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These are word games. There are states that are purported to be found when desire and/or attachment has been transcended but these are beyond words. As to the valuelessness of Buddhism, it is stemming from the western distortions of its teachings. By people that have not read the actual primary texts. Here’s what the Buddha had to say in the chapter titled ‘Evil’ from the Dhammapada :
Hasten to do good; refrain from evil. If you neglect the good, evil can enter your mind.
— the Buddha
Would this be the right 'book' to buy with all of those in it? I'm new to all these and the quotes from one of the pages that I found from googling your post was something I'd really like to read more of.
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The pali cannon is vast and if you explore the texts of the many schools of Buddhism even more so.
I also started my journey prompted by a university course as well. I’ve never regretted my decision to take the Buddha’s teachings to heart and attempt to live them.
My personal preference is to start with the source and work my way out from there.
The Dhammapada is the first text I read. I read the the translation in this link. It has a lot of great explanations in the sections preceding each chapter.
A wonderful text of the Buddha’s core teachings with a good translation is, “In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha)”
Great resource with many free texts
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/
The Sutta Nipata is also a very early and great texts like the dhammapada.
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/Sutta-nipataBM6.pdf
Hope this helps.
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