No other Teacher, though, in my not-so-very humble opinion, has put this key Teaching and Truth so clearly and so understandably to the reader. And as the tale proceeds, one clearly stated step after the other, you realize that you are, in fact, in the presence of a master-both as Buddhist and as Teacher.Įmptiness is, as most Buddhists are aware, a central (if elusive) theme in the Dhamma and has been addressed in a library of many books and views (some truths, some opinions). So, to be fair and to be as objectively subjective as I could be, I had to take a time-out and a few steps back to honestly examine this: Is this book, indeed, the best book on the Buddha’s Path that I have ever read?įrom the Sherlock Holmes and Country Joe epigraphs and his opening words-“I’ve always liked a good mystery”-Guy Armstrong not only intrigues but inspires a very warm confidence: here’s someone I could spend an afternoon with just talking. My knee-jerk reaction to this book was: This is the best book on Buddhism and the Buddhist Path I have ever read but then again, I tend to lean in that direction about all Buddhist books I read.
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