Modern Buddhism: Readings for the Unenlightened

by Lopez

This volume is an anthology of key writings which illustrate the ways in which ancient Buddhism changed in the 20th century, particularly when it came West. Featured writers include: Madame Blavatsky, William Burroughs, Alan Watts, Jack Kerouac, the Dalai Lama and Fritjof Capra.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Elaine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to read snapshots of different Buddhists points of view, most I hate to say are pretty dull, there's a few beautiful enlightened points of view

[Holly Bik · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was not what I was expecting - it's more of a scholarly collection of writings, from historically relevant figures who influenced the spread of Buddhism in the West. They might be interesting from an academic perspective, but as a lay reader I was pretty bored through most of the book (some of the early 20th century writings are pretty esoteric). A few writings stood out towards the end, but these were from people I already knew to have good insights and metaphors on Buddhism.