Wide Awake : Buddhism for the New Generation

by Winston, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780399528972
• ISBN10: 0399528970
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-05
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

Maybe you're tired of constant pressure from family and friends. Maybe you're overwhelmed by the problems in the Third World -- or in your own town. Maybe you've used drugs or the Internet to search for the answers, and you're still wondering...What's it all about? Does anyone understand what I'm going through? There's a 2,500-year-old practice that can help you figure it all out. Buddhism is not about telling you what to do. It's about showing you how to see the answers in yourself. It's about waking up to the world, being who you are, and learning a new way to overcome life's challenges. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Diana Winston is a fromer Buddhist nun who has been teaching meditation to teenagers in the U.S. and India since 1993. She is also the founder of BASE (Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement), the nation's first urban Buddhist Peace Corps, and currently serves as associate director of Buddhist Peace Fellowship in Berkeley, CA.

Table of Contents

acknowledgments	ix
foreword noah levine	xi
introduction: riding the roller coaster	1	(10)
part one starting out on our journey
1 who was the buddha?	11	(10)
2 trust your direct experience: the kalama sutta	21	(9)
3 what is being awake?	30	(14)
4 dropping the banana: the four noble truths	44	(13)
5 mosquitoes, equanimity and the eight worldly conditions	57	(14)
part two learning to meditate
6 getting down to it: meditation instruction	71	(20)
7 the cloudy sky: hindrances to meditation	91	(17)
8 turnaround time: working with strong emotions	108	(15)
part three surfacing our inner goodness
9 from self-judgment	123	(13)
10 to being ourselves	136	(10)
11 metta is lovingkindness, a natural joy	146	(15)
part four how do we live our lives?
12 it must be karma	161	(11)
13 five precepts for living	172	(17)
14 sex	189	(12)
15 wise speech	201	(14)
16 protecting our bodies and minds: working with intoxicants	215	(14)
part five out in the world
17 walking down the path with others	229	(11)
18 what comes next? finding right livelihood	240	(13)
19 don't just sit there, do something!: socially engaged buddhism	253	(16)
20 epilogue: commitment	269	(6)
appendices
glossary	275	(4)
suggested readings	279	(2)
practice centers	281	(2)
index	283