在这个话题上你绝对能找到比我更有资格推荐书的人，不过我这里有几本：斯蒂芬·巴切勒（Stephen Batchelor）的《佛教徒无神论者的自白》（Confession of a Buddhist Atheist）。对于我理解佛教的文化背景非常有帮助。约瑟夫·戈德斯坦（Joseph Goldstein）的《内观禅修》（Insight Meditation）。在那个领域里，我只是觉得戈德斯坦的风格最好懂……
You can absolutely find people more qualified for book recommendations on the subject than me, but here are a few: "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist" by Stephon Batchelor. Useful to me for understanding the cultural context of Buddhism. Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein. I just find Goldstein's style the easiest to comprehend in a field that…
I imagine you may already be familiar with his work, but "Buddha in the Pali Canon was actually more human than we give him credit for" is a huge theme of Stephen Batchelor's recent books such as Confession of a Buddhist Atheist and After Buddhism. His focus on lived experience, pragmatism, and the four great tasks (instead of four noble truths) has really resonated with me.
在这个话题上你绝对能找到比我更有资格推荐书的人，不过我这里有几本：斯蒂芬·巴切勒（Stephen Batchelor）的《佛教徒无神论者的自白》（Confession of a Buddhist Atheist）。对于我理解佛教的文化背景非常有帮助。约瑟夫·戈德斯坦（Joseph Goldstein）的《内观禅修》（Insight Meditation）。在那个领域里，我只是觉得戈德斯坦的风格最好懂……
You can absolutely find people more qualified for book recommendations on the subject than me, but here are a few: "Confession of a Buddhist Atheist" by Stephon Batchelor. Useful to me for understanding the cultural context of Buddhism. Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein. I just find Goldstein's style the easiest to comprehend in a field that…
我猜你可能已经熟悉他的作品了，但“巴利三藏中的佛陀其实比我们通常认为的更具人性”是斯蒂芬·巴切勒近期著作（如《佛教徒无神论者的自白》和《佛教之后》）的核心母题。他着眼于切身经验、实用主义以及“四项伟大使命”（而非“四圣谛”）的视角，真的引起了我强烈的共鸣。
I imagine you may already be familiar with his work, but "Buddha in the Pali Canon was actually more human than we give him credit for" is a huge theme of Stephen Batchelor's recent books such as Confession of a Buddhist Atheist and After Buddhism. His focus on lived experience, pragmatism, and the four great tasks (instead of four noble truths) has really resonated with me.