CONTENTS


Page number indicates the pages within a chapter only and is not cumulative. The long chapters usually have parts that can be skipped if desired. Part 2 can be skipped at first reading.


PART 0



00 Introduction


10




PART 1



01 Basic Beliefs


52

02 Basic Politics


40

03 Evolution of Human Nature


50

04 Issues 1


63

05 Issues 2


37

06 Codes


37

07 Romanticism


81

08 Decent People and Indecent People


49




PART 2



09 Atheism


33

10 Undermining, Picking Apart, Bolstering, and Emptiness


15

11 Philosophical Interlude


14

12 The Self


20

13 Free Will


17

14 Badness


15




PART 3



15 Common Themes


39

16 Common Mistakes


42

17 Worlds 1


22

18 Worlds 2


22

19 Common Mass Religion


16

20 The Future and the Supposed End of the World


8

21 Legalism, Exclusivity, and Fundamentalism


27




PART 4



22 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam


45

23 Theravada Buddhism


184

24 Mahayana Buddhism


67

25 Background to China, and Confucius


31

26 Taoism


55

27 Zen


33

28 Relativism, Hierarchy, and Encompassing


18

29 Hinduism: Not “All Paths Lead to God”


99




BIBLIOGRAPHY


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