Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up
by Norman Fischer
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This engaging contemplation of maturity addresses the long neglected topic of what it means to grow up, and provides a hands-on guide for skilfully navigating the demands of our adult lives. Growing up happens whether we like it or not, but maturity must be cultivated. Challenged to consider his own sense of maturity while mentoring a group of teenage boys, Fischer began to investigate our preconceptions about what it means to be adultߡnd shows how crucial true maturity is to leading an show more engaged, fulfilled life. Taking Our Places details the marks of a mature person and shows how these attributes can help alleviate our suffering and enrich our relationships. Discussing such qualities as awareness, responsibility, humour, acceptance, and humility, Fischer brings a fresh, and at times surprising, new perspective that can turn old ideas on their heads and reinvigorate our understanding of what it means to be mature. show lessTags
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Growing up happens whether we like it or not, but maturity must be cultivated. This book demonstrates why this cultivation is essential for our lives and shows how we can go about achieving maturity. Drawing upon insights from both the Buddhist and Jewish traditions, renowned Zen teacher Norman Fischer provides an engaging and accessible guide for skillfully navigating the ongoing demands of our adult lives.
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He is a renowned Zen Priest, teacher, poet & abbot, associated with the famous San Francisco Zen Center for thirty years. He recently founded the Everyday Zen Foundation through which he organizes lectures & retreats for Zen students & the general public. He is actively involved in interfaith dialogue, mentoring of youth & workplace issues. He has show more joined His Holiness, the Dali Lama, at many national & international conferences. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction, Philosophy
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- 294.3444 — Religion Other religions Buddhism/Hinduism Buddhism Buddhism - practice Religious experience, life, practice Religious life and practice
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- BF710 .F57 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Psychology Genetic psychology
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