Foreword Acknowledgements Glossary 1. Approaching the Western Buddhist Experience 2. Instruction and Practice at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre 3. Self-Transformation through Vipassana Practice 4. Participation and Exploration at Vajrayana Institute 5. The Practice of Self-Transformation at Vajrayana Institute 6. An Overview of the Experimental Journey: Vipassana- and Vajrayana-Insights Appendices Notes References Index
Exploration of the nature of the socialization and commitment process in Western Buddhist contexts through use of interview material with individual Anglo-Australian converts.
Dr Glenys Eddy completed her doctoral thesis in the Department of Studies in Religion at the University of Sydney in 2007. She currently works as a Research Administrative Officer at the University of Sydney.
'Becoming Buddhist explores the motivations and experiences of
Western converts to Buddhism in an insightful and original way.
This book is an invaluable resource for both scholars of Buddhism,
and scholars of the contemporary Western spiritual
marketplace.'
*Carole Cusack, Associate Professor, University of Sydney,
Australia.*
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