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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... understanding based in experience , a clear intellectual understanding is a necessary starting point from which deeper knowl- edge can arise . On the other hand , some people need to watch out for a tendency to become preoccupied with ...
... understanding based in experience , a clear intellectual understanding is a necessary starting point from which deeper knowl- edge can arise . On the other hand , some people need to watch out for a tendency to become preoccupied with ...
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... understanding . Those who have chosen to follow the Buddha's teaching have all experienced this kind of dissatisfaction to some extent . Such longing , together with the confidence to search for a spiritual home , and the acceptance ...
... understanding . Those who have chosen to follow the Buddha's teaching have all experienced this kind of dissatisfaction to some extent . Such longing , together with the confidence to search for a spiritual home , and the acceptance ...
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... understanding of human suffering . The four Truths are that there is suffering , a cause of suffering , a cessation of suffering , and a way leading to the cessation of suffering . The Buddha expressed this fourth Noble Truth , the path ...
... understanding of human suffering . The four Truths are that there is suffering , a cause of suffering , a cessation of suffering , and a way leading to the cessation of suffering . The Buddha expressed this fourth Noble Truth , the path ...
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