Buddhism for MothersAllen & Unwin, 1 mai 2010 - 240 pages Become a calmer and happier mother with Buddhism for Mothers. 'This is an excellent, practical guide to everyday Buddhism not just for mothers, but for everyone who has ever had a mother.' Vicki Mackenzie, author of the bestselling Why Buddhism Parenthood can be a time of great inner turmoil for a woman yet parenting books invariably focus on nurturing children rather than the mothers who struggle to raise them. This book is different. It is a book for mothers. Buddhism for Mothers explores the potential to be with your children in the all-important present moment; to gain the most joy out of being with them. How can this be done calmly and with a minimum of anger, worry and negative thinking? How can mothers negotiate the changed conditions of their relationships with partners, family and even with friends? Using Buddhist practices, Sarah Napthali offers ways of coping with the day-to-day challenges of motherhood. Ways that also allow space for the deeper reflections about who we are and what makes us happy. By acknowledging the sorrows as well as the joys of mothering Buddhism for Mothers can help you shift your perspective so that your mind actually helps you through your day rather than dragging you down. This is Buddhism at its most accessible, applied to the daily realities of ordinary parents. Even if exploring Buddhism at this busy stage of your life is not where you thought you'd be, it's well worthwhile reading this book. It can make a difference. |
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... lives the techniques and situations she writes about .'— Publishers Weekly ' Napthali's book focuses on Buddhist practices that will help mothers become calmer and happier in themselves . Follow her advice and we all know what comes ...
... lives the techniques and situations she writes about .'— Publishers Weekly ' Napthali's book focuses on Buddhist practices that will help mothers become calmer and happier in themselves . Follow her advice and we all know what comes ...
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... lives of her precious children .'- www.australianwomenonline.com ' Sarah Napthali's terrific first book Buddhism for Mothers showed new mothers how to be calm and contented in the face of the radical shift in their lives . Now Napthali ...
... lives of her precious children .'- www.australianwomenonline.com ' Sarah Napthali's terrific first book Buddhism for Mothers showed new mothers how to be calm and contented in the face of the radical shift in their lives . Now Napthali ...
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... lives . Some prefer not to be named and I appreciate them trusting me to protect their privacy . I thank my husband , Marek , who despite a lack of interest in all things spiritual has been supportive of and helpful during my writing of ...
... lives . Some prefer not to be named and I appreciate them trusting me to protect their privacy . I thank my husband , Marek , who despite a lack of interest in all things spiritual has been supportive of and helpful during my writing of ...
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... struck me with its potential to stir up my life was that humans tend to live in a state of complete delusion. We assume that the way we see the world, the people in it and ourselves, is the way it is . Buddhism teaches that our ix Preface.
... struck me with its potential to stir up my life was that humans tend to live in a state of complete delusion. We assume that the way we see the world, the people in it and ourselves, is the way it is . Buddhism teaches that our ix Preface.
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... lives , true Buddhism is something you practise every moment you can remember to . In my twenties I could never quite believe that closing my eyes and concentrating on the rise and fall of my breath could be a productive use of my time ...
... lives , true Buddhism is something you practise every moment you can remember to . In my twenties I could never quite believe that closing my eyes and concentrating on the rise and fall of my breath could be a productive use of my time ...
Table des matières
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Chapter 3 Finding calm | 41 |
Chapter 4 Dealing with anger | 59 |
Chapter 5 Worrying about our children | 79 |
Chapter 6 Creating loving relationships | 99 |
Chapter 7 Living with partners | 123 |
Chapter 8 Finding happiness and losing our selfimage | 145 |
Chapter 9 Meditating | 165 |
Appendix 1 The noble eightfold path | 202 |
Appendix 2 Helpful books | 206 |
Appendix 3 Helpful websites | 210 |
Appendix 4 From the scriptures | 212 |
Appendix 5 Buddhism for mothers of newborns | 215 |
Bibliography | 219 |
Index | 222 |
Chapter 10 Putting it into practice | 185 |
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Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children Sarah Napthali Aucun aperçu disponible - 2010 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
accept anger angry attachment attention avoid avoid speech aware baby become behaviour body breath Buddha Nature Buddhism for Mothers Buddhist mother Buddhist teachings calm challenges child compassion compassionate concentration Dalai Lama daughter delusion demands develop distract ourselves emotions energy equanimity experience feel felt focus forgive four Noble Truths friends give guilt happiness impermanence inner insight Insight Meditation Society Jack Kornfield judgement karma listen lives look loving kindness meditation mental mind of love mindfully motherhood negative never Noble Eightfold Path Noble Truth notice pain parents partner peace person potential practice practise mindfulness practising Buddhism practising loving kindness present problems relationships remember remind response self-image Shantideva Sharon Salzberg Siddhartha skilful speech someone spiritual path suffering sympathetic joy teacher tension there’s Thich Nhat Hanh things thoughts understand Vicki Mackenzie walk watch words worry