermanence and how our emotions can trap us in cycles of suffering. Khyentse presents the fundamental tenets of Buddhism in simple language, using examples we can all relate to. 2152567 5 12 2006 What Makes You Not a Buddhist total:105|5:32|4:47|3:25|2:1|1:0| 105 425 220 32 5 1 false false Tue Jun 03 21:39:41 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 22:19:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Apr 11 07:57:28 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 11 08:27:53 -0700 2007 I love the way the title points up the concept that, in our finiteness, we can only really define things by defining what they are not.
That our minds lack the capacity to conceptualize wha...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 14 18:48:47 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 19:01:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 05:05:31 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 14:48:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 14 16:17:11 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 04 15:02:32 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 10 03:35:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 03:40:56 -0700 2009 (1) Nothing is permament (helps learning to let go and not clinging on to something tightly).
(2) All emotions are pain (learn not to be emotional,
particularly at work).
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I would struggle mightily too, if I tried to describe this book.

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