Just Add Buddha!: Quick Buddhist Solutions for Hellish Bosses, Traffic Jams, Stubborn Spouses, and Other Annoyances of Everyday Life
by Franz Metcalf
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"A diverse and edifying collection of practices to use in annoying and difficult circumstances" from the author of What Would Buddha Do? (Spirituality & Practice). Written for spiritual seekers who deal with unenlightened coworkers and inconsiderate bank tellers more often than Zen masters and Tibetan monks, this book demonstrates the practical side of Buddhism. Author Franz Metcalf shows how to weave simple vows, quick rethinks, instant relaxations, fast visualizations, and many other show more stripped-down Buddhist practices into every area of life. Individually, Metcalf's techniques work as quick fixes for specific dilemmas, but woven together, they gradually strengthen one's spiritual base when one day a habitual way of being has been quietly transformed. While not written to impress pure Buddhists, this book takes Buddhism seriously. Approachable sections on Buddhism's rich tradition and a sprinkling of quotes from ancient scripture and contemporary teachers connect the book's practices to the deeper wisdom underlying them. Always, Just Add Buddha! remains squarely focused on daily life, drawing out the most practical aspects of Buddhism. show lessTags
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I can't lie, I picked up this book because of the cover. A happy ceramic Buddha is jumping into a bowl of soup with both arms raised. How could I not read it :)
And now every time something annoys me I find myself saying "that traffic jam was my greatest teacher." I think that ceramic Buddha tricked me.
And now every time something annoys me I find myself saying "that traffic jam was my greatest teacher." I think that ceramic Buddha tricked me.
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Franz Metcalf, author of "What Would Buddha Do?", teaches comparative religion at California State University Los Angeles, lives in Los Angeles.. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- 2004
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