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**gghrdfffhfyj** · 07-02-2012, 01:29 AM

Hi, Timbo!
I'm dharmamom and I'm new to the site but rather well read in Buddhism. Whenever somebody new to Buddhism asks me where they should start to get to know about it, my favourite recommendations are the Dhammapada, Walpola Rahula's "What the Buddha taught," Thich Nhat Hahn's "The heart of the Buddha's teaching," and David Brazier's "The feeling Buddha." I also like Pema Chödrön's "Taking the Leap" and "Start where you are." Then Mark Epstein's "Thoughts without a thinker" or Jack Kornfield's "The Wise Heart."

There are so many good books from different Buddhist schools it's hard to decide! But to begin somewhere, these should be excellent for a beginner.

07-02-2012, 01:29 AM	#8
gghrdfffhfyj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 468 Senior Member	Hi, Timbo! I'm dharmamom and I'm new to the site but rather well read in Buddhism. Whenever somebody new to Buddhism asks me where they should start to get to know about it, my favourite recommendations are the Dhammapada, Walpola Rahula's "What the Buddha taught," Thich Nhat Hahn's "The heart of the Buddha's teaching," and David Brazier's "The feeling Buddha." I also like Pema Chödrön's "Taking the Leap" and "Start where you are." Then Mark Epstein's "Thoughts without a thinker" or Jack Kornfield's "The Wise Heart." There are so many good books from different Buddhist schools it's hard to decide! But to begin somewhere, these should be excellent for a beginner.
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