tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2720831180171279036.post5513251932489604071..comments2023-11-02T03:52:27.168-07:00Comments on Buddha Share: Buddhism without BeliefsBuddha Sharehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10831550454513249232noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2720831180171279036.post-86618643491900606682010-05-02T14:35:32.046-07:002010-05-02T14:35:32.046-07:00Batchelor's efforts at making Buddhism more &q...Batchelor's efforts at making Buddhism more "accessible" can be lauded, but I'm not so convinced by his efforts to strip away things like ritual elements and reincarnation and/or rebirth as merely "cultural baggage." If you look at what he's been saying recently in interviews, this is a man who clearly has certain beliefs about what is and what isn't Buddhism, and even though I agree with him at times, he's very much coming from a place of using Western lenses (especially modern philosophy and science) to view a diverse spiritual tradition.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2720831180171279036.post-8398075253739925672010-05-09T21:24:57.686-07:002010-05-09T21:24:57.686-07:00It is a writer I strongly do not recommend.It is a writer I strongly do not recommend.Josho Adrian Cirleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02267565293117701846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2720831180171279036.post-70620410287896625462010-05-11T14:11:54.554-07:002010-05-11T14:11:54.554-07:00Here are the rapidshare links for the audio book.....Here are the rapidshare links for the audio book...<br><br>http://rapidshare.com/files/374634711/StephenBatchelorBeliefs.part1.rar<br>http://rapidshare.com/files/374634718/StephenBatchelorBeliefs.part2.rar<br>http://rapidshare.com/files/374634738/StephenBatchelorBeliefs.part3.rarRayvin53http://www.blogger.com/profile/02357051708568604915noreply@blogger.com