Wide Awake: Buddhism for the New GenerationPenguin, 5 août 2003 - 304 pages Many of today's teenagers are tired of the pressure to compete and consume-and are looking for a different way to live their lives. This book offers an alternative: the 2,500-year old practice of Buddhism. Written in a style that will have immediate appeal to young "seekers" and those wanting to understand the ancient teachings, this book addresses such relevant topics as peer pressure, emotional difficulties, stress, fostering peace, and even protecting the environment. For everyone looking for self-help, self-esteem, and self-awareness, this book offers advice on: •Discovering truth in a world of hype •Finding peace amid the ups and downs of life •Accepting ourselves •Working with difficult emotions •How to meditate •Dealing with temptations and making the right decisions about sex and drugs •Advice on volunteering, working for peace, and protecting the environment |
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... accepted by the other kids . Drawn into the race , I studied harder than ever , competed for the best grades , and tried to be first in my class . The success I had worked so hard for came with my accep- tance to college . Yet was the ...
... accepting the fact that at some point we will also receive blame . Hearing this was as if I had put on a clean pair of eye- glasses when for twenty - two years I had been looking out through foggy lenses . Her words seemed to explain my ...
... accepted Sujata's milk and drank , feeling his body strengthen . His self - righteous disciples were horrified . They accused him of giving up and they went off in search of someone more holy . 15 O was the buddha ? In that magical ...
... , and carefully considering a teaching or some ad- vice , and you find that it leads to happiness for one and all , accept it and live up to it . 23 trust your direct experience : the kalama sutta awake @ W 24 yourself that a thing is good.
... accept something I did not have direct expe- rience with ( did not see its results in my life ) ? It sounded impor- tant to Buddhism and it interested me , but I wanted to let it sit , brew inside me , and wait to see how it would fit ...
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mosquitoes equanimity and the eight worldly conditions | 57 |
meditation instruction | 71 |
hindrances to meditation | 91 |
working with | 108 |
from selfjudgment | 123 |
it must be karma | 161 |
walking down the path with others | 229 |
commitment | 269 |
glossary | 275 |
suggested readings | 281 |