Bøger af Laura Burges

"An accessible, compassionate guide to Buddhist principles and practices that can help support recovery from addictions and addictive behaviors-written by an experienced Zen lay teacher with thirty-five years of sobriety. For anyone struggling with addiction, Buddhism offers powerful, grounding wisdom and tools to help support recovery. In The Zen Way of Recovery, Laura Burges shares her experience as a dedicated Zen practitioner who came to terms with her own addiction to alcohol, and found support for her recovery. Through the lens of Buddhist teachings, Burges offers tools and practices, which, together with help of recovery programs, can offer a road to sobriety. Burges is an experienced and compassionate guide-and her message is resonant for people with any type of addictive behavior-and for people who aren't necessarily familiar with Buddhism. Her teachings are drawn from the Buddha's life and teachings (specifically the Eight Awarenesses of the Awakened Being and the Six Paramitas), and the wisdom of Japanese Buddhist priest Dogen Zenji, the founder of the Soto school of Zen, among others. Burges emphasizes the importance of being in an active recovery program, and the teachings and practices she offers in each chapter--including reflections, journaling prompts, meditations, instructions for setting up and altar and zazen--are both a perfect adjunct and powerful reinforcement"--

"This classic way of sitting zazen in such a formal way can be challenging for children. A guided meditation at home with the family can help them focus. While children might feel self-conscious or a little embarrassed by this at first, I've found, from using these practices as a classroom teacher, that they can come to enjoy silence and stillness. It will be helpful to your children, to your whole family, if you develop a sitting practice of your own. Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese priest and peace activist, says, 'If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can smile, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.' This is an important reminder. We don't just claim peace and happiness as our birthright; rather, we rest in happiness and peace for the benefit of all beings"--

"The Buddha was a wonderful teacher who was born long ago. He helped people learn how to find peace within themselves and kinder to one another. The Buddha told stories about the lifetimes when he was born as animals before he became a human being. These are called Jataka Tales or "birth stories." Whether he was born as a buffalo, as a monkey, as a lion or as a wild dog, he demonstrated how to selflessly help others and take to heart the importance of karma. These classic fables communicate the core teachings of the Buddha in a relatable way for children. In each of the stories Laura has chosen, trees play an important role. Laura invites parents and children to rest in the shade of these stories and delight in their teachings!"--