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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist Stephen Batchelor
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

I didn't order it in advance of publication, but did acquire it soon after. To set it up, he was a hippie in the early 70′s, traveling through the Middle East, and found himself becoming a Buddhist monk for a time. Here, we shall outline this earliest version of Buddha's life, based on the scholarly research of Stephen Batchelor presented in his Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. All names shall be given in their Pali versions. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist. It went right on top of my pile of bedside books. In his book Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist, Stephen Batchelor recounts an interesting story about Ling Rinpoche… Kyabje Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche. Excerpt from the book by Stephen Batchelor. Stephen Batchelor, a former Zen monk, has written a number of great books, including Buddhism Without Beliefs, Living with the Devil, and Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist. Stephen Batchelor's Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist came out in 2010. Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? The deity-free character of Buddhism is fairly common knowledge among its enthusiasts in the English-speaking world. I think Batchelor's argument is worth discussing here because it succinctly frames what I take to be the fundamental theological issue: the nature of suffering (and, thus, the nature of grace). Those most likely to read Stephen Batchelor's new memoir, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, might find the title redundant. Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist. At the end of his book Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, Stephen Batchelor speaks about a secular religion, a beliefless practice, although he understands the contradictory nature of the terms.