Buddhism? [Spirituality & Religion]

Lately, I've been wanting to explore different religions and forms of spirituality, and I wanted to start with Buddism. Can someone help me out? Are there are any books or any type of material that you would recommend?

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puck61

Become truth
I would start with reading the Herman Hesse novel, Siddhartha. It's just a novel and it's not without embellishment, but it will give you and idea of the background of the man who become the Buddha. Then you can go on to learn what he had to say, and how he saw life. The Veda's, Bhagavad Gita. and Upanishads (Hindu scriptures but relevant. ) are pretty cerebral and might be boring for you, Meditate on becoming truth.

PandaBlossom · 26-30, F

@puck61: Well, I'll definitely try reading them or finding people who know about these writings and talk about it with them, and I will try meditating too. That's another thing on my list that I need to explore. Hmmmm... I guess I better get started ^0^)/~! Thank you fro your recommendations. I really appreciate it.