Después Del Budismo

After twenty-five centuries, Buddhism continues to inspire individuals from diverse spheres of society, including secular and nonreligious. Stephen Batchelor has taken upon himself the task of secularizing Buddhas original teachings, developing a philosophical, ethical, and contemplative vision of Buddhism more compatible with current times. Buddhism is to him an evolving culture of awakening that has been able to survive because of its ability to creatively interact with each society it encounters, reinventing itself in the process. After twenty-five centuries, Buddhism continues to inspire individuals from diverse spheres of society, including secular and nonreligious. Stephen Batchelor has taken upon himself the task of secularizing Buddhas original teachings, developing a philosophical, ethical, and contemplative vision of Buddhism more compatible with current times. Drawing from critical readings of canonical texts, Batchelor characterizes Buddhas teaching as pragmatic rather than dogmatic. Buddhism is to him an evolving culture of awakening that has been able to survive because of its ability to creatively interact with each society it encounters, reinventing itself in the process. Han pasado veinticinco siglos desde que el Buda inici� sus ense�anzas, y el budismo sigue inspirando a personas de todo el mundo, incluyendo a aquellas que viven en sociedades secularizadas. Pero, �qu� significa adaptar las pr�cticas religiosas a un contexto secular. Stephen Barchelor, un maestro y autor muy reconocido internacionalmente, lleva tiempo articulando una visi�n filos�fica, contemplativa y �tica del budismo, adecuada a nuestra �poca. Despu�s del budismo es la culminaci�n de cuatro d�cadas de estudio y pr�ctica en las tradiciones tibetana, Zen y Theravada. Realizando una brillante lectura cr�tica de los textos can�nicos m�s antiguos, Batchelor nos describe la ense�anza de Buda no como una metaf�sica dogm�tica sino como una…

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