Expect Nothing

by Bryan, Clarice

• ISBN13: 9781582900728
• ISBN10: 1582900728
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-15
• Publisher: Journey Editions

Summary

"I have spent much of my life being distracted by what could be." So begins Bryan's--and the reader's--journey of self discovery toward a happier, fuller life. Through meaningful anecdotes and a candid, down-to-earth narrative, Bryan brings the significance of the Buddhist belief "expect nothing" into full focus. She offers help on applying this notion to many aspects of life and oneself.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
PART I TEACHERS	1	(30)
One Just Living	3	(4)
Two One of My Greatest Teachers	7	(6)
Three Growing Up	13	(4)
Four Animals	17	(4)
Five Cats and Birds	21	(4)
Six Play's the Thing	25	(6)
PART II PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS	31	(40)
Seven Lovers	33	(4)
Eight Parenting	37	(6)
Nine Friends	43	(4)
Ten Neighbors	47	(4)
Eleven Private Enterprise	51	(6)
Twelve Government Work	57	(4)
Thirteen Teaching	61	(6)
Fourteen Fairness and Justice	67	(4)
PART III CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS	71	(32)
Fifteen Stereotypes	73	(10)
Sixteen The Facade of Bodies	83	(6)
Seventeen Consumerism	89	(6)
Eighteen Retiring into Life	95	(4)
Nineteen Dignified Dying	99	(4)
PART IV BEYOND NOTHING	103	(14)
Twenty Miracles	105	(6)
Twenty-One Changing	111	(6)
References	117