Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steven
Hagan
1998
Weight: 12 oz
Method of Disposal: Giving to Tracy
I read this book when I was 16, and it
changed me. I knew it as a basic, introductory book. I felt
relaxed, secure, less anxious. It started a lifelong respect and
love for Buddhism, whether or not I was able to truly make it a
component of my life. I am so thankful for that feeling and for that
insight. I am thankful for the book.
I reread it recently and did not enjoy
those same feelings to the same degree. I was slightly disappointed
for a brief period, but then I realized things change. We are the
stream, after all. The book, what it is, the meaning, my “self”
that does not really exist, is constantly changing. I was not as
open to the insight it offered this time, and I wish I could change
that. I may be able to. That is my dukkha. One of the many goals I
set for myself and then fail to achieve because I set a goal, because
I was trying to achieve something. I like the thought of being a
mountain and my thoughts being clouds that pass by. I am not the one
who can explain this to you. I am not the one that can write about
this book right now.
It has given me a lot to un-think, to
not think. It is a useful source. Check it out if you want a simple
and repetitive lesson about Buddhism.
