The Moon and Flowers: A Woman's Path to EnlightenmentKalyanavaca Windhorse, 1997 - 285 sider The 19 women who wrote these essays have all been ordained within the Buddhist tradition. They come from different countries and have very different life-styles: some are career women, some are mothers leading a family life, and some live and work in country-retreat centres. One thing they all have in common is their firm commitment to Buddhism. In the essays they describe how they are trying to bring the various aspects and concerns of their daily lives into harmony with their Buddhist ideals and practice. The many topics they discuss include feminism, motherhood, work, sexuality and friendship. |
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... transforming it . Of course , drink and drugs are not the only intoxicants available to us . There are so many ways to ... transformation in every area of my life , and I am fully confident that they will continue to do so , as long as I ...
... transforming it . Of course , drink and drugs are not the only intoxicants available to us . There are so many ways to ... transformation in every area of my life , and I am fully confident that they will continue to do so , as long as I ...
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... transformed into a Buddha sitting beside the pond , beneath a palm tree . This was a dream ... a dream from about ... transformation so profound that it frees us from the bonds of craving , ill - will , and delusion , those negative ...
... transformed into a Buddha sitting beside the pond , beneath a palm tree . This was a dream ... a dream from about ... transformation so profound that it frees us from the bonds of craving , ill - will , and delusion , those negative ...
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... transformation and liberation has been expressed in different ways . We may choose to see it in developmental terms - as eradicating the negative tendencies characteristic of ordinary human consciousness and developing more skillful ...
... transformation and liberation has been expressed in different ways . We may choose to see it in developmental terms - as eradicating the negative tendencies characteristic of ordinary human consciousness and developing more skillful ...
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