An internationally known author, teacher, and scholar of Buddhism, Stephen Batchelor leads secular Buddhist retreats worldwide, is a founding member of the Bodhi College, and a contributing editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. He lives in southwest France.
“In many ways, the most intellectually stimulating book on Buddhism
in the past few years.”—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker
"A serious, secular reexamination of Buddhist ethics that
acknowledges religiosity. . . . Highly intelligent, rigorous, and
absorbing."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Brilliant, illuminating, and thought provoking, After
Buddhism deserves the ultimate compliment for a work of this
kind: it is useful. In probing the ancient scriptures in search of
a Buddha we can relate to, Batchelor makes his dharma come
thrillingly alive. A masterful achievement."—Mark Epstein, MD,
author of Thoughts without a Thinker
"In this remarkable book, Stephen Batchelor transcends Buddhist
dogma to surface a vision of the dharma that goes right to the
heart of our contemporary global culture. Through diligent
scholarship and years of practice, the author sheds new and
revelatory light on the dharma. This is a must-read for all
students of Buddhism."—Joan Halifax, PhD, Abbot, Upaya Zen
Center
"With exemplary lucidity, Stephen Batchelor demonstrates the
relevance of an ancient thought and practice in our own era. There
is much in it that illuminates and clarifies—for those acquainted
with Buddhism as well as those coming to it for the first
time."—Pankaj Mishra
"Drawing on insights gleaned during decades of intensive practice,
study, and writing, Batchelor’s essays demonstrate conclusively how
the ancient texts of Buddhism speak directly to the needs of
contemporary people living active, engaged lives in the
world."—Robert E. Buswell, Jr., University of California, Los
Angeles
"An audacious disquisition on Buddhism, universal dharma, reality,
and suffering for the 21st century. Batchelor posits that for the
deep wisdom of Buddhism to serve humanity fully in our time, it may
have to transcend itself."—Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full
Catastrophe Living and Coming to Our Senses
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