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Pro's and cons of Buddhist books

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What would a perfect book about Buddhism look like? Between translations of ancient texts... most of which are deep but rather obscure... and modern books by Theravada, Zen, and Vajrayana teachers... and even the books that try to distill Buddhist principles for non-Buddhist audience... -- **what would you like to see in a perfect book**? - Would it focus on accurately explaining and defining Buddhist concepts and technical terminology, step by step, form basic to advanced? - Would it stay away from the technical jargon and speak about our everyday problems and how we can better overcome them? - Would it re-tell the Buddha's personal story in a way that would illuminate the Teaching? - Would it take one topic (e.g. Anatta) and explore it in depth from all sides? - Would it focus on practice more than on theory? On daily life practice? Or on meditation? - Which particulars topics would you like to see in the book's Table of Contents. What is missing in the Buddhist books you have read, and what would you like to see improved in your ideal book?
Asked by Andriy Volkov (59781 rep)
Jun 15, 2018, 08:07 PM
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