Against the Stream
A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 8, 2007
Buddha was a revolutionary.
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- Who it’s for
- A grounded manual for practice, reflection, and the occasional useful nudge.
- Genres
- Buddhism - General, Meditation
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 8, 2007
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Buddha was a revolutionary. His practice was subversive; his message, seditious. His enlightened point of view went against the norms of his day—in his words, "against the stream." His teachings changed the world, and now they can change you too.
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Presenting the basics of Buddhism with personal anecdotes, exercises, and guided meditations, bestselling author Noah Levine guides the reader along a spiritual path that has led to freedom from suffering and has saved lives for 2,500 years. Levine should know. Buddhist meditation saved him from a life of addiction and crime. He went on to counsel and teach countless others the Buddhist way to freedom, and here he shares those life-changing lessons with you. Read and awaken to a new and better life.
Practice Notes
A grounded manual for practice, reflection, and the occasional useful nudge.
Come here for
- practical Buddhist guidance
- contemplative, warm instruction
Expect
- daily-use structure
- conversation-ready spiritual framing
Where it sits
| Meditation | 63% |
|---|---|
| Buddhism - General | 54% |
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Publisher categories
- Religion & Philosophy
- Buddhist Thought
- Social Philosophy
- Social Psychology
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- Theravada Buddhism
- Eastern Religions
- Inspirational Religion
- Meditations
- Authors
- Noah Levine
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 8, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Religion & Philosophy