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Title: Very good, for familiar practitioners
Review: I love love loved this book, almost as much as Das's other book, Awakening the Buddha (which I also highly recommend). This book helps a mid-level practitioner understand more fully concepts and principals of Buddhism. Das certainly understands the Western mindset and approach to Buddhism. He doesn't indulge it, but makes it accessible for people who may have come to Buddhism later than others.It's for someone who more or less knows what's going on, but needs some reinforcement or extra study before heading into the really in-depth commentaries. I think a newer practitioner of Buddhism would be thrown off by the structure (it's spaced out a little more as to be more in-depth than a cursory overview).Bottom line: love it, but if you've never read anything about Buddhism, check out some simpler books (such as Buddhism for Beginners, or How to Practice) first.
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