On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Deepak Jois <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have found that books that tangentially approach the topic of with
> anecdotes, allusions etc are more enriching than some text that lists
> down the tenets of Buddhism in a bland fashion.
While anecdotes, jatakas and allusions are great, in my case, they did
not help establish Life's design patterns for me.
> These are books I have read and like (in no particular order).
> - Herman Hesse's Siddhartha
I read this 10 years ago and don't remember it too well. This book was
highly allegorical (a la Jonathan Livingston Seagull) and I did not
take very many practical lessons from it.
> - Osamu Tezuka's Buddha manga series [2]
I completed the series yesterday. While the drawings are beautiful and
the story pretty historically accurate, the series did not teach me
much about practical Buddhism or meditation.
Thanks, Deepak for the other recommendations. I will add them to my
reading list.
Thaths
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