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The truths Buddha articulated are not strictly religious beliefs, but experiences that can be tasted by everyone in everyday life, says Batchelor, a respected author, translator and teacher. Here, the ...

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Among today's steady stream of new books on Buddhist meditation, most areeasy to ignore. This one isn't. It is not so self-consciously unctuous as the others. It offers simple, concrete instructions ...