Approaching the Buddhist Path

This is the first volume in a multiple volume series on Buddhism written by The Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron. As to be expected in a first volume this book introduces you to the world of Buddhism and Buddhist thought.

Coming from the Theravada tradition myself it was great to read about the Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition which as I understand has a more spiritual/faith approach than the Theravada path and always felt more like a faith to me. After reading The Dalai Lama's explanation on these topics a lot of fog has lifted on these teachings.

The book includes short introductory material on a broad range of Buddhist concepts and topics that will be discussed in depth later on in the series.