[noingenah]

I will look up, "The Way It Is" by Ajahn Sumedho. Thank you Kaarine for telling me about it.

Anything by Sumedho should be good and easy for you to understand. This wonderful monk is not included in my list of "those who write books but don't understand Buddhism" I mentioned in your first thread.

Sumedho has several books available for free online, by the way.

I strongly suggest you check out Thanissaro Bhikkhu's short essay Life Isn't Just Suffering. Thanissaro is an American monk.

*** If you read that piece you'll know more about Buddhism than the majority of Buddhists out there. ***


A preview:

You've probably heard the rumor that "Life is suffering" is Buddhism's first principle, the Buddha's first noble truth. It's a rumor with good credentials, spread by well-respected academics and Dharma teachers alike, but a rumor nonetheless.

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We are in the Buddhism for Beginners forum and this is an opinion, not a fact, and should be expressed as such. Thanks