Finding Freedom in Illness | Free Book
A Guide to Cultivating Deep Well-Being through Mindfulness and
Self-Compassion
"Let your illness be your spiritual teacher!" Make a statement like
that to someone who's struggled for years with, say, rheumatoid
arthritis, and be prepared for an eye roll (at best). To Peter
Fernando's credit, he makes that statement, and no such impulse
arises. We believe him because he's been there himself and because he
backs up the statements with his own real experiences and with real
wisdom from the Buddhist teachings. Fernando starts by defusing the
pernicious belief that anyone is somehow responsible for their
illness: you're not "wrong" for being sick. Then, having gotten past
self-blame, one can begin to learn self-kindness. From there, one
moves to mindfulness practices and cultivating body awareness—even if
body awareness is distasteful when the body isn't behaving the way you
like. Further topics include getting intimate with dark emotions
(fear, despair, the scary future, frustration, grief, etc.), learning
equanimity (rejoicing in the good fortune of those who don't share
your suffering), cultivating healthy relationships in the midst of
everything, and practical advice for living with pain. Each chapter
comes with one or more practices or guided meditations for putting the
teachings into practice.
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- Title: Finding Freedom in Illness | Free Book
- Author: Steven
- Created at : 2024-10-21 16:06:55
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