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After Buddhism
by Stephen Batchelor
Batchelor's mature statement of a secular dharma: rethinking the four truths as tasks, the early texts read fresh. Scholarly and radical.
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you want secular Buddhism's most serious book.
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Skip it if…
you want an introduction.
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Three things you will actually use
- Four tasks, not four truths.
- Embrace life, let go of reactivity.
- Dharma as culture, not religion.
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Read the chapter on the four tasks.
Our verdict
A secular dharma.
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