Freeing the Buddha: Diversity on a Sacred Path--large Scale Concerns : a Course on Major Aspects of Buddhism Plus a Dangerous Collection of EssaysMotilal Banarsidass Publ., 2005 - 477 pages This book is not written to reinvent the wheel and offer up just another introduction to Buddhism. This has a fresh approach of Buddhism which does not stir up dust in areas that most people have not thought of. There are Buddhist teachers who would discuss things privately such as Buddhist views on UFOs, Adolf Hitler and the historical Jesus, but they would not give public talks or publish books on such controversal subjects. The author has the courage to do so as he bodly discusses such topics in this book. |
Contents
Chapters | 7 |
How to Meditate | 13 |
13 | 52 |
Class Seven | 97 |
Class Eight | 117 |
Class Nine | 123 |
Class | 137 |
Practices | 209 |
Rescuing Jesus from the Christians | 299 |
Christian Meditation | 333 |
Future Dharma Future AntiDharma | 341 |
Theravada Manifesto | 349 |
Changing Buddhas Words | 355 |
Born in Ontario An Autobiography | 395 |
National and Personal Karma The Virtue of Hiroshima | 431 |
Buddhist and Taoist Military Strategy | 437 |
Meaning and Purpose in Life | 223 |
Teaching Philosophy | 227 |
ESSAYS | 231 |
Adolf Hitler and Tibetan Buddhism | 233 |
Buddhism and UFOS | 277 |
Beyond Grouse Mountain | 289 |
All Universes Mythology | 447 |
Supernormal Powers | 451 |
Outer Peace | 467 |
Glossary | 469 |
Bibliography 475 | |
Common terms and phrases
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