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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... monks became his followers , and later an order of nuns formed , too . He had many students from all back- grounds . He taught kings and queens , merchants and servants , the rich and the poor , and even children . He preached wisdom ...
... monks live in caves and practice silent meditation for years at a time . The Buddha didn't call his teachings " Buddhism . " In the nine- teenth century , European scholars labeled the religion practiced throughout most of Asia ...
... monks and nuns in the 1970s , and came back and taught the practice of insight meditation , which I learned in the 1980s . Currently in my city of Berkeley , California , we can find a Japanese - influenced American Zen Buddhist temple ...
... monk . Most of the Buddhists I met were older than I was , but Paul was twenty - five so we had a lot in common to talk about . We used to sit on the side of the road drinking chai , the milky tea that is always too deliciously sweet ...
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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 |