Wide Awake
Subtitle: A Buddhist Guide for Teens
By: Diana Winston ; [foreword by Noah Levine].
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Perigee Book
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Spiritual life -- Buddhism; Compassion -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism; Buddhism -- Doctrines
Description: Maybe you're tired of constant pressure from family and friends. Maybe you're overwhelmed by the problems in the Third World -- or in your own town. Maybe you've used drugs or the Internet to search for the answers, and you're still wondering ... What's it all about? Does anyone understand what I'm going through? There's a 2,500-year-old practice that can help you figure it all out. Buddhism is not about telling you what to do. It's about showing you how to see the answers in yourself. It's about waking up to the world, being who you are, and learning a new way to overcome life's challenges.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-280) and index.
Table of contents: title: acknowledgement
pagenum: ix; title: foreword noah levine
pagenum: xi; title: introduction: riding the roller coaster
pagenum: 1; label: part one
title: starting out on our journey
pagenum: 11; label: 1
title: who was the buddha?
pagenum: 11; label: 2
title: trust your direct experience: the kalama sutta
pagenum: 21; label: 3
title: what is being awake?
pagenum: 30; label: 4
title: dropping the banana: the four noble truths
pagenum: 44; label: 5
title: mosquitoes, equanmity and the eight worldly conditions
pagenum: 57; label: part two
title: learning to meditate
pagenum: 71; label: 6
title: getting down to it: meditation instruction
pagenum: 71; label: 7
title: the cloudy sky: hindrances to meditation
pagenum: 91; label: 8
title: turnaround time: working with strong emotions
pagenum: 108; label: part three
title: surfacing our inner goodness
pagenum: 123; label: 9
title: from self-judgement...
pagenum: 123; label: 10
title: ... to being ourselves
pagenum: 136; label: 11
title: metta is lovingkindness, a natural joy
pagenum: 146; label: part four
title: how do we live our lives?
pagenum: 161; label: 12
title: it must be karma
pagenum: 161279; label: 13
title: five precepts for living
pagenum: 172; label: 14
title: sex
pagenum: 189; label: 15
title: wise speech
pagenum: 201; label: 16
title: protecting our bodies and minds: working with intoxicants
pagenum: 215; label: part five
title: out in the world
pagenum: 229; label: 17
title: walking down the path with others
pagenum: 229; label: 18
title: what comes next? finding right livelihood
pagenum: 240; label: 19
title: don't just sit there, do something!: socially engaged buddhism
pagenum: 253; label: 20
title: epilogue: commitment
pagenum: 269; title: appendices
pagenum: 275; title: glossary
pagenum: 275; title: suggested readings
pagenum: 279; title: practice centers
pagenum: 281; title: index
pagenum: 283