Bodhipaksa

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> LE VÉGÉTARISME, une vue bouddhiste, par Bodhipaksa (2018, Almora, 200 p.). — Ce livre est une présentation du végétarisme du point de vue du bouddhisme. L’auteur : Bodhipaksa, qui est vétérinaire de formation et bouddhiste pratiquant, est idéalement placé pour aborder cette question. Nos contemporains sont de plus en plus sensibles à la souffrance animale et il existe un véritable intérêt pour le végétarisme et le véganisme. Le Bouddha mangeait-il de la viande ? Retournant au bouddhisme, et constatant que tous les bouddhistes ne sont pas végétariens : Bodhipaksa considère ensuite cette question en la replaçant dans un contexte historique. Il nous présente l’éthique bouddhiste faite d’empathie et de bienveillance pour tous les êtres vivants. Le livre décrit enfin les bénéfices du végétarisme : les bénéfices pour nous-mêmes et notre santé ; et les immenses bénéfices pour le monde, le développement du végétarisme ayant un impact immédiat sur la préservation de ressources naturelles aujourd’hui en grand danger. Cet ouvrage intéressera bien sûr les bouddhistes, mais plus largement tous les lecteurs soucieux du bien-être animal, ou de l’écologie et tous ceux qui s’interrogent aujourd’hui sur leur consommation de viande.
—3e millénaire, (130), Hiver 2018… (mehr)

I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha offers "worldlings," "householders" and Buddhists a fun, lighthearted, yet well-researched take on misquotes from the Buddha and beyond.

I loved this book, the premise, and the delivery. The title? Sheer perfection. I wish I'd named my book something equally apt.

The author starts gently, with humor, understanding that their readers likely need support and guidance in this whole misquoting thing. I mean, we've all likely shared some of these ill-attributed quotes on social media, right? The author admits they have, too.

Quickly, however, they move into the quotes themselves (arranged alphabetically), and the history behind where and how they became attached to Buddha. Not a simple process! I appreciated how the author took sometimes politically charged details, or religiously debated information, and did their best to tacticfully share the facts. As well, they share how to spot a fake quote (there's even a quiz!) and some 'real' things the Buddha supposedly said. Because, like all things long ago, it's tough to get proper attribution and a decent translation for languages nothing like English.

What I didn't like? The errors with formatting (in the Kindle version). They took me out of the book often, so much so I didn't finish it in one sitting. Normally, I would have read this until the wee hours - it's that kind of book.

I found a few parts dry, challenging, or difficult to slog through. I've experienced the same with some Buddhist meditations and discussions I've attended, too, so I can't fault the author. Beautifully though, it doesn't matter if you skip to a passage or quote you prefer or feel more resonance with. It works however you choose to read the book.

HIghly recommended for fans of posting social media quotes, or for those that can't get out of their head the first quote in the book (paraphrased), "I can't go to bed, someone on the Internet is wrong".… (mehr)