The Importance of Study
In general there are three important activities for any spiritual practitioner and those are: study, contemplation, and meditation. Beginners on the path tend to want to go straight to the meditation stage, but before one can meditate one needs to know how to meditate, and so the first and most important step on the path is Study.
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In general there are three important activities for any spiritual practitioner and those are: study, contemplation, and meditation. Beginners on the path tend to want to go straight to the meditation stage, but before one can meditate one needs to know how to meditate, and so the first and most important step on the path is Study.
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Recommended Reading
Suggested Reading List
There are literally thousands of books about Buddhism published in the west, not to mention the hundreds of volumes of ancient scriptures in the Buddhist canon. And whereas it isn’t possible to give a comprehensive list of titles here is a sample of some material that will be especially helpful to the beginner on the path:
Modern Classics
Translations of the Scriptures
- Buddha Nature - Maitreya
- The Flower Ornament Scripture - Translated by Thomas Cleary
- Way of the Bodhisattva - Shantideva
- Entering the Middle Way - Chandrakirti
- 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva - Gyalse Togme
- Torch for the Definitive Meaning - Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé
- Ornament of Precious Liberation - Gampopa
- Translations of the Buddhist Canon - 84000
