Buddha's daughters : teachings from women who are shaping Buddhism in the West / edited by Andrea Miller and the editors of the Shambhala Sun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Andrea (Shambhala sun editor), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Doctrines.

Buddhism.

Physical Description:

viii, 289 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala, 2014.

Summary:

Buddhism began to take root in the West at just the same time that women's voices were arising to find expression here-after millennia of being relegated to the background. If that was a coincidence, it was an auspicious one, for the women who emerged as Buddhist teachers have been among the most articulate of Dharma-communicators-and they remain an indelible feature Westerns Buddhism as the practice matures here. The remarkable range of their teaching is showcased in this anthology. The pieces featured touch on the topics that are at the heart of our lives-relationships, uncertainty, love, parenting, food, stress, mortality, living fully, and social responsibility. These approachable, engaging teachings illuminate Buddhist concepts and practices, such as meditation, tonglen, lovingkindness, cultivating gratitude, and deep relaxation. The book contains wisdom from such well-known and respected contemporary Buddhist teachers as Pema Chödrön, Ayya Khema, Sharon Salzberg, Toni Packer, Maurine Stuart, Karen Maezen Miller, Khandro Rinpoche, Jan Chozen Bays, Sister Chan Khong, Sylvia Boorstein, Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Darlene Cohen, Joanna Macy, Bonnie Myotai Treace, Tsultrim Allione, Tenzin Palmo, Tara Brach, Joan Sutherland, Carolyn Rose Gimian, Joan Halifax, and Charlotte Joko Beck. Book jacket.

Contents:

Meeting the Demon / Tsultrim Allione Allione, Tsultrim 5

The Joy of Mindful Eating / Jan Chozen Bays Bays, Jan Chozen 16

False Generalizations / Charlotte Joko Beck Beck, Charlotte Joko 24

The Three Marks of Existence Meeting the Wild World with a Benevolent Heart Suffering's Not the Only Story / Sylvia Boorstein Boorstein, Sylvia 30

Befriend Your Fears / Tara Brach Brach, Tara 42

When Things Fall Apart Breathing In Pain, Breathing Out Relief Practicing Peace in Times of War / Pema Chödrön Chödrön, Pema 52

Spiritual Mentor / Thubten Chodron Chodron, Thubten 73

The Scenery of Cancer / Darlene Cohen Cohen, Darlene 83

Long Journey to a Bow / Christina Feldman Feldman, Christina 88

I Want to Be Genuine / Carolyn Rose Gimian Gimian, Carolyn Rose 96

The Way of the Mountain / Joan Halifax Halifax, Joan 102

Just to Be Alive Is Enough / Blanche Hartman Hartman, Blanche 119

Why Study Zen? / Houn Jiyu-Kennett Jiyu-Kennett, Houn 126

The Great Impermanence of Death / Khandro Rinpoche Rinpoche, Khandro 137

Nothing Special / Ayya Khema Khema, Ayya 142

Learning True Love Deep Relaxation / Sister Chan Khong Khong, Chan, Sister 148

It's All Good / Anne Carolyn Klein Klein, Anne Carolyn 158

The Middle Way of Stress / Judith L. Lief Lief, Judith L. 165

Gratitude: Where Healing the Earth Begins / Joanna Macy Macy, Joanna 179

Waking Up Alone Sanitize Option: What Children Do Not Require / Karen Maezen Miller Miller, Karen Maezen 188

Include Everything / Pat Enkyo O'Hara O'Hara, Pat Enkyo 204

What Is the Me? Images in Relationship / Toni Packer Packer, Toni 211

Vajrayana / Tenzin Palmo Palmo, Tenzin 223

The Journey of Faith Living Our Love Don't I Know You? / Sharon Salzberg Salzberg, Sharon 239

There Are No Repetitions / Maurine Stuart Stuart, Maurine 262

Through the Dharma Gate / Joan Sutherland Sutherland, Joan 267

We Cannot Stop the Hail, hut We Can Be Awake / Bonnie Myotai Treace Treace, Bonnie Myotai 274.

ISBN:

9781590306239

1590306236

OCLC:

843785417