Pure and Simple: The Extraordinary Teachings of a Thai Buddhist Laywoman by Upasika Kee Nanayon

Pure and Simple: The Extraordinary Teachings of a Thai Buddhist Laywoman Reviews

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  Hendro Chen

  This is by far the few gems of dhamma books that everyone should read. It provides practitioner a road map and a clear explanation of how the dhamma should be practiced. The explanation by Upasika Kee Nanayon is excellently simple, down to earth and simply put it "right to the heart".
  
  In short, this is the book that every dhamma practitioner should read.
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  Liz

  I just started reading this one, and it's kicking butt! Straight forward, no bs kinda Buddhist book, and it's by a woman! :)
  
  "There's nothing of any substance to the physical properties of the body, which are all rotten and decomposing. The body is like a rest room over a cesspool. We can decorate it on the outside to make it pretty and attractive, but on the inside it's full of the most horrible, filthy things. Whenever we excrete anything, we ourselves are repelled by it; yet even though we're repelled by it, it's there inside us, in our intestines-decomposing, full of worms, awful smelling. There's just the flimsiest membrane covering it up, yet we fall for it and hold tight to it. We don't see the constant decomposition of this body, in spite of the filth and smells it sends out."
  
  (hahaha. this is gonna be a great book!)
  
  
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  Shawna

  So far I am loving this book...
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  Russ Ridlington

  A excellent book that is direct and to the point. Upasika is a inspiration to all of us on the path.
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  Ben

  i was interested because she is a laywoman who became a famous buddhist