Buddhism for Mothers with Lingering Questions: Taking Stock of what Really MattersFor all mothers who loved the simplicity, clarity and warmth of the bestselling Buddhism for Mothers, comes the book which answers the next lot of questions. Now the mother of a toddler and a primary school-aged child, Sarah Napthali writes of the next stage of the parenting journey. |
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Children remind us of the mystery in our lives, as we continually find that they are not who we thought they were. Parenting teaches us all those spiritual truths that we resist with all our being, but finally cannot avoid—that life can ...
Children remind us of the mystery in our lives, as we continually find that they are not who we thought they were. Parenting teaches us all those spiritual truths that we resist with all our being, but finally cannot avoid—that life can ...
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... unwholesome thoughts and actions. Mothers specialise in guilt, but keep in mind that guilt is never a Buddhist antidote to our problems. A Buddhist mother might still, out of habit, feel guilty from time to time, but she is also ...
... unwholesome thoughts and actions. Mothers specialise in guilt, but keep in mind that guilt is never a Buddhist antidote to our problems. A Buddhist mother might still, out of habit, feel guilty from time to time, but she is also ...
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Anybody who has watched their thoughts for any amount of time knows that so many of them carry a judgement about the desirability of the subject of our attention. With Buddhist awareness we experiment with noticing these judgements ...
Anybody who has watched their thoughts for any amount of time knows that so many of them carry a judgement about the desirability of the subject of our attention. With Buddhist awareness we experiment with noticing these judgements ...
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... not practise awareness of the present moment, then what am I practising instead and is it helpful? I might find myself practising resentment about the amount of housework. I might find myself entangled in angry, repetitive thoughts.
... not practise awareness of the present moment, then what am I practising instead and is it helpful? I might find myself practising resentment about the amount of housework. I might find myself entangled in angry, repetitive thoughts.
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Rather than think my own thoughts as I read, I decide to bring my attention back to the story and try to understand his devotion. And now I can see clearly: Imagine yourself as a child, flying out your bedroom window with a fun-loving ...
Rather than think my own thoughts as I read, I decide to bring my attention back to the story and try to understand his devotion. And now I can see clearly: Imagine yourself as a child, flying out your bedroom window with a fun-loving ...
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Table des matières
| 27 | |
3 Who am I? | 45 |
4 Who are my children? | 69 |
5 Is this all? | 93 |
6 What does this moment require? | 119 |
7 What can I do about all the housework? | 143 |
8 Can I change my ways? | 165 |
9 How do I handle my negativity? | 189 |
Conclusion | 237 |
the teaching on emptiness | 240 |
stopovers on the way to peace | 244 |
Acknowledgements | 248 |
Bibliography | 250 |
Index | 253 |
Back cover | 257 |
10 How can I be my best? | 213 |
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Fréquemment cités
Page 76 - You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
Page 94 - The Problem That Has No Name Betty Friedan The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring, a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night,...
Page 105 - We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.
Page 76 - You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
Page 3 - Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply at life as it is in the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom. We must be diligent today.
Page 151 - If while washing dishes, we think only of the cup of tea that awaits us, thus hurrying to get the dishes out of the way as if they were a nuisance, then we are not "washing the dishes to wash the dishes." What's more, we are not alive during the time we are washing the dishes. In fact we are completely incapable of realizing the miracle of life while standing at the sink. If we can't wash the dishes, the chances are we won't be able to drink our tea either. While drinking the cup of tea, we will...
Page 65 - Even as a mother protects with her life, her child, her only child, So with a boundless heart, should one cherish all living beings...
Page 9 - It is overfull. No more will go in!" "Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?
Page 9 - Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories.
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Buddhism for Mothers with Lingering Questions: Taking Stock of what Really Matters |
| Auteur | Sarah Napthali |
| Éditeur | Allen & Unwin, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1741159822, 9781741159820 |
| Longueur | 256 pages |
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