Against the Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries

Noah Levine

Oct 2009 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

Buddha was a revolutionary. His practice was subversive; his message, seditious. His enlightened point of view went against the norms of his day—in his words, "against the stream." His teachings changed the world, and now they can change you too.

Presenting the basics of Buddhism with personal anecdotes, exercises, and guided meditations, bestselling author Noah Levine guides the reader along a spiritual path that has led to freedom from suffering and has saved lives for 2,500 years. Levine should know. Buddhist meditation saved him from a life of addiction and crime. He went on to counsel and teach countless others the Buddhist way to freedom, and here he shares those life-changing lessons with you. Read and awaken to a new and better life.

Ratings and reviews

Impressed with the Dharma Punx book and subsequent movement, I thought this sequel would be equally if not more enriching. The Dharma Punx book emphasized the punk aspect of his message, so I was hoping for the same here. Although he did emphasize the rebel tendencies of Buddhism, the book was void of much mention of punk.

About the author

Noah Levine, M.A., has been using Buddhist practices to recover from addiction since 1988. He is the founding teacher of Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society.