Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your ChildrenAllen & Unwin, 2003 - 224 pages Addressing the often-overlooked spiritual needs of mothers, this book discusses Buddhist teachings as applied to the everyday challenges and stresses of raising children. Offered are ways for mothers to reconnect with their inner selves and become calmer and happier—with the recognition that a happier mother will be a better parent. This realistic look at motherhood acknowledges the sorrows as well as the joys of mothering and offers real and achievable coping strategies for mothers to renew their lives on a deep level. |
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... worrying about our children 79 chapter 6 creating loving relationships 99 chapter 7 living with partners 123 chapter 8 finding happiness and losing our self - image 145 chapter 9 meditating 165 chapter 10 putting it into practice 185 V ...
... worrying about our children 79 chapter 6 creating loving relationships 99 chapter 7 living with partners 123 chapter 8 finding happiness and losing our self - image 145 chapter 9 meditating 165 chapter 10 putting it into practice 185 V ...
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... can Buddhist teachings help ? Some of the themes I explore include the benefits to us and our children of living in the moment , how we can feel calm , and how we can manage our anger and worries . xii buddhism for mothers.
... can Buddhist teachings help ? Some of the themes I explore include the benefits to us and our children of living in the moment , how we can feel calm , and how we can manage our anger and worries . xii buddhism for mothers.
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... worries . I also discuss the effects of motherhood on our relationships with our partners , friends and relatives , as well as with our own selves . In Appendices 2 and 3 , I recommend helpful books and websites suited to the interests ...
... worries . I also discuss the effects of motherhood on our relationships with our partners , friends and relatives , as well as with our own selves . In Appendices 2 and 3 , I recommend helpful books and websites suited to the interests ...
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... worries they might talk about themselves , give us unwelcome advice or change the subject altogether . We may be left feeling unheard , or worse , judged . It's true that other mothers can be great allies , but most of us tend to be ...
... worries they might talk about themselves , give us unwelcome advice or change the subject altogether . We may be left feeling unheard , or worse , judged . It's true that other mothers can be great allies , but most of us tend to be ...
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... worries about whether our children are healthy , ' normal ' and able to meet the expec- tations of the judgemental ... worry lines set in and our body parts begin to point down . Many mothers remark on how having children changes their ...
... worries about whether our children are healthy , ' normal ' and able to meet the expec- tations of the judgemental ... worry lines set in and our body parts begin to point down . Many mothers remark on how having children changes their ...
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Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children Sarah Napthali Aucun aperçu disponible - 2010 |
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Page 116 - A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.
Page 116 - Universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Page 84 - We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.
Page 32 - The thought manifests as the word; The word manifests as the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character; So watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.
Page 191 - The restless, busy nature of the world, this, I declare, is at the root of pain. Attain that composure of mind which is resting in the peace of immortality. Self is but a heap of composite qualities, and its world is empty like a fantasy.
Page 58 - I would feel his wants at such a moment as fraudulent, as an attempt moreover to defraud me of living even for fifteen minutes as myself. My anger would rise; I would feel the futility of any attempt to salvage myself, and also the inequality between us: my needs always balanced against those of a child, and always losing. I could love so much better, I told myself, after even a quarter-hour of selfishness, of peace, of detachment from my children. A few minutes! But it was as if an invisible thread...
Page 210 - Do not deceive, do not despise Each other, anywhere. Do not be angry, nor should ye Secret resentment bear; For as a mother risks her life And watches o'er her child, So boundless be your love to all, So tender, kind and mild.
Page 192 - But to satisfy the necessities of life is not evil. To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear. Water surrounds the lotus-flower, but does not wet its petals. "This is the middle path, O bhikkhus, that keeps aloof from both extremes.
Page 52 - 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 104 - No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.