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Reddit mentions of The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of The Doctrine of Awakening: The Attainment of Self-Mastery According to the Earliest Buddhist Texts. Here are the top ones.
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Used Book in Good Condition
Specs:
| Height | 9 inches |
| Length | 6 inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | February 1996 |
| Weight | 0.00220462262 Pounds |
| Width | 0.9 inches |
They have replaced Self-Mastery with Self-Delusion, sad really.
if you want a book about Buddhism that's both accessible to Western audiences and yet evades the whitewashing that you get with modern buddhist books, i can recommend The Doctrine of Awakening.
The guy who wrote it was a far-right mystic, but because of that, he doesn't really bother with making Buddhism more hip and attractive that it really is. He delves quite deep into metaphysics towards the end, but that's where Buddhism itself gets quite esoteric anyway. It also addresses the seeming contradictions of Buddhism regarding rebirth and ethics.
Peterson won't help you here. https://www.amazon.com/Doctrine-Awakening-Attainment-Self-Mastery-According/dp/0892815531/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Doctrine+of+Awakening&qid=1565997176&s=books&sr=1-1
Life is terrible, there is no escape, not even through suicide. All you can do is embrace it.