Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. Stephen Batchelor

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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Stephen Batchelor
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I just finished Stephen Batchelor’s “Confession of a Buddhist Atheist” and am impressed by his writing style. We now have three books in the list to donate to the library. Secular Buddhist teacher Stephen Batchelor joins us to explore some of the ideas presented in his newest book, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. It was praised by Christopher Hitchens, who many might know as a famous Anti-Theist who is a staunch supporter of Western society. Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha’s teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? ϻ�Confession of a Buddhist Atheist by Stephen Batchelor: Book Review. Thoughts without a thinker, Mark Epstein, M.D. From Stephen Batchelor’s excellent Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist (2010). This is a slightly unusual book. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, Stephen Batchelor 2. Having seen “The Unwinking Gaze” made me much less enamored of him, when I had already been questioning his “place” now in the Buddhist hierarchy. Buddhist without beliefs, Stephen Batchelor 3. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. His latest is called ‘Confession of a Buddhist Atheist’. May have to crank up the snow blower. Part confessional, part travel log, but largely a riveting and entertaining analysis of what the Buddha actually said. I’ll grant that Buddhism as a “religion” is not very appealing and I am repulsed by the fluffy, new age aspects, but if you check out a few choice Gil Fronsdal podcasts or Stephen Batchelors book: “Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist” you may get a better understanding of why many As an amateur and fence sitter – I don’t feel qualified to discuss this too deeply, but as a skeptic and atheist, I still find a lot to admire in the philosophy and practices arising from Buddhism. Because I just quickly read through a scathing critique of Stephen Bachelor’s “Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist,” which B.