Lynne Highfield asked this question about Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment:
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Isobel Atkins I read this book because I really enjoyed Nonzero, a book the author wrote a while ago. At first I was disappointed he was writing about Buddhism beca…moreI read this book because I really enjoyed Nonzero, a book the author wrote a while ago. At first I was disappointed he was writing about Buddhism because it wasn’t a subject I was interested in. I had meditated before in yoga classes, it was kind of boring. I really enjoyed the book and it has convinced me to give meditation another try. A meditation retreat may even be somewhere in my distant future and if I do ever end up going I would need to credit the influence of this book.(less)
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V.O. Diedlaff This book only addresses certain aspects of Buddhism - what the author calls Western Buddhism. While the author addresses the benefits of meditation a ...more
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