- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: St Martin's Press (5 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312355963
- ISBN-13: 978-0312355968
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 473,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Although you may not realize it, fear is getting in your way and stopping you from connecting with others, reaching your true potential, and finding happiness and joy. But it doesn't have to be this way. Susan Piver has the key to breaking down the barriers of fear by using simple meditation techniques, and other Buddhist principles. She will teach you how to: open your heart to relationships; gain the confidence to pursue a meaningful career; and achieve perspective to give your life meaning. With a contemporary approach to ancient practices, Susan teaches you how to incorporate principles of meditation and mindfulness into your everyday life. This isn't enlightenment on a mountain top it is a way of bringing intelligence and courage to the way you relate to yourself, your family, your friends, and your life. Becoming self-aware can lead to self-satisfaction, happiness, and joy.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Coming in to yourself
28 April 2007
Format:Hardcover
When I read the title of this book I was a little taken aback--Afraid of my own life? Could I be? But Piver addresses issues and fears that are common themes in life--fears that are part of the human experience--and shows us in a methodically, and linear way, how to acknowledge and then diffuse those fears, by facing them head on. She disects some basic ideas in a very clear, direct, friendly and accessible way. It is as though Ms. Piver is sitting down to a cup of tea with you, to be that friend that listens and affirms all the crappy stuff that can happen to us, but then goes on to show us that by using the ancient practice of meditiation, ultimately, we can be ok with it. Or perhaps more accurately, it can be ok with us.
The meditation instructions are clear, specific and very accessible--and the 7 day meditation program looks like a great way take a committed practice of meditation to the next level. I'll say, it has inspired ME to get my butt to the cushion more, since reading the book.
The meditation instructions are clear, specific and very accessible--and the 7 day meditation program looks like a great way take a committed practice of meditation to the next level. I'll say, it has inspired ME to get my butt to the cushion more, since reading the book.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful intro to Buddhism
13 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
Susan Piver's book is a wonderful introduction to Buddhism for the beginner. She explains the basic meditations of Buddhist practice with a fresh, light approach. Many Buddhist meditation texts are bogged down in background, and she skips the unnecessary details to cut to the chase. She is able to use references to the everyday situations most people encounter, and apply principles in the book.
This is my "go-to" book for my practice and I highly recommend it.
This is my "go-to" book for my practice and I highly recommend it.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Appealing, honest, brave
30 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
This is an excellent book on Buddhism that weaves Susan's own stories and challenges into the fabric of a meditation practice.
I found it accessible, straightforward, and compelling.
I found it accessible, straightforward, and compelling.
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