This is a how-to book. Do you feel frustrated with spiritual books that are complicated and confusing with too many strange terms? Then this is the book for you! This book will tell you everything that you need to know about how to begin Buddhist practice. It includes practice instructions in each chapter to deepen your experience with the teachings. It's a complete guidebook for individuals, groups, beginners and experienced meditators alike, and is the perfect complement to an existing practice. What will you learn from this book? Learn how to alleviate suffering in the physical body as well as your emotional and mental life. Everything is explained in simple, clear language. Find answers to questions about the causes of suffering and loneliness. Learn a variety of different meditations so your practice is never boring. Included are sample practice sessions for you to try. The book is also suitable for small-group practice, recovery meetings, and yoga classes. Includes glossary and resources. Have you ever wondered how to find a good teacher or if you really need one? Gain Nothing will tell you how. Ultimately, there is nothing to gain. We are complete beings. But still, we suffer. The Buddha taught us how to free ourselves so that we can relax deeply in a way we never dreamed possible. The author has decades of experience applying these principles in his own life, recovery and practice. Buy a copy of this book for yourself and a friend. Start a study group. With what you learn in this book you will be confident as you explore other teachings and paths.
I've long admired Darren Littlejohn's candidness as a human being and as a writer. In "How to Gain Nothing from Buddhist Practice" Littlejohn gives you some of his most candid reflections to date about the nature of suffering and the path to overcome it. Written with an accessibility and humanity that even the non-Buddhists among us can appreciate and value, this is Littlejohn's best book to date!
In this eminently readable and practical overview of the Buddhist path, Darren Littlejohn presents the core teachings in a way that reverberates with our present situation. As Littlejohn makes clear, Buddhism does not offer us anything we don’t already possess. We have nothing to gain and everything to lose – most importantly, our suffering and its causes – by following this experiential roadmap to the freedom of groundlessness and non-attachment.
