How to be sick : a Buddhist-inspired guide for the chronically ill and their caregivers

Book 2018

In 2001, Toni Bernhard got sick and, to her and her partner's bewilderment, stayed that way. As they faced the confusion, frustration, and despair of a life with sudden limitations--a life that was vastly different from the one they'd thought they'd have together--Toni had to learn how to be sick. In spite of her many physical and energetic restrictions (and sometimes, because of them), Toni learned how to live a life of equanimity, compassion, a...

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ISBN:

9781614294788

Edition:

Revised and updated edition

Description:

xxvii, 219 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes index

Contents:

Getting sick : a romantic trip to Paris
Staying sick : this can't be happening to me
The Buddha tells it like it is
The universal law of impermanence
Who is sick? who is in pain?
Finding joy in the life you can no longer lead
Soothing the body, mind, and heart
Using compassion to alleviate your suffering
Facing the ups and downs of chronic illness with equanimity
Getting off the wheel of suffering
Tonglen : spinning straw into gold
With our thoughts we make the world : an appreciation of Byron Katie
The present moment as a refuge
Wise action: what to do and what not to do
Zen helps
Communicating with care
Connecting with others and appreciating solitude
And in the end ...
A guide to using the practices to help with specific challenges

Control Number:

2645711

Other Authors:

Boorstein, Sylvia, writer of foreword

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