Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom
A Religion, Nonfiction, Spirituality book. When we become fixed in our perceptions, we lose our ability to fly. Yongey Mingyur, Joyful Wisdom:...
Yongey Mingyur is one of the most celebrated among the new generation of Tibetan meditation masters, whose teachings have touched people of all faiths around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living, was a New York Times bestseller hailed as “compelling, readable, and informed” (Buddhadharma) and praised by Richard Gere, Lou Reed, and Julian Schnabel for its clarity, wit, and unique insight into the relationship between science and Buddhism.His new book, Joyful Wisdom, addresses the timely and timeless problem of anxiety in our everyday lives. “From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism,” Yongey Mingyur writes, “every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.” So what do we do? Escape or succumb? Both routes inevitably lead to more complications and problems in our lives. “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience in our lives as stepping-stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting them or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of...
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- ISBN: 9780307407795 / 307407799
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Our thoughts, emotions, and sensations are like waves rising and falling in an endless ocean of infinite possibility. The problem is that we've become used to seeing only the waves and mistaking them for the ocean. Each time we look at the waves, though, we become a little more aware of the ocean; and as that happens, our focus begins to shift. We begin to identify with the ocean rather than the waves, watching them rise and fall without affecting the nature of the ocean itself. But that can only happen if we begin to look. MOVING Yongey Mingyur, Joyful... TO CUT THROUGH problems, we need problems. Yongey Mingyur, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom // When we become fixed in our perceptions, we lose our ability to fly. Yongey Mingyur, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom //
This is a solid and engaging book that explains the practical aspects of Buddhism without beating readers over the head with the spiritual aspects of it that eventually drove it to become a religion. I often smile when I consider how much cognitive behavioral theory mirrors Buddhist practice. A great read for anyone. Whether you are... This book was a wonderful supplement to my meditation practice. I recognized some of the teachings in what I have experienced for myself, and it has laid a solid groundwork for how to continue. I plan on rereading this again in the future - it's one of those books that will always have something new to teach you. This book may be easy to read for a Buddhist or for a person who has read many Buddhist books. Yet, I gave it a 5 stars due to the way it's structured and written. Anyone can read it and I think anyone can find many useful things that can be applied into every day Buddhist practice. This is perhaps the book with a lot of useful practice...
