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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... teacher to the next . It is said that he excelled everywhere . In a short time he learned to concentrate his mind so well he surpassed his first teacher . He sought out an- other teacher of high repute . Again he exceeded his teacher's ...
... teacher has been able to explain the meaning of life to me , perhaps I need to look within . Could it possibly be inside me ? " Then he made a vow : If the end is attainable by human effort , I will not rest or relax until it is ...
... teach . For although most people were confused , there were a few whose " eyes were only par- tially covered with ... teacher of his time . During his lifetime , he wandered from village to village , through towns and cities , resting ...
... teaching , and the ways that countless lives were transformed by it . Some sto- ries are of a mystical nature . Others ... teacher . The teachings of the Buddha were memorized by his followers and were not written down until five hundred ...
... teachers , Joseph Goldstein , Sharon Salzberg , Jack Kornfield , and others traveled to Thailand , Burma , and India , some lived as monks and nuns in the 1970s , and came back and taught the practice of insight meditation , which I ...
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 |