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Book Suggestions for all! (mostly for me):P

shanyinshanyin Novice YoginSault Ontario Veteran
edited November 2010 in Arts & Writings
Hello!

I've currently decided I'm going to buy some books as soon as I get money!! yay!!

Anyone have any suggestions? (non-fiction)

Comments

  • mantra0mantra0
    edited October 2010
    I think there's a similair thread.

    I think you should try something like Gigapedia.com
    (and decide for yourself if it's good, morally wrong, or so so)
  • BonsaiDougBonsaiDoug Simply, on the path. Veteran
    edited November 2010
    Two that have served me well:

    The Dhammapada - Gil Fronsdal translation and annotation
    In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon - Bhikkhu Bodhi
  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited November 2010
    Decision Points by George W. Bush....oh wait, you said you wanted non-fiction.
  • ArtemisArtemis
    edited November 2010
    *does rimshot for shenpen nangwa*

    I have found two books by the Dalai Lama to be quite inspiring: Ethics for the New Milennium and The Art of Happiness (the latter is actually written by a cognitive psychologist in collaboration with His Holiness).
  • shenpennangwashenpennangwa
    edited November 2010
    Artemis wrote: »
    *does rimshot for shenpen nangwa*
    I'll be here all week.
  • aHappyNihilistaHappyNihilist Veteran
    edited November 2010
    I don't know why you'd want non fiction, the best fiction is often a better description of reality and truth, i've just finished reading alot of Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment and Notes from the Underground, and am now reading The Brothers Kazmarov. I don't know if Dostoevsky ever heard of Buddhism but his main characters are generally people living lives exactly opposite to the ideals of buddhism and suffering terribly for it.
  • seeker242seeker242 Zen Florida, USA Veteran
    edited November 2010
    "Old Path White clouds" by thich nhat hanh is really good! It's really not a "study" book, but more of a story book of the Buddha during his lifetime. Where he went, the people that he met, his family and monk friends, all the people that started following him, etc. It's a pretty big book but it's a very easy read. And it's a true story. :)
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