Buddhism Without Beliefs
by Stephen Batchelor
A secular dharma: the Four Noble Truths as tasks, not beliefs; agnosticism about rebirth; practice as existential inquiry. Short, provocative and the founding text of secular Buddhism.
Read it if…
you want Buddhist practice without metaphysics.
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Skip it if…
you practise traditionally and dislike revisionism.
Try instead: The Three Pillars of Zen →
Three things you will actually use
- Truths as tasks: understand, let go, realise, cultivate.
- Doubt is a tool.
- Practice is inquiry.
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Read the chapter on agnosticism.
Our verdict
Secular dharma.
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