DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post

**MortgFinsJohnQ** · 12-03-2011, 10:11 PM

Hi 37islove,

Its good to hear from you again, please let us know what the offline group is like !

About books - as you are a beginner, I would recommend you avoid 'Essence of the Heart Sutra' by HH Dalai Lama (and mentioned by Lazy Eye) because I have it myself and I think it won't be suitable reading until you understand more about the basic teachings of Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhism, if you've chosen to investigate in that direction rather than Theravada.

I would suggest:

''Opening the mind and generating a good heart'' by HH Dalai Lama in which he gives a short survey of Buddhist teachings and then a talk on kindness.

also:

"Way to Freedom" by HHDL, which are the basic teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.

I also recommend you watch his series of video teachings on YouTube "The Four Noble Truths" which are important core teachings of the Buddha which everyone involved with Buddhism should be familiar with - and are also key teachings in the Theravada tradition too, of course.

with kind wishes,

Aloka

12-03-2011, 10:11 PM	#3
MortgFinsJohnQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 608 Senior Member	Hi 37islove, Its good to hear from you again, please let us know what the offline group is like ! About books - as you are a beginner, I would recommend you avoid 'Essence of the Heart Sutra' by HH Dalai Lama (and mentioned by Lazy Eye) because I have it myself and I think it won't be suitable reading until you understand more about the basic teachings of Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhism, if you've chosen to investigate in that direction rather than Theravada. I would suggest: ''Opening the mind and generating a good heart'' by HH Dalai Lama in which he gives a short survey of Buddhist teachings and then a talk on kindness. also: "Way to Freedom" by HHDL, which are the basic teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. I also recommend you watch his series of video teachings on YouTube "The Four Noble Truths" which are important core teachings of the Buddha which everyone involved with Buddhism should be familiar with - and are also key teachings in the Theravada tradition too, of course. with kind wishes, Aloka
	Quote