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/lit/, I want to get into Buddhism (I do have a preference for Zen but still interested in all of it), where do I start? I've already read Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind and several essays.

Also, if I was to read the Pali Canon I wouldnt be able to read all of it probably, which sections should I absolutely read though?

>> No.4198514

Why?

What change is it seriously going to have on your life?

You gonna start meditating or giving away worldly possessions?

You gonna start saying 'namaste' and breathing in through your nostrils when people greet you?

You gonna move to Tibet and shave your head and practice kung fu?

Seriously, there are girls in your neighbourhood who are currently rubbing themselves raw on household objects that really shouldn't have the capacity for sexual gratification, and they're begging for someone perhaps a little different from yourself to meet them in the street and say 'hey, lady' I know what you want and I know I can give it to you'. That's how you change your life buddy, not by solemnly reading the out-of-date words of a poseur who shits in the woods rather than dealing with his problems.

>> No.4198522

>>4198500
what the buddha taught by rahula, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching . by Thich naht kahn

good answer good question by that other dude

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>>4198514
It has had good effects on my life in the past when I did meditate. Im already pretty anti-consumerist, its not that big a deal. The rest of what you said is 0/10

>>4198522
Thanks

>> No.4198596

>>4198500
Don't forget the Western side of it in the sense of Heraclitus/Epicurus/Stoics/Cynics/Schopenhauer/Stirner

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>>4198596
Will do, thank you

>> No.4198803

Get into Madhyamaka middle way if you want some Buddhism.
I Myself want to get into it to see what it is about, as soon as i will decide to spend the time reading lengthy books on it.

>> No.4199457

Hardcore Zen by Brad Warner
actually made me start regular, long zazen and it's far more sincere and understandable than other buddhist books

>> No.4199470

>>4198587
>its not that big a deal
the post-modernism is overwhelming
religion is by nature a big deal you fuckwit

>> No.4199480

>>4199470
You didnt read what I said correctly, I said the anti-consumerism wasnt a big deal.

>> No.4199734

>>4199457
Different guy here, the kindle edition is £6 and I can't find a torrent of it. Is it really worth that for a non dead-tree copy?

>> No.4199784

>>4199734
It's available on lib gen, friend.

>> No.4199821

>>4199784
Thanks kind anon!

>> No.4199836

>>4199457
They make recliners with stand assist because you seem to have a problem with getting up. Talk to your monk about assisted recliners and attachment to outward form.

>> No.4199858

>>4198500
The Doctrine of Buddha, I have one Portuguese/English edition (I'm brazillian).
It's not a seminal work or complete, but it's a very good starting point.

>> No.4199900

>>4199836
There's nothing wrong with learning to sit, as long as you don't think Zen is sitting.