[OlgaBorovikovva]

P.S. Please no discussion regarding NKT. I'm aware that there is a controversy or banning, or whatnot, but it doesn't interest me.

Hello and welcome to BWB, OneoftheLost.

You can't have read the Code of Conduct which you agreed to when you joined us because it already states :

"Members are requested to avoid posting discussions or media items concerning controversial practices, traditions and disputes within Vajrayana Buddhism as these issues can lead to deep divisions between online sangha"

This includes discussion of NKT/Dalai Lama issues, the two Karmapas etc

As a refresher you might like to read the short 'What is Buddhism' by Bhante Vimalaramsi and click on the MP3 at the top of the page to listen to his voice.

http://www.dhammasukha.org/Study/Tal...T-MAR03-TS.htm

There are various resources in our Study Links section near the bottom of the main forums page.

Books I would recommend are:

'Anguttara Nikaya Anthology' - an anthology of discourses from the Anguttara Nikaya, selected and translated from the Pali by Nyanaponika Thera and Bhikkhu Bodhi.

'The Dhammapada' translated by Gil Fronsdal

'Don't Take Your Life Seriously' by Ajahn Sumedho - which I would recommend to everyone.

kind regards

Aloka