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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... Experience " Bravo to Diana Winston for a really good , honest book on Buddhism for teens . She's been there and tells how you can do it yourself . ” -Jack Kornfield , author of A Path With Heart " Ah , to be young again and have this ...
... experience : the kalama sutta 3 what is being awake ? 30 . dropping the banana : the four noble truths 44 21 5 . mosquitoes , equanimity and the eight worldly conditions part two learning to meditate 6. getting down to it : meditation ...
... experience , to varying degrees , difficult situa- tions at home fighting with parents or siblings , the pressures at school to do well or to even be there at all - competitive so- cial dynamics , and relationship problems . So many of ...
... experience for myself the potential of a peaceful mind amid changing conditions of life . I spent years in silence , during which I learned who I actually was , even when I didn't want to face it . I even spent a year in Burma ( Myanmar ) ...
... experience feel at all familiar ? ) So , late one night when the family and servants were asleep , he sneaked out of the palace gates . With his charioteer friend Channa , he entered the city , without illusions for the first time ...
Table des matières
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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 |