Dancing With Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering

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There is also just a lot on how to become a better person for yourself and others, and really makes you realize a lot of things that are important or not important in life. Recommended for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Truths and how to make them an intimate part of life.

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If you are curious to explore these teachings with me, I will be leading several Nine Bodies retreats in the coming months. She continued: ‘It takes so much more energy to be hateful, to be horrible, where you could just not say anything or say something positive. Moffitt’s book is a gem: it is a handbook to help us develop and hone our skills so that we respond to our suffering in a way whereby we are not defined by it. The hard truth is that life is characterized by continual change and you can’t count on it going as you planned.My purpose in writing this book is to assist you in this process of learning how to live more skillfully.

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This can provide the foundation for a more authentic relationship with yourself and others, resulting in the ability to transform life’s many challenges into opportunities for growth. Each chapter, dealing with issues such as developing loving-kindness and recognizing personal boundaries, is followed by a self-assessment exercise, such as the Compassion Practice meditation with a repetition of phrases: “I can feel your suffering. After missing a weekend series of talks on the Four Noble Truths, one of the attendees told me that he was awakened to the profound depth of these teachings. The third part, “Removing the Sources of Chaos,” examines why people behave unskillfully and cause suffering for themselves and others.

Becoming acquainted with this awareness can provide much-needed comfort and stability when you get caught in emotional chaos. It’s written by a westerner, and has stories of real life practitioners, and lots of good suggestions.

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Moffitt does this by penetrating the Buddha’s primary teaching—the Four Noble Truths—which is the basis for the book, and his ability to deconstruct and detail each of the Four Noble Truths feeds our capacity to become more mindful in our lives. Broken into four “books” or sections, Moffitt explores the process of reflecting upon, then directly experiencing, and then finally into knowing each of the Noble Truths and also discusses how to put that knowledge into play in everyday life. If you are not willing to face the second kind of suffering, you will surely continue to experience the first. I highly recommend this book to anyone whether or not they are familiar with the Buddha’s teachings.

Come up with your own definition of the word, notice examples of that word arising during the week, and share them with your group. He subsequently founded the Life Balance Institute, a non-profit organization devoted to the study and practice of spiritual values in daily life. At Canada 247 our purpose is to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists, restaurants, bars, hotels, local businesses. Dharma for Moffitt is alive and practical, not theoretical or abstract, and he anchors the teachings in everyday life examples.