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What Makes You Not a Buddhist by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

3.0

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Buddhism teaches us the four noble truths: All things are impermanent, all emotions are pain, all things have no inherent existence, Nirvana is beyond concepts. This book does a good job of elaborating on them, and why if you really understand this, you don't call yourself by a label. This is an accessible and no-nonsense introduction which does a good job of explaining where Buddhism comes from and what it is about. It, like Buddhism itself, doesn't try to convert you or tell you that it is the one and only religion. Instead, through humour and real world examples geared towards a Western audience, the author explains and encourages critical thinking.