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Books Forum
by twelph » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:43 pm
It seems like there are book suggestions for physical and online books scattered throughout all of the forums. I've been reading a lot lately, and searching through the forums to find suggestions is a little cumbersome. It seems like a book discussion forum would be a great resource.
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Re: Books Forum
by Ben » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:44 pm
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Re: Books Forum
by twelph » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:28 pm
Thanks! I never thought to check out the personal experience subforum.
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Re: Books Forum
by Kamran » Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:42 pm
There are so many freely available books in Theravada that the problem is deciding on which I should be reading first 
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Re: Books Forum
by Ben » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:45 pm
You could use the two threads I linked above to narrow your choice. Furthermore, if you are still new to the path, you could have a look at the introductory resources thread in the discovering theravada forum.
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kind regards,
Ben
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Re: Books Forum
by retrofuturist » Sun Jul 22, 2012 12:01 am
Greetings,
Ha, yeah... and even once you finish some there still so many more to go!...
It's good, isn't it?
Metta,
Retro.
Kamran wrote:There are so many freely available books in Theravada that the problem is deciding on which I should be reading first
Ha, yeah... and even once you finish some there still so many more to go!...
It's good, isn't it?
Metta,
Retro.
If you have asked me of the origination of unease, then I shall explain it to you in accordance with my understanding:
Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
Dharma Wheel (Mahayana / Vajrayana forum)
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