is one of those books you pick up and open to a page that touches on whatever you happen to be dealing with that day. She has the wisdom and grace of an elightened being and her words will touch your heart. Truely insirational in a loving-kindness world acceptance way. This book should always be on your bedside table to remind you how wonderful the world can be. Peace Pilgrim makes you want to be a better person.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Peace Pilgrim
Peace Pilgrim was the most wonderful human being. On January 1, 1953 she gave up her name and all her material possesions and vowed "to remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace." She walked "as a prayer" and between 1953 and 1964 walked 25,000 miles. She continued walking until her death in 1981. The book Peace Pilgrim Her Life and Work in Her Own Words is one of those books you pick up and open to a page that touches on whatever you happen to be dealing with that day. She has the wisdom and grace of an elightened being and her words will touch your heart. Truely insirational in a loving-kindness world acceptance way. This book should always be on your bedside table to remind you how wonderful the world can be. Peace Pilgrim makes you want to be a better person.
is one of those books you pick up and open to a page that touches on whatever you happen to be dealing with that day. She has the wisdom and grace of an elightened being and her words will touch your heart. Truely insirational in a loving-kindness world acceptance way. This book should always be on your bedside table to remind you how wonderful the world can be. Peace Pilgrim makes you want to be a better person.
The Surrenered Books by Laura Doyle
Okay, this one is always a little hard to talk about because most women I know (myself included) are likely to have a knee-jerk reaction to the titles of Laura Doyle's books, in particular, The Surrendered Wife. But trust me, if you can open up enough to hear her message then you'll find incredibly valuable information in these pages. I first got passed a copy of The Surrendered Single by my mom (who I believe had gotten it from my sister) and it was great, gave me confidence and an understanding about the differences between men and women in the context of the dating world. I swear to you, and those of you who know me understand what this means, soon after I read that book I met Morgan. But really, you've got to be able to see past the flowery cover designs and the self-helpy language and for some of you the hardest part, the god talk.
The Surrendered Wife is even better. That book helped me so much. It was a real eye-opener about how some of the things I did which I felt were being helpful were really ways of trying to be in control. This book is great for women in any kind of relationship with a man, not just marriage (in fact, the first time I read it I had a male roommate and I applied a lot of what I learned resulting in a wonderful living situation).
Both these books are great if you're open to receiving their messages. My advice is to take what you like and leave the rest. I've reccomended one of these two titles to just about every woman I know, I really do think they're great.
. But trust me, if you can open up enough to hear her message then you'll find incredibly valuable information in these pages. I first got passed a copy of The Surrendered Single by my mom (who I believe had gotten it from my sister) and it was great, gave me confidence and an understanding about the differences between men and women in the context of the dating world. I swear to you, and those of you who know me understand what this means, soon after I read that book I met Morgan. But really, you've got to be able to see past the flowery cover designs and the self-helpy language and for some of you the hardest part, the god talk. The Surrendered Wife
is even better. That book helped me so much. It was a real eye-opener about how some of the things I did which I felt were being helpful were really ways of trying to be in control. This book is great for women in any kind of relationship with a man, not just marriage (in fact, the first time I read it I had a male roommate and I applied a lot of what I learned resulting in a wonderful living situation). Both these books are great if you're open to receiving their messages. My advice is to take what you like and leave the rest. I've reccomended one of these two titles to just about every woman I know, I really do think they're great.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Byron Katie
Byron Katie is an an amazingly wise and generous person who has a simple and effective method of turning the stresses in your life around. I can't speak highly enough of the work and seeing her in person was life changing.
There are many videos you can watch on The Work on her website and others on youtube.com and a great podcast interview that had a huge impact on me personally.
From her website:
"Byron Katie, founder of The Work, has one job: to teach people how to end their own suffering. As she guides people through powerful process of inquiry, called The Work, they find that their stressful beliefs—about life, other people, or themselves— radically shift and their lives are changed forever."
Ashley reccomends the book Loving What Is
There are many videos you can watch on The Work on her website and others on youtube.com and a great podcast interview that had a huge impact on me personally.
From her website:
"Byron Katie, founder of The Work, has one job: to teach people how to end their own suffering. As she guides people through powerful process of inquiry, called The Work, they find that their stressful beliefs—about life, other people, or themselves— radically shift and their lives are changed forever."
Ashley reccomends the book Loving What Is
Vipassana as taught by SN Goenka
A 10-day silent retreat at the California Vapassana Center was my first experience with meditation and had a huge impact on my life. I became interested in going after seeing the documentary Doing Time, Doing Vipassana and knew this intensive retreat would be powerful. 10 days of meditating for 12+ hours a day will give you the building blocks for a life-long meditation practice
Dharma Punx
Noah Levine wrote the book Dharma Punx and leads a weekly meditation group in Los Angeles. There are groups in other cities including a great group in San Francisco lead by Vinny Ferraro. It's nice to be meditating with a group of people who are alternative and outside of the mainstream. A great place for those who like to meditate and discuss with non new-age or hippy types.
From his website:
"This is the story of a young man and a generation of angry youths who rebelled against their parents and the unfulfilled promise of the sixties.
"As with many self-destructive kids, Noah Levine's search for meaning led him first to punk rock, drugs, drinking, and dissatisfaction. But the search didn't end there. Having clearly seen the uselessness of drugs and violence, Noah looked for positive ways to channel his rebellion against what he saw as the lies of society.
"Fueled by his anger and so much injustice and suffering, Levine now uses that energy and the practice of Buddhism to awaken his natural wisdom and compassion.
"Noah Levine is a Buddhist teacher, author and counselor. He is trained to teach by Jack Kornfield of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. He teaches meditation classes, workshops and retreats nationally as well as leading groups in juvenile halls and prisons. Noah holds a masters degree in counseling psychology from CIIS. He has studied with many prominent teachers in both the Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhist traditions."
From his website:
"This is the story of a young man and a generation of angry youths who rebelled against their parents and the unfulfilled promise of the sixties.
"As with many self-destructive kids, Noah Levine's search for meaning led him first to punk rock, drugs, drinking, and dissatisfaction. But the search didn't end there. Having clearly seen the uselessness of drugs and violence, Noah looked for positive ways to channel his rebellion against what he saw as the lies of society.
"Fueled by his anger and so much injustice and suffering, Levine now uses that energy and the practice of Buddhism to awaken his natural wisdom and compassion.
"Noah Levine is a Buddhist teacher, author and counselor. He is trained to teach by Jack Kornfield of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. He teaches meditation classes, workshops and retreats nationally as well as leading groups in juvenile halls and prisons. Noah holds a masters degree in counseling psychology from CIIS. He has studied with many prominent teachers in both the Theravadan and Mahayanan Buddhist traditions."
Infinate Smile
Michael McCallister has a website and podcast called Infinate Smile. The podcasts are recordings of his weekly dhamma talks. I find he is really helpful with understanding how and why to take a practice to the next level. He is so full of wisdom and has a great sense of humor.
from his website:
"Our intention at Infinite Smile is to offer an integration of teachings and practices that support Awakening in our everyday lives. As we meet this integration with attentive minds and open hearts, we realize that every single thing offers us a direct path to Realization."
from his website:
"Our intention at Infinite Smile is to offer an integration of teachings and practices that support Awakening in our everyday lives. As we meet this integration with attentive minds and open hearts, we realize that every single thing offers us a direct path to Realization."
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