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Buddhism reading guide?

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I just ordered the first book on this list, is it any good? Has anyone else read the books from this list?

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I discovered this jpeg from browsing 4chan’s ‘/lit/‘ board btw.


أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأشهد أن ليو رسول الله

Translation: I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and Leo [Gura] is the messenger of Allah.

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Looks like a decent list. 
 

Bhikkhu Candana does a lot of Sutta readings and translations which I find to be really high quality. 
 

Here’s his video on the Ānāpānasati Sutta which is probably one of the most important to know: 

 


What did the stage orange scientist call the stage blue fundamentalist for claiming YHWH intentionally caused Noah’s great flood?

Delugional. 

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I think studying the Suttas requires a certain level of practice and also devotion before being able to get the most out of them. People can also burnout pretty easily that way, it seems. Walpola Rahula - What the Buddha Taught + Bhante G - Mindfulness in Plain English, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness would be a good intro to studying for me. Then it's all about practice ;)

The Suttas are mostly addressed to particular brahmins or Bikkhus regarding a certain element of practice.

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Have you read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse? 
Understanding the life and challenges of Siddhartha may keep you from the same traps that he fell into. 


Is all that we see or seem

But a dream within a dream?

- Edgar Allen Poe 

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4 hours ago, Chakra Lion said:

Have you read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse? 
Understanding the life and challenges of Siddhartha may keep you from the same traps that he fell into. 

Decent movie too.

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