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Caroline on Wild Mind

Caroline Brazier has an article published on Wildmind.

Thanks Marcus

In his entry for 27th April Marcus Journal has a very nice appreciation of The Feeling Buddha. A point that he particularly brings out is that Buddhism is as much or even more transmitted through the practice as through the word.

"Brazier's astounding, and totally convincing, presentation of the Four Noble Truths, albeit based upon a translation he provides himself, is radical and liberating"

Caroline Brazier to visit Reading Interfaith.

Reading Friends Meeting House, Wednesday 30th May 7.30pm
         
A talk by Rev. Prasada Caroline Brazier        

Pure Land Buddhism is a strand within Mahayana Buddhism, and is popular in many parts of East Asia and also in the West. Practice is based on chanting and devotion as well as meditation and study.

This talk will be followed an opportunity to ask questions. The meeting will end with light refreshments for everybody.

For more information see the Reading Interfaith website.

Book Launch on 7 September

From Gareth: I have booked the community hall in Narbourgh for a book launch on the 7th Sept, from 7pm. To which you are all invited. We'll be sending out masses of invitations, it will be a fantastic evening, with music and food and lots of other good things. Around this time of the year, we're aiming to have launches across the UK, so it's a good idea to start looking for possible venues in your area, maybe a parish centre, maybe a bookshop - or cafe... Let us know what you find. Thanks Gareth - wonderful.

Final Editing

Caroline is currently running through the final proofs for The Other Buddhism.

Next Books

Our next books entitled Who Loves Dies Well and The Other Buddhismwill be published by O Books in August 2007

Heartland

There is a nice page about The Feeling Buddha book at http://www.heartlandsangha.org/feeling.html based on a seminar that Caroline and I gave for the Heartland Sangha some years ago. It gives a neat summary of the argument of the book. Thank you.

Buddhist Psychology & Championship Chess

I've promoted this comment to a full posting as it has a particular interest. Hello. I'm looking forward to reading Caroline's new book. I bought 'Buddhist Psychology' near the start of August 2004, in the Waterstones in Scarborough, before an important game in the British Chess Championship. I was feeling a little bruised that day after a defeat in the previous game, and I headed to Costa Coffee where I read for about three hours. I found the book life-affirming and uplifting, and it mometarily released me from all my ego-related concerns. I managed to get through that difficult day, and a few days later I became British chess champion for this first time.  More recently, I have been reading Zen Therapy by David, and thoroughly enjoying it.  Anyways, just wanted you to know that your work(both David's and Caroline's) has made a deep impression on me. Best wishes, - Jonathan Rowson.

Caroline's Next

I've been spending some time proof reading Caroline's latest manuscript. This book builds upon both her Buddhist Psychology (Buddhism on the Couch) and on The Feeling Buddha. It will show where thinking about Pureland Buddhism and psycholgoy has got up to at Amida. I was particularly interested by part of her analysis that to me implied that the complete non-judgementalness of Pureland implies a radically non-theistic stance. Amida may be spirit, but is certainly not a God. Even spirit may be a misleading term for a grace that is bigger than time and space. Pureland gives responsibility to the individually more totally than maybe any other spiritual system. When we recognise that the other is really other and not there to facilitate or constrain us, then it really is down to oneself what one is going to do.