Dr Glenys Eddy completed her doctoral thesis in the Department of Studiesin Religion at the University of Sydney in 2007. She currently works as aResearch Administrative Officer at the University of Sydney.

'Becoming Buddhist explores the motivations and experiences of Western converts to Buddhism in an insightful and original way. This book is an invaluable resource for both scholars of Buddhism, and scholars of the contemporary Western spiritual marketplace.'

• Foreword \ Acknowledgements \ Glossary \ 1. Approaching the Western Buddhist Experience \ 2. Instruction and Practice at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre \ 3. Self-Transformation through Vipassana Practice \ 4. Participation and Exploration at Vajrayana Institute \ 5. The Practice of Self-Transformation at Vajrayana Institute \ 6. An Overview of the Experimental Journey: Vipassana- and Vajrayana-Insights\ Appendices \ Notes \ References \ Index

Dr Glenys Eddy completed her doctoral thesis in the Department of Studiesin Religion at the University of Sydney in 2007. She currently works as aResearch Administrative Officer at the University of Sydney.

'Becoming Buddhist explores the motivations and experiences of Western converts to Buddhism in an insightful and original way. This book is an invaluable resource for both scholars of Buddhism, and scholars of the contemporary Western spiritual marketplace.'

• Foreword \ Acknowledgements \ Glossary \ 1. Approaching the Western Buddhist Experience \ 2. Instruction and Practice at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre \ 3. Self-Transformation through Vipassana Practice \ 4. Participation and Exploration at Vajrayana Institute \ 5. The Practice of Self-Transformation at Vajrayana Institute \ 6. An Overview of the Experimental Journey: Vipassana- and Vajrayana-Insights\ Appendices \ Notes \ References \ Index

Dr Glenys Eddy completed her doctoral thesis in the Department of Studiesin Religion at the University of Sydney in 2007. She currently works as aResearch Administrative Officer at the University of Sydney.

'Becoming Buddhist explores the motivations and experiences of Western converts to Buddhism in an insightful and original way. This book is an invaluable resource for both scholars of Buddhism, and scholars of the contemporary Western spiritual marketplace.'

• Foreword \ Acknowledgements \ Glossary \ 1. Approaching the Western Buddhist Experience \ 2. Instruction and Practice at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre \ 3. Self-Transformation through Vipassana Practice \ 4. Participation and Exploration at Vajrayana Institute \ 5. The Practice of Self-Transformation at Vajrayana Institute \ 6. An Overview of the Experimental Journey: Vipassana- and Vajrayana-Insights\ Appendices \ Notes \ References \ Index