Freeing the Buddha : Diversity on a Sacred Path - Large Scale Concerns : A Course on Major Aspects of Buddhism Plus a Dangerous Collection of Essays Book

Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. A course in Buddhism: Invocation. 1. Why Buddhists meditate. 2. How to meditate. Four Noble truths. 3. The eightfold path. 4. Buddhist history. 5. Non-self. 6. Buddhist cosmology. 7. Four foundations of mindfulness. 8. Awakened heart. 9. How to invoke Devas. 10. Practices. Loving kindness contemplation. Give and take contemplation on compassion. Enlightenment visualization. Transmuting anger. 11. Meaning and purpose in life. 12. Teaching philosophy. II. Essays: 13. Adolf Hitler and Tibetan Buddhism. 14. Buddhism and UFOs. 15. Beyond Grouse mountain. 16. Rescuing Jesus from the Christians. 17. Christian meditation. 18. Future Dharma – future Anti-Dharma. 19. Theravada Manifesto. 20. Changing Buddha’s words. 21. Born in Ontario an autobiography. 22. National and personal Karma : the virtue of Hiroshima. 23. Buddhist and Taoist military strategy. 24. All universes mythology. 25. Supernormal powers. Afterword: outer peace. Glossary. Bibliography.

"This book is not written to reinvent the wheel and offer up "just another introduction to Buddhism". This Book has a fresh approach to Buddhism which stirs up dust in areas that most people have not thought of. There are Buddhist teachers who would discuss things privately such as Buddhist views on UFOs, Adolf Hitler and the historical Jesus, but they would not give public talks or publish books on such controversial subjects. The author has the courage to do so as he boldly discusses such topics in this book." (jacket)