Suffering Buddha - The Zen Way Beyond Health and Illness (Paperback)

Long ago, the Buddha taught that we create the world with our thoughts; and the more attached we are to things being a certain way, the more we suffer. Nowhere is this clearer than with chronic illness and pain: Our self-blame, anguish, depression, fear, loneliness, anger and embarrassment are the byproducts of denying the reality of illness or pain. If we are courageous enough to set aside our beliefs, hopes, and longings for a former or mythical ideal of health, which pull us out of the present moment, we free ourselves from the hell realm of suffering. Mindfully observing what is right here-and-now enables true healing to take place--healing that moves us beyond our naive ideas of health and illness. After all, we are not brains on a stick. Mind and body are united by spirit and it is spiritual understanding that leads us to the well where wisdom, love and compassion abide--qualities vital to the recovery of wholeness and well-being. SUFFERING BUDDHA points the way to inner healing; it is not a how-to manual or glib prescription for spiritual transcendence, precisely because such are not necessary. In our own wise, awakened hearts lies the key to wellness and ease.

General

Imprint:	Trafford Publishing
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	March 2010
First published:	March 2010
Authors:	Robert Epstein with Stacy Taylor
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-1-4269-2588-7
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > General
LSN:	1-4269-2588-3
Barcode:	9781426925887

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