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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... sense of the roller coaster of the teenage years ? Where are the sign posts for life ? What maps are there ? Who are the mentors ? Are there any instruction books ? What kind of guidelines are out there to help during these confusing ...
... sense to me , but one morning at five A.M. as thirty of us huddled together under our shawls in the cramped meditation hall , a short , solemn Ameri- can nun spoke . She told us that the world will always have oppo- sites , the ...
... sense to me , and I hope makes sense to you . I have also included the thoughts and voices of teenagers I know and have taught over the years ; you will find these in italics throughout the book . Most of the names have been changed ...
... sense to me . How can I know whether or not there is re- birth ? I mean , I don't remember what happened before I was born . How could I accept something I did not have direct expe- rience with ( did not see its results in my life ) ...
... sense to me . But after a while I began to worry that by following the guidelines of the Kalama Sutta , I would question everything . Yet skepticism has an unde- served negative reputation . Actually , I discovered , questioning is ...
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 |