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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
I know Abaya didn't think it was intense enough, but The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh is easily one of the best books to be introduced to Buddhism through, IMO. One of Thich Nhat Hanh's great strengths is writing about Buddhism in a very accessible manner. Furthermore, even if you're already familiar with Buddhism, I still think it's quite an excellent book because of the very fact it is such relatively light reading. It lends a fresh voice to the subject.
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Thanks for your tip, SM (and also Leto). I'd be willing to give Nhat Hanh's book another try, but it was just my first impression that it was written in a "too-accessible" manner, I guess... a bit entry-level (which is good that he's writing that way, since many people do want that), but again that was my first impression. Maybe I will go with both the Nhat Hanh and the Wahula book, just to have perspectives from two branches of Buddhism.