Buddhism Plain and Simple

Steve Hagen’s ‘mysterious figure’: cheap parlour trick or a glimpse of enlightenment?

Many people say the American Zen priest Steve Hagen’s primer Buddhism Plain and Simple is excellent, and I drifted through its early pages thinking the same. He has a clear, direct style that avoids a lot of the clunky dharma translations that often serve only to confuse. However, just as he is settling in toContinue reading “Steve Hagen’s ‘mysterious figure’: cheap parlour trick or a glimpse of enlightenment?”