Buddhism Plain And Simple

It's A Simple Path that many find complicated. In the 21st century to navigating a spiritual path seems like an impossible endeavor. But Buddhism opens one up to seeing reality without complicated doctrine and additions. Buddhism at its core is like the statue pictured here, its edges are easy to understand with minimal adornments. If I took the orange scarf away from the statue of Buddha it would be much closer to the artist's intention, much closer to emptiness.

Steve Hagen presents us with writing that attempts to open our eyes and invites us to share a brief journey through history to now.Time and time again Hagen comes back to one of the main reasons to study Buddhism, the Here and Now all the while weaving the history of Buddhism with the ease of a story teller of old and like a story teller his words travel from town to town easily coming alive on each page. Hagen refrains from making the Understanding of Buddhism heavy or steeped in mystery, no he focuses the entire book so that everything is accessible for all levels of understanding.