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What Makes You Not a Buddhist
What Makes You Not a Buddhist | Jamyang Khyentse
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Dzongsar Khyentse is one of the most creative and innovative young Tibetan Buddhist lamas teaching today. The director of two feature films with Buddhist themes (the international sensation The Cup and Travelers and Magicians), this provocative teacher, artist, and poet is widely known and admired by Western Buddhists. Moving away from conventional presentations of Buddhist teachings, Khyentse challenges readers to make sure they know what theyre talking about before they claim to be Buddhist. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhismbeyond a romance with beads, incense, and exotic people in robesstraight to the heart of what the Buddha taught. In essence, this book explains what a Buddhist really is, namely, someone who deeply understands the truth of impermanence and how our emotions can trap us in cycles of suffering. Khyentse presents the fundamental tenets of Buddhism in simple language, using examples we can all relate to.
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suvata
What Makes You Not a Buddhist | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
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I listened to this book on audio. After the first chapter, I almost felt like I was being scolded. Just the reader‘s tone of voice starting to bug me. Made some great points but, overall, it was a little harsh for me.

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cajunsyd
What Makes You Not a Buddhist | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
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About to start this one which was recommended by a friend.

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Readaholics
What Makes You Not a Buddhist | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
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Getting my Sunday morning read on with my ancient and wise cat Slick. He‘s 19 years old and definitely has become more Buddhist-like in his old age. He is less violent knocking things off the counter and less aggressive about getting pets, but def not 100% zen yet.

Literary_Siren He‘s so handsome! 😍 6y
Bette 🐱❤️👍 6y
batsy Awww 😻 6y
asiriusreader Aww, sweet boy! 😻 6y
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Readaholics
What Makes You Not a Buddhist | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
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Love this short book dispelling myths about Buddhism, making it more accessible to others.

silentrequiem That's a great quote! 6y
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nmakeshiftTRIX
What Makes You Not a Buddhist | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
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I love this book. It's informative and makes you think a lot about the world we live in. I don't feel like you have be a buddhist (I'm not) or completely agree with everything to learn some stuff. It gets you thinking and it had an intriguing tone. It's not an easy read, some things are hard to grasp and it has some harsh truths in it. I enjoyed it either way.

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TindraTieren
What Makes You Not a Buddhist | Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
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This was a very good effort at making Buddhism relatable - more about how you approach life than how you execute ceremonies.

I think the part that will stick with me the most is the bit at the end, about the tea and the teacup. That really matches my feelings about different religions/practices.