Glenys Eddy is Research Administrative Officer at the University of Sydney, Australia.

'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.'

• 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. The Nature of Commitment for Vipassana and Vajrayana Buddhists; 7. Vipassana and Vajrayana Insights: An overview of the experience; Apeenices; References; Index.

Glenys Eddy is Research Administrative Officer at the University of Sydney, Australia.

'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.'

• 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. The Nature of Commitment for Vipassana and Vajrayana Buddhists; 7. Vipassana and Vajrayana Insights: An overview of the experience; Apeenices; References; Index.

Glenys Eddy is Research Administrative Officer at the University of Sydney, Australia.

'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.'

• 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. The Nature of Commitment for Vipassana and Vajrayana Buddhists; 7. Vipassana and Vajrayana Insights: An overview of the experience; Apeenices; References; Index.